Beckett - 6 games for Roughing
Josh Beckett was suspended for 6 games for throwing at Bobby Abreu this past Sunday. If you saw the game, there is no question the pitch would have hit Abreu in the head had he not moved. At the same time, it was a dead ball because time had been called.
Beckett was looking at 2nd base and then turned to home and immediately started his delivery. It seems like it would be hard to look towards home and start your delivery at the same time, realize the umpire has called time and alter your aim towards Abreu's head all in a split second.
I have to balance that with the fact that Beckett seems to get himself into these situations more often than others. He seems to like confrontations. So I have decided that Beckett did indeed try to throw at Abreu, but keep out hope that he didn't mean to aim for the head.
Either way, Beckett pitched like crap on Sunday and needs to show his teammates that he can pitch and keep the Red Sox in each and every game. No mental breakdowns. Just do what Jason Varitek says.
The rough start continues for Boston. Funny, Tampa Bay, New York and Boston are 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively thus far in the AL East.
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"Beckett pitched like crap on Sunday"
As a faithful fan, I hope you dish it out to Mr. Lester as well. His crap actually smells so far this season and all the hype seems to have been too early.
As good as he pitched last year and as good a spring as he had to lay two consecutive eggs in his first two starts is bothersome.
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April 14, 2009 08:23 PM
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