The scariest three words in sports... Doctor. James. Andrews.

Uh oh.

Dr. Andrews has quite a rep here, but the last two big names (Glavine & Joba) sent to see him came back with relatively good news.

It's OK. Paul Byrd is all we need. Right? right? Ahhhh ####.

No one visits Dr. James Andrews and comes back without requiring surgery.

Lester
Matsusaka
Wakefield
Byrd
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Games/Playoff series have been won with far worse rotations than this. If Beckett is lost for the season it's bad--really bad--but such a situation is not nearly as dire as, say, if we had lost Martinez for the whole postseason in 1999. The rest of the rotation is certainly prone to implosion, but this year Beckett was too... Not good news, but not news to jump off a bridge about.

Now if you tell me Lester's done for the year... now that would have me throw up my hands and shake my fists at the baseball gods.

Does this mean the AL Wild Card comes out of the Central now? Angels, Chisox, and Rays for the divisions, and the Twinks for the Wild Card?

Bestill my beating heart...

#5, see #3. However, it might be he misses the rest of the season, and the postseason, if the Sawx can hold on.

Au contraire: I'm more than happy to jump off a bridge. We're ######.

Terrible, terrible news. Dr Death is not the man you want your ace to be seeing as September rolls around.

That proposed Becket-less rotation is OK, but none of those guys go real deep into games. The bullpen would be exposed and overworked. That's no way to win in the postseason, assuming they can even get there at this point with Beckett out.

Way to ruin the buzz of a damn good 6-3 road trip. David Pauley, come on down! UGH.

BTW, you can read the same info via AP via ESPN without all the annoying comments.

I don't think this means that much to the Red Sox chances of making the playoffs. Beckett has been OK this season but only has a 4.34 ERA on the season and the Red Sox still lead the Wild Card. It's not like Beckett has been carrying Boston.

If he's out, I don't think the Sox can win it all though.

#7: Best. Postseason. Ever. Unless, of course, you're trying to sell advertising. Then you're ######.

The stars are aligning perfectly for Mr. BloodSock to return during game 7 and pitch a complete game shutout with his left arm.

Pete Sheppard on WEEI thinks it is good news because the Red Sox are being careful with Beckett. That's what a CSB degree gets you.

rays vs brewers in the WS!!!!

oh yes YES YESSSSSSSS

would be the first WS evah i be rooting for both teams

no yecchs/redsux/cubs/mets = baseball perfection!!!!!!

There was a big article on WEEI.com (by Rob Bradford) about how Beckett consults Andrews any time he has any arm/elbow issues. I don't see this as a reason for alarm. I'm more concerned about the fact that everyone seemed to think he was all better 1 day ago.

rays vs brewers in the WS!!!!

I am with you on this.

A Rays/Brewers World Series would be very cool.

#5, see #3. However, it might be he misses the rest of the season, and the postseason, if the Sawx can hold on.

#10, see this thread.

Yahoo!: Edes article

Teammates were cautious in their reaction to the news of Beckett’s impending visit to Andrews, although catcher Jason Varitek indirectly raised the possibility that Beckett will not pitch again this season.

“We’ll wait and see,” said third baseman Mike Lowell, who came to Boston with Beckett in a 2005 trade from the Florida Marlins. “Obviously, I would rather he was going home on the charter with us.”

Said Varitek: “We’ve kind of been without him for a little while, so we’ve had time to absorb it. We’ve got to go out and try to find a way to get outs. If he’s able to pitch for us, I guess that’s an extra bonus for us.”

So much for the (reasonable) theory that Beckett might have an injury-free career since his blister problems limited his innings.

Meanwhile, in another part of the city, Curt Schilling looks surprisingly upbeat at the news. "Yes. Yes! Almost everything is in place now for my triumphant, glorious, and completely unexpected return..."

No worries! Bartolo Colon will be back soon (holy crap, did I just say that out loud?).

The Red Sox are a .591 ballclub in 2008's non-Beckett games.

But you'd sure want him available if they get into the Tourney, yes indeed.

Come on, b.c., it has to be Dbacks vs. Rays. Two expansion franchises duking it out.

How about we keep all the teams that soak up revenue from other clubs, don't spend it on their players, and draw 10,000 fans a night out of the playoffs? That sounds like a better plan to me.

How about we keep all the teams that soak up revenue from other clubs, don't spend it on their players, and draw 10,000 fans a night out of the playoffs? That sounds like a better plan to me.

Hey, it's Yankee Redneck's New England cousin.

Wasn't Yankee Redneck "Women's Lib is Ms. Guided" and some other persona's before his latest incarnation?

Never mind. I think that he was Reggie Vision. Of course I could be wrong again.

Rays vs Cubs would lead to the end of the world, with the assumption that ONE of them has to win....

Shockers of shockers. Beckett injured is like saying Izturis sucks, JD Drew injured, or Orioles suck.

Rays vs Cubs would lead to the end of the world

I believe the Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to be run full-tilt for the first time on about the same day that the World Series began last year... so draw your own conclusions.

I believe the Large Hadron Collider is scheduled to be run full-tilt for the first time on about the same day that the World Series began last year... so draw your own conclusions.

In 2003 (or possibly "2003"), I managed the 2003 Cubs into the World Series against the Red Sox in Diamond Mind.

The series went 7 games.

Game 7 was tight all the way. The Sox scored 2 in the top of the 9th. The Cubs came back to tie it, on a 2-out, 2-run HR by somebody like Troy O'Leary. The Sox pushed across a run in the 10th, the Cubs tied. A few scoreless innings followed. At this point, I'm assuming DM has a bit of code in the program which keeps either of these teams from winning the WS and my computer is going to blow up and end the world.

The Sox scored 2 in the 14th. Surely this it.

The Cubs scored 3 to take the 2003 World Series.

Happiest day of my virtual baseball life. :-)

Shockers of shockers. Beckett injured is like saying Izturis sucks, JD Drew injured, or Orioles suck.

What are you talking about? Hasn't he been relatively injury free since his last blister issues two years ago?

How about we keep all the teams that soak up revenue from other clubs, don't spend it on their players, and draw 10,000 fans a night out of the playoffs? That sounds like a better plan to me.

The Marlins? I don't really think you have to worry about that...

"Come on, b.c., it has to be Dbacks vs. Rays. Two expansion franchises duking it out."

You mean the Brewers aren't an expansion team?

What are you talking about? Hasn't he been relatively injury free since his last blister issues two years ago?

he always has nagging injuries either that cost him to miss an occassional start or be used to explain his relative 'averageness' as a pitcher. I mean he's had one very good season in 5 years, yet people act like he's a bonafide ace. When you tell Kevin or other Red Sox fans that they say "well he had this issue, that season, this issue the other season" etc. and it boils down to when he is 100% healthy he is Beckett 2007, all the other times he's been injured so we can't judge him based upon those results.

Kevin or other Red Sox fans

Two entirely different things. kevin thinks Ellsbury is as good as Sizemore. Red Sox fans hope he can be Kenny Lofton. kevin thinks Pedroia is better the Joe Morgan. Red Sox fans think he is pretty good.

cardsfanboy is a lot more like kevin than other Red Sox fans are.

cardsfanboy, I assume you have similar derision for Chris Carpenter's reputation as a bonafide ace?