Is Dice-K Matsuzaka and his 13-2 record for this season a fluke?

Question

Is Dice-K Matsuzaka and his 13-2 record for this season a fluke?

Answer 1

Look at his ERA, and you tell me.

Answer 2

a .201 OBA shows you it's no fluke. Not to mention a 15-12 record in his rookie season.  

Answer 3

The only way to know for sure is to see how he does in the next couple of seasons. If he is consistently winning in the future, then no, but if this ends up being the only time he has a descent, then yes.

Answer 4

Put him on a team other than the Red Sox and see what happens...

Answer 5

No. Daisuke has a way of getting out of hard situations that he puts himself in, like walking to guys in a row, letting someone else get a base hit so bases are loaded, then somehow he gets out of it most of the time.  He does walk quite a few people in every game, but he has been a lot more efficient this year.  Why would it be a fluke?

Answer 6

Of course not.  He is a good pitcher, has done well since he came over from Japan, and has a good team to back him up.  It would be a fluke if he were pitching for the Mariners, perhaps, but it wouldn't be his fault in that case.  He would be 13-2 for any contending team, and a couple of the non-contenders, too.  I am minded of Jerry Koosman, who was 19-2 with seven shutouts in 1968, and his team finished under .500!

Answer 7

He is a solid pitcher capable of putting up big numbers.  he has been pitching well this year and getting very good run support from his team the days he has been on the mound.  Solid pitching plus gould run support equals 13-2.

Answer 8

I'm a Yankee fan, so I hope so. But I doubt it. I think he's adjusted to the majors quite well since coming over here.

And, as ken jr said, a 2.90 ERA is nothing to sneeze at.

Answer 9

If it were a fluke, there'd be a lot more doubters. You tell me if it's a fluke.

Answer 10

no he came from Tokyo, Japan with a big contract for a reason is no fluke.  

Answer 11

It's definitely not a fluke. In his "rookie" year, he was just feeling out the competition, and now that he knows where everyone stands, he's going to bear down.

He has an extremely impressive repertoire, with anywhere between 6 and 8 pitches that he can throw consistently. He also has a solid track record of great stamina. He once threw more than 200 pitches in a HIGH SCHOOL game, which also happened to be a tournament-capping perfect game.

He has the skills and the offensive weapons to be a twenty-game winner at some point in the future. All those runs the Sox put up definitely don't hurt his chances.