Final Score
Red Sox 3
Indians 15
“Female Dog� Slapped: Well, that’s about as ugly as it gets!
No sense rehashing what happened. In the grand scheme of things, it’s no big deal and counts the same as if they’d lost 2-1 in extra innings. Plus, there’s nothing like a weekend trip to Tampa to help cure a sick team.
I would like to touch on Josh Beckett for a moment, though. Former Sun scribe Gerry Callahan made an interesting point this morning, talking about how elite pitchers don’t get pounded this badly, even on their worst nights. I thought about it and couldn’t really remember Schilling, Clemens, Pedro, Santana, Halladay, etc. looking so bad unless injured.
I’m not saying Beckett won’t ever get to that class…he is still very young. But you do have to stop and wonder why he hasn’t been able to put an entire season together. The injuries account for part of it, but I still can’t help feeling there’s something missing. The kid was unhittable up until he stupidly plunked a Toronto batter in the 8th inning last Friday. All of a sudden, he morphed into Lenny DiNardo, giving up more gopher balls than a Caddyshack groundskeeper.
Anyone else having doubts about Beckett’s ability to put it all together? Can Curt Schilling help get this guy’s head straightened out, much like Roger Clemens did for him a few years back?
Ted, you should be working for WEEI. You are over analyzing this also. It was only one start ! He'll be fine no need to worry, the guy was throwing in the mid 90's.
I blame his terrible outing last night on Josh Bard. I hope you know that Josh Bard was calling the pitches from the dugout.
Posted by mike | April 28, 2006 1:53 PM
Posted on April 28, 2006 13:53
It is only 1 start but it does bear watching. You're right when you point out he hasn't put a full season together. He has all the talent in the world but he has yet to put it all together. Until he does there will be questions about his ability to focus and keep his composure. All we can do at this point is look at the racing form and see what he has done in the past and try to predict what he will do in the future...
Posted by A-Train | April 28, 2006 3:18 PM
Posted on April 28, 2006 15:18
He'll be up and down all year. Even Pedro has bad days, but George HR has them every day.
Posted by T2 | April 28, 2006 5:40 PM
Posted on April 28, 2006 17:40