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Beckett: From another abandoned work…
Josh Beckett, it’s safe to say, is not a popular man in Boston.
The right-hander—part of two World Series winning teams with the Red Sox—was booed by the Fenway Park crowd as he left Tuesday’s game against the Tigers in the third inning. Beckett retired the first eight batters he faced, but left the game after just 2 2/3 innings, giving up one run on one hit. He walked two—including Miguel Cabrera with the bases loaded—and hit a batter.
The Red Sox pitching coach Bob McClure and a trainer went out to see Beckett after the walk to Cabrera and then he was taken out to a chorus of boos. The team said he left the game with back spasms.
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Posted: August 01, 2012 at 06:43 AM | 17 comment(s)
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1. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer Posted: August 01, 2012 at 06:58 AM (#4197839)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.
Did he clean up the clubhouse after the 2004 title?
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."
Whenever the Brewers happen to win.
I know what you were asking Mikael. Obviously, it can only happen in rain- (or other) shortened affairs.
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.
Seriously. How hard is this to fact check?
Maybe just really optimistic about this year's team...
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