Comments on: The Red Sox are “fielding inquiries” about Josh Beckett

By: bozosforall

bozosforall — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:32:02 +0000

Typical whiny ass Boston “fan”. Selfish, self-serving and overrated would better describe both the populace and area of New England.

By: bw1980

bw1980 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:41:28 +0000

Who expected it? Well I expect Beckett to be about a .500 pitcher, a third or fourth starter. He is, however, a top of the line bitcher.

Matsuzaka has been a nibbler since he stepped foot on American soil–his 18 win season was an abberation in which he average about 5 and 2/3 innings per start. When the bullpen pitches 3 and 1/3 innings in every one of your victories it loses a little luster.

Lackey was a bad contract, a desperation move to make the fans think the Sox were trying to do something–he was signed after Epstein proclaimed the team needed a few bridge years. Wrong fan base….he’s got the right one for that now. Hell, he can have a bridge decade in Chicago.

Lester I didn’t see coming. I’ve thought that Lester was a solid number two/borderline number one starter his whole career. I tend to believe that this year has been a mirage but then who knows how Beckett has influenced both he and Buchholz.

Crawford was a signing that a lot people questioned: too much money, too many years. I confess I wasn’t one of those people so I can’t say that I this coming but plenty of people did.

By: bw1980

bw1980 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:35:01 +0000

I wonder if Beckett hates Boston as much as Boston hates him. He is beyond a doubt one of the most selfish, self serving and over-rated athletes in recent memory.

I’m bewildered everytime I tune into NESN or MLB Tonight or Baseball Tonight and the panels of the respective shows are always saying “Boston needs more from their ace, their stopper.”. They’ve said this about him in roughly 75% of his starts every season since he’s been in Boston excepting 2007 and 2009. The ass has been in Boston for five full seasons and is little over halfway through his sixth….and he’s had two good years. At what point is the guy not an ace?

I never thought he was but he’s gone out of his way to prove it: That gut hangs over another inch every year. His back is hurt. He has blisters. He has a strained oblique.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:43:50 +0000

Let me be clear: the Red Sox were cursed, for 80 years by a toxic brew of racism and stupidity. When the Yawkeys died, it was only a matter of time until they won the World Series, which was exactly what happened.

Anyone who blames the 86-year drought on anything mystical wasn’t paying attention.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:42:15 +0000

I don’t believe in no fucking curses. Wake up the damn Bambino. Maybe I’ll drill him in the ass.

Sincerely,
Pedro Martinez

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:40:15 +0000

What’s this about chicken and beer? I don’t get it. Could someone explain this joke, which I’ve never heard before?

Now, back to living under a rock.

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:10:00 +0000

Sure but do you wanna spend multi millions for that beer (and it’ll be a lillibridge kinda brew)

Think about it NO team will make a straight up deal to get him…sox will need to eat millions. No thanks.

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:02:37 +0000

Who expected Lackey, Beckett, Lester, and Matsuzaka to implode? Could be the curse. Boston has high achieving teams in all the other major sports, so when the Red Sox don’t compete for a pennant, everybody freaks. Still, the way the team folded last September, losing out on the playoffs in the 9th inning of their final game with their closer, the “Papbelbum”, on the mound, and the rest is choker history! Carl Crawford has been the biggest bust of them all. Who would have guessed it?

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:55:30 +0000

Speak fer yerself. I’ll take a beer.

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:54:25 +0000

It’s fortunate for the rest of baseball, however.

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:53:25 +0000

The BBQ is certainly better deep in the heart of Texas. Beckett might just respond to that better BBQ, plus, he’d still be in the American League, not have to hit, and be able to bean guys with impunity. One thing’s fer sure: Texas has some cheap beer (good beer too).

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:50:55 +0000

A Texan, Beckett prefers good old barbeque and that cheap, light beer. Less filling.

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:17:07 +0000

Don’t need any sympathy from a Yankee fan…shove off, Wanker.

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:13:14 +0000

Unless Cherington agrees to pay for at least 75% of his remaining contract, he’s not going anywhere.

By: frobaggins

frobaggins — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:31:31 +0000

i’d take a couple slices at papa gino’s for him

By: surefooted1

surefooted1 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:24:58 +0000

As a Yankee fan, I’m sad to see the Red Sox in their current state of affairs. I really hope Beckett isn’t traded. Ortiz isn’t long until retirement, Youk is gone…sigh. Hard to hate on Will Middlebrooks when he has no history against the Yankees.

I hope they go on a nice run to make September interesting. Here’s a beer to all of the REd Sox fans (One time offer lol).

By: ras1tafari

ras1tafari — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:05:15 +0000

get some original material. LAME

By: ras1tafari

ras1tafari — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:04:26 +0000

Agreed. I think he hates it here now.

By: 13yrsmlbvet

13yrsmlbvet — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:33:37 +0000

He would absolutely accept a trade. Guarantee it.

By: MTLighthouse69

MTLighthouse69 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:10:27 +0000

IMO, Beckett isn’t worth squat. No team in their right mind is going to trade for a guy that makes that much money and at the same time has performed so poorly.

At best, the Red Sox can hope to get for Beckett is a mid level prospect, assuming that the Red Sox eat the vast majority of Beckett’s salary. I am not convinced that the Red Sox would even get that for Beckett.

By: djpostl

djpostl — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:55:50 +0000

As much as local media has annoyed the shit out of him last couple of years are you so sure of that?

By: xpensivewinos

xpensivewinos — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:47:12 +0000

Rangers maybe? Red Sox would still have to pay a ton of his salary.

Unfortunately, the Sox are stuck with Becket and Lester and Crawford for the foreseeable future.

By: cupofjoe1962

cupofjoe1962 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Beckett would be a good fit with the rangers.

They have a great SS prospect in Juricksom Profar…. I would give Beckett
& Mark Belanger clone Jose Iglesias
( great glove – poor bat ) for Profar.

Beckett is a Texas native & he has pitched well in that hitters park during his
Career.

The Rangers need starting pitching & you
Only get so many tries at a championship
With the same set of players (Hamilton, Beltre, Cruz, Napoli, ect).

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:26:44 +0000

Teams agreeing to terms with the R Sox and Beckett will be contractually obligated to provide Copious amounts of
pre, during, and post game chicken n beers. In addition, members of the media will be expected to refrain from all questions involving Becketts bad back and his golf game.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:19:15 +0000

In honor of Beckett’s deliberate pace on the mound, the Red Sox are taking some extra time to return each of the inquiries they receive.

By: leeeroooyjeeenkiiins

leeeroooyjeeenkiiins — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:13:29 +0000

Let’s hope Mike Aviles isn’t the one doing the fielding.

By: bloodysock

bloodysock — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:35:08 +0000

“Fielding some exploratory inquiries’ for a guy who has 10/5 rights? Beckett isn’t going anywhere (literally and figuratively).