Toss That Demon Shirt, Grab a Dice-K

The right to bargain with a star pitcher - $51.1 Million to the Seibu Lions
The deal that brought Daisuke Matsuzaka to the Boston Red Sox roster - $52 million over six years.
A second World Series win in 86 years –

Oh, crap, we almost got caught in a MasterCard commercial for a moment. The $112 million that was spent to bring the Japanese pitcher to Boston is more than we can ever imagine spending on a Christmas present. Even if it is a present for our favorite home town sports franchise. Even if we had the money to spend. $20 is probably closer to our price range.

When Matsuzaka hit the press conference to announce that he was signing with the Sox there was a moment that made us think twice. He held up his jersey. Number eighteen. Johnny Damon is gone, and now there's a new 18 in town. It's time to quit wearing those Damon shirts to Fenway – start using them to dust the bookshelves. It doesn't matter what you've done to make the shirts wearable – taking an "E" over the "A" for that hilarious nod to the traitor who went to the Yanks. Bostonist might go so far to suggest that the Judas shirts are out of style. Just in time for the last minute push for Christmas you can head over to the official Red Sox shop for a Matsuzaka t-shirt for $22.99. Sully's Tees is on the ball as well with the brand spanking new design for the Dice-K "The Gun from the Rising Sun" shirt for a mere $14.99. Whichever you choose might we suggest that there are a few shirts available if you feel the need to wear your Yankee hatred on your sleeve chest.