"I want to play catch with him soon..."

The minute by minute Dice-K updates from the Boston Matsuzaka stalkers media contingent in Ft. Myers today were a bit...uhmm...excessive (omg he's wearing gray shorts!), but Matsuzaka did speak briefly as he departed the Red Sox training facility. Gordon Edes reports that Dice-K left the media circus with this cuddly quote about Jason Varitek (Matsuzaka's "favorite player"):

"I want to play catch with him soon, but maybe Mr. (Hideki) Okajima will be my first partner. I will try to communicate with Varitek as much as possible in order to have a good relationship. By talking to Varitek, I would like to know my teammates deeply.''

Aaawwwww.

"Departing Words" [Extra Bases]
"Matsuzaka Plays Catch!" [Clubhouse Insider]
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