Seven innings, six hits, one earned run, one walk, nine strikeouts.
4-0 on the postseason.
Heck, he was so good last night it raised his cumulative postseason ERA. It was at 1.17 entering last night, and last night’s ERA was 1.29… so it will jump to probably around 1.20.
That’s a good pitcher.
Does anyone else think that Beckett’s postseason is showing a maturation into a big-game pitcher?
I know we’re a little blinded by Beckett love lately, but I’m wondering what’s going to happen next year, when all is said and done. Will Beckett put up an identical season to this year, with an ERA of 3.29 and 20-7 record … or are bigger and better things on their way? A sub-3.00 ERA, perhaps?
Has he taken the next step this postseason?
Granted, each game may be your last and you’re going with everything you’ve got in the postseason — but he was not this stellar in any stretch of the 2007 season. I have to think he’ll be rolling on some of these stretches next year.
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At first I was against the Beckett/Lowell/Hanley trade, but you just can’t argue with what Zach said. I’m fully on board now.
When his career is all said and done, Josh Beckett will be known as the greatest postseason pitcher of all time. I firmly believe that.
Let’s hope that includes 5 or 6 more rings with B on them, Brian.
I cant disagree … its downright scary … he’s the difference for us in the playoffs thus far … you put him on the Rockies and you throw him out for game 1 vs who? Schill? how do you like our chances then? you cant deny its going to be a different series … to say the least
Beastly. No other way to describe it. Almost certainly the greatest offseason pitcher of this generation.
BTW, Sean:
I distinctly remember you saying you disliked Beckett earlier this year? Or was that because you hated that we gve up Hanley to get him? That’s not still the case, is it?
best offseason pitcher?
Id give that to Zito or someone … hes good enough for over 100 mil in the offseason lol … Beckett is beastly tho you got that right
Last night Beckett threw like 85% fastballs, those poor Rockies never stood a chance…
And that’s the scary thing. He didn’t throw many hooks or change ups. He just threw his fastball and said hit me if you can.
You do this in one post-season and you can call it a fluke. But he was dominant on ‘03 as well. He’s for real.
“Greatest offseason pitcher”
(Yes, that’s what 2 hours of sleep does to you)
You know what I meant, dammit. :-)
I still like Hanley, but with every outing… jesus. I always said I’d want Hanley until Beckett game through in an important WS game, so if we get to game 5 and he comes through, or if we don’t even make it to 5, I may have to reconsider.
The Hanley-Beckett/Lowell trade will go down as one of the biggest win/wins of all-time, especially if the Sox finish this.
We can all guess what *might* have happened with Hanley here. But all we know is what has happened with Beckett and Lowell and what Hanley’s done in Florida. Like Zach said, it was a win/win for both sides, but I don’t think the Sox would be sniffing the world series right now if Beckett wasn’t on the team.
That-a-boy Sean O.
just curious, what do you think the Sox would have to give up to get Hanley back?
The MVP of the NL? Jeez, who knows, but it’d be rough. Jacoby, Lowrie and Bowden, maybe?
yeah I gotcha Rathman lol … and I agree … he’s insane … Hanley would be so much better then that waste of life we have now but honestly … think about it … can you guys come up with ten players from all of baseball who you’d rather have in October? its not easy … hes money right now