Dice-Blogging

In start No. 1, Daisuke Matsuzaka justified the hype.
Dan Shaughnessy, not the easiest of critics, came away impressed.
So was Mike Vaccaro, and David Ortiz.
Tony Massaroti said Matsuzaka starts will be events now, while Michael Silverman said Matsuzaka lived up to the hype.
ESPN looks a the spectacle, while the Boston Herald looks at the media.
Fans got up early in Japan.