I was neither at the game, nor watching this game, but I'll bet there was a broad sentiment in the crowd last night of, "Maybe your back wouldn't hurt so much if you took your job seriously."

Look, Beckett has lost a couple MPH off his fastball, and he has not yet effectively adjusted his game to meet his changing abilities. He has been throwing fewer fastballs this year, but it's not coming together. There are plenty of examples of quality pitchers who take a while to figure out how to adjust their game mid-career, and have a period of ineffectiveness (think Dennis Eckersley).

If that was the whole story, people would be more sympathetic, but there's a sense he just isn't putting the commitment in that is necessary. Add a $16 million salary, and voila! The boo birds are out.

part of two World Series winning teams with the Red Sox

Did he clean up the clubhouse after the 2004 title?

Maybe baseball blogger C. Trent Rosecrans could get his facts straight if he were a real reporter like Mark Bowman of MLB.com.

I was neither at the game, nor watching this game, but I'll bet there was a broad sentiment in the crowd last night of, "Maybe your back wouldn't hurt so much if you took your job seriously."

I was neither there nor watching as well, but I wonder if another sentiment was "Maybe your back wouldn't hurt so much if it was sunny and pleasant out instead of rainy and swampy."

The Sox won with the tying run still on base and the go-ahead run at the plate. How often does that happen?

The Sox won with the tying run still on base and the go-ahead run at the plate. How often does that happen?

Whenever the Brewers happen to win.

But without getting the third out of the inning, with the go ahead run still at the plate.

But without getting the third out of the inning, with the go ahead run still at the plate.

I know what you were asking Mikael. Obviously, it can only happen in rain- (or other) shortened affairs.

ESPN has an article in which sources allege the Tigers have filed or will file some sort of complaint

Oh, sorry, gotcha.

Still, isn't it pretty odd for the game to be called in such a high-leverage situation? I tried to do a play-index search, but no luck.

ESPN has an article in which sources allege the Tigers have filed or will file some sort of complaint

That should probably be its own thread... and now it is!

How do you treat cancer? You need to remove it ASAP. I say give him to the Yankees.

"part of two World Series winning teams with the Red Sox"

Seriously. How hard is this to fact check?

"part of two World Series winning teams with the Red Sox"

Seriously. How hard is this to fact check?

Maybe just really optimistic about this year's team...

Or really pessimistic about him hanging around till the next one...

Oh my, some boorish oaf just uttered something despicable at that poor Baseball man.

Did they ask him when his tee-time was?