Josh Beckett Retires

[sk7326]

We have won 3 titles since 1918 - Beckett was indispensible to one of them. He gets a warm hat tip from this direction.

[a700hitter]

BEL, since I don't deal in ******** and am a bottom line guy, all I can tell you that if we didn't have Beckett in 2007 we wouldn't have that WS Title from that season. I will also add that he did a pretty good job in 2009 and most of 2011 before he bombed out the last half of the '09 season. Though it may be water on the bridge for most Red Sox fans, I still blame Francona for those disappointing finishes in '08 and '09. Tito refused to alter his pre-game plan in Game Two of the ALCS when an obvious injured and ineffective Beckett was penciled in for seven innings in Francona's pre-game "master plan". Even after he blew three leads and was getting his ass reamed Francona waited too late to t ake him out. We eventually lost that series and a chance to go to the 200u8 WS. In 2009, we invaded YS for a big four game series only a game or two out with Beckett having a good odd numbered year and on full rest, but Francona as only he could possibly know, decided to start a fast fading John Smoltz. We got seven runs that night but JS got torched. Next night Beckett went nine innings for a no decision in a game we lost in 18 innings. We got swept in that series and never recovered. If we had pitched Josh in that first game we would have won that opening contest and who knows how our morale would have been the rest of the series. A week or so later the Yankees invaded Fenway for a three game set with Jon Lester unable to pitch because he was used in a wasted game the day before instead of being saved for the New Yorkers. Francona in a complete brain freeze started Brad Penny who got ripped apart.

 

You know the irony of those miserable choices of opening key series? Both Smoltz and Penny were both released AFTER doing damage to our chances. In fact neither pitched for the Sox after their torching in those two starts.

That Smoltz start was a horror show.

[SCM33]

I almost cried the day they traded Josh Beckett.

 

Tears of joy...........good riddance.

 

The members of this board who actually know who I am know, there is no love lost. There are not many Redsox players I've disliked more......Salty is right up there too....

[a700hitter]

I almost cried the day they traded Josh Beckett.

 

Tears of joy...........good riddance.

 

The members of this board who actually know who I am know, there is no love lost. There are not many Redsox players I've disliked more......Salty is right up there too....

 

Hey SCM stay alert and safe. These radical bastards are rumored to be targeting law enforcement and military personnel.

[seabeachfred]

I almost cried the day they traded Josh Beckett.

 

Tears of joy...........good riddance.

 

The members of this board who actually know who I am know, there is no love lost. There are not many Redsox players I've disliked more......Salty is right up there too....

 

Whoa SCM!!!! Are you a police officer and a veteran Marine? s***, I never knew that, that or I didn't pay attention. I was in the Army back in the 60's so I'm a veteran as well, and almost went to Police Academy in Los Angeles way back when before I opted to become a teacher and sports coach. As 700 said, keep a keen eye and watch out for those rotten sneaky bastards.

[SCM33]

Whoa SCM!!!! Are you a police officer and a veteran Marine? s***, I never knew that, that or I didn't pay attention. I was in the Army back in the 60's so I'm a veteran as well, and almost went to Police Academy in Los Angeles way back when before I opted to become a teacher and sports coach. As 700 said, keep a keen eye and watch out for those rotten sneaky bastards.

 

Marine....no.

 

I do support what they have to deal with, regardless if you agree with why they are there.

[seabeachfred]

Marine....no.

 

I do support what they have to deal with, regardless if you agree with why they are there.

 

I always support our service men---and for the record they did their job there when Bush launched the surge. We won the war and then Obama undid everything and efed everything up with his ineptness. There I go again.....ruining a nice Friday evening by mentioning that SOB. You are a police officer, though, aren't you?

[Spitball]

Fred, what did you teach?

[sk7326]

I always support our service men---and for the record they did their job there when Bush launched the surge. We won the war and then Obama undid everything and efed everything up with his ineptness. There I go again.....ruining a nice Friday evening by mentioning that SOB. You are a police officer, though, aren't you?

 

US sponsored Sunni genocide *cough*

[Bellhorn04]

No politics talk on baseball threads, please, folks. It's always guaranteed to turn things uncivil in a hurry.

[Spudboy]

^^^^^

[a700hitter]

Ditto. If anyone wants to discuss politics, they can visit my Facebook for an education. . It won't be a debate. They can try to debate if they don't mind losing every argument, but I can guarantee an education. Lol! Edited October 25, 2014 by a700hitter

[sk7326]

No politics talk on baseball threads, please, folks. It's always guaranteed to turn things uncivil in a hurry.

 

LOL, no worries ...

[seabeachfred]

Fred, what did you teach?

 

I taught American History, US Government and Speech Communication. I also taught some electives like Civil War History, Modern European History and American Presidency. I also coached baseball and football. Thirty five years of it and I enjoyed thirty four and four-fifths of it. There were only a few bad days., mostly when I was dealing with administrators.

[GomesBeard]

I'm late to this thread (and all others, having taken some time off from baseball) but to me, Beckett is the classic 'million dollar arm but 5 cent head' player. He was on when he was interested enough to be on (mostly in odd-numbered years) but was a dick off the field for sure. Retire In Peace.

[Behindenemylines]

Thanks for 2007! This Buds for you!