The dreaded transition period

36 home runs surrendered (ridiculous), an increase in walks (74), and a 5.01 ERA (although the defense wasn't exactly helping too much that season), were all contributions to a year in which Josh Beckett wasn't exactly proud of (nor were we after giving up Hanley Ramirez AND watching Anibel Sanchez throw a "No-No"). But I firmly believe that an abundance of fastballs was also a contributing factor to his lack of success.