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Last Saturday, Josh Beckett missed his scheduled start against the Baltimore Orioles due to a strained lat. Former Colorado Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook was called up from Pawtucket to fill in, got spiked and went straight to the DL.
Then came word that Beckett had found time to go out and play golf a couple of days before he had been due to pitch. Beer and chicken wings last September was bad enough but needless to say Red Sox Nation is teed off with Beckett. The Fenway faithful let Beckett have it as he was shelled for seven runs in two and a third innings pitched en route to an 8-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
I’m watching the post-game press conference with Beckett. He was asked about the golf outing on several occasions and was not in the mood to talk about it. All Beckett would say, “It’s my off-day and I’ll spend it how I want.” He was, however, brutally honest in his assessment of his performance. “I pitched like s#*t,” said Beckett.
This afternoon I was asked by a colleague if I thought if the Red Sox would deal Beckett. I must admit the thought crossed my mind. Beckett turns 32 next Tuesday and should still have some stuff left in the tank. But what team would want a pitcher with a questionable attitude and work ethic?
As of this writing, the Red Sox are 12-19 and are seven and a half games back of the Orioles and the Rays in the AL East. They are 1-8 so far in the month of May. My prediction that the Red Sox will finish in the cellar is slowly and painfully coming to fruition.
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Bob S| 5.11.12 @ 12:06AM
Painfully? I say Red Sox nation got what's coming to them after almost a decade of feeling entitled a la Yankees fans. Yankees and Red Sox fans are feeling what it's like in the cellar now, while the hard work of the Rays, Jays, and Orioles is paying off.
tonypal| 5.11.12 @ 10:45AM
Bob S, as a Yankees fan, I feel no sense of entitlement. That's just a fantasy concocted by fans of perennial losers. Although I have no love for the Red Sox or their phony Red Sox Nation, I doubt any of their fans have any sense of entitlement either.
Bob K.| 5.11.12 @ 1:37AM
Look at it this way if you are a golfer. At least it was exercise. Sort of.
ggoblue| 5.11.12 @ 7:28AM
how's that kc royals in first place prediction looking?
[hehe just tweaking you] go tigers!!!
Steve A| 5.11.12 @ 9:10AM
The bottom line is this: As Richard Dreyfus so eloquently stated to his wife in the movie Let It Ride, "It's not my gambling you hate, it's the losing." Winning solves everything."
If The Sox did not melt down last fall, the beer & fried chicken would not be an issue. If Beckett was dealing & the Sox were 20-10 this year, golf would be a non factor.
However, as Jim Palmer stated last night, if they are paying you 16Mil / Yr. you had better be ready to take the ball every 5th day. What if you go tee it up & hit a root & jam your shoulder or wrist? You owe it to the team/ fans to avoid risk & prepare.
Beckett needs to be dealt to a playoff contender later in the year for some front line prospects / 1st round draft slots. Sox need to pipe in some young talent soon. Same for Yankees.
Aaron Goldstein| 5.11.12 @ 9:38AM
You are correct. If Carl Crawford makes the sliding catch on Robert Andino then there's a good chance we still have Terry Francona in the dugout, Theo Epstein in the front office, Tim Wakefield still throwing knucklers and Jason Varitek is still wearing a C on his uniform.
But baseball is a game of inches.
Sparky| 5.11.12 @ 10:13AM
Winning may solve everything, but it is no accident when a guy behaves like he doesn't care off the field and then plays like he doesn't care on the field.
Richard Baker| 5.11.12 @ 2:17PM
Sparky:
At 32 it seems as if he doesn't care if he continues to play ball. Trading him away should be interesting since the rest of MLB knows this, as well.
Jim Woodward| 5.11.12 @ 9:57AM
I'm still trying to figure out whats going on with the Orioles.
Did Angelos move out of Baltimore and forget to take the team?
Pediatric Occupational Therapy | 5.12.12 @ 8:04AM
Whoa! I still bet for Baltimore Orioles, no matter what. I am looking forward for the next of Yankees and Red Sox.