by evan brunell | Mar 13, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Josh Beckett
In the offseason, we thought our starting pitching depth was just fine, thank you. We had Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling, Tim Wakefield and Jon Lester. Then the dominoes started falling. Josh Beckett has a sore back and is all but not going to Japan;...
by mike edelman | Mar 8, 2008 | Josh Beckett
While rain clouds pounded New England, a cloud of uncertainty fell of Fort Myers today as Josh Beckett was a late scratch from his Spring Training start this afternoon. Beckett was throwing his pre-game warm up pitches, when his plant foot slipped wrenching his back....
by guest | Mar 5, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Detroit Tigers, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
1. 99% of the 2007 Championship squad will be back for the 2008 campaign The Red Sox have the right mix of talent, experience and depth that enable them to win in a number of ways: Power (Ramirez, Ortiz, Lowell), small ball (Pedroia, Cora, Youkilis, Lugo) and speed...
by evan brunell | Mar 4, 2008 | Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett is on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Men’s Fitness (cover to your right) and it’s a pretty interesting article. There are two nuggets in the article I enjoyed: Starting pitchers were once the marathon men of baseball. They were always...
by evan brunell | Feb 18, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett
In all of the chatter about the Red Sox’s 2008 season, there has been one clear trend: people expect Daisuke Matsuzaka to turn into a solid No. 2 starter, instead of the No. 3 he was last year.In his first year in the majors, Dice-K won 15 games while throwing...
by evan brunell | Feb 16, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, Josh Beckett, Spring Training
NESN’s got live coverage of spring training and clips of players going through the exercises. I just wanted to make one point: Josh Beckett looks perfectly fine. He doesn’t look out of shape, he looks perfectly fit. (By the way, does Dice-K REALLY plan to...
by josh lacey | Feb 8, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez
While the Red Sox bats made hay in last year’s post-season, it was their arms that got in position to ride some hot bats home throughout the season. From Josh Beckett at the top to Jonathon Papelbon at the end, each pitcher stepped up and did their job time and...
by evan brunell | Feb 4, 2008 | Johan Santana, Josh Beckett
“We’d better enjoy [Josh] Beckett the next three years,” one Boston Red Sox official said, “Because we won’t be able to sign him after his deal is up after 2010.” — Peter Gammons Whaaa? Come again? Is it possible that Josh...
by evan brunell | Feb 1, 2008 | Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 FRAA, while Casey is at .275/.330/.380, with a -2 FRAA. As Daniel Rathman revealed in...
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
On October 20th at Fenway Park under the bright lights, he found redemption. All year, he struggled to find a niche in his new home, with fans already against him being there. It was a long, taxing year for him personally as his son struggled through a malady of...
