You are right. I misread the stats. He only had 24 wins at age 26. It's 44 and counting v. 24 for Randy Johnson at the same age. Is that a negative thing that Beckett developed into a major league pitcher at an earlier age than Randy Johnson?
I think it is a compliment for the 25 yr old Beckett to be compared to Randy Johnson.
BTW: At age 26 Randy Johnson had 31 wins. Beckett already has 44.
He might have slowed for one or two steps until he saw the third base coach windmilling. If he ran hard for those two steps, he would've been out by 3 feet instead of 6. Coach tried to steal a run and got burned.
The Sox will take care of that momentary lapse under 5. They should get him comfortably over 5. BTW: Are you bragging about a 4.92 ERA for Unit on August 14th?
Manny had to go back towards second to make sure the liner went through. He was just hitting 3rd as the ball came back into the IF. Never should have sent him. He was out by a lot.
The bottom of the 5th was probably going to be their best shot. 1 run in and two men on with no one out and the top of the order coming up. It was set up perfect for a big inning. They get 1 and blow the golden opportunity.