Daisuke's first start

7ip 6h 1er 10k 1bb. Nice line for Daisuke today against the royals. It was good to see him in a real game situation. Hes so composed and chill out there that its almost scary. He cannot be rattled. He was throwing a lot of breaking balls and then painting corners with the heater. Overall it was very impressive. KC was completely off balance. You need to watch it for yourself to understand how he has a presence out their that really reminds you of Pedro. Call it poise, confidence, whatever, he has "it". This guy is our best pitcher. I am very confident Daisuke is going to be our ace for the next 6 seasons. He isn't throwing 99 like Pedro used to so some balls left up are gonna get hit out, but hes a pitcher not a thrower. Every pitch has a purpose. His repertoire is ridiculous. He has so many variations on every pitch that poor Remy gets lost. Fastball, shuuto, slider, change, fork, curve, splitter, you name it. You need to watch this kid.