October 17, 2008
Staying on the Couch
Amalie Benjamin tells a good story about Daisuke Matsuzaka forcing Manny Delcarmen to watch the game in the clubhouse with Dice-K once the Red Sox started hitting. Matsuzaka figured if the team was hitting with them sitting on the couch, they'd stay on the couch.
Wasn't that Nomar's excuse when he stayed on the bench during one of the '04 team's comebacks. "Pedro told me to stay on the bench and not move because it was good luck..."