Ichiro VS Dice-K

"I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul," Ichiro said. "I plan to face him with the zeal of a challenger."

After going 0-3 with 3 k's yesterday VS Beckett, was Ichiro a little nervous about today? Two samurai go head to head--I mean, can't you see the ghost of Akira Kurosawa showing up with a camera? This is huge, Dice-K VS Ichiro, Dice-K VS Felix, awesome pitching matchup, but way too much hype. Will it be good? I hope so. Regardless, bar and friends, here I come...