Josh Beckett Played Golf, Then Pitched Poorly, Then Got Booed Off the Mound at Fenway
In the wake of spending an off day presumably golfing rather than resting a strained muscle, Red Sox “ace” Josh Beckett got shelled at Fenway Park Thursday, lasting just 2-1/3 innings and allowing seven runs on 56 pitches. He also served up two home runs. It was his shortest outing in four years. The bloated Texan has given up 12 runs over his last 15 innings. To top things off rather fittingly, he was mercilessly booed off the mound by the Boston faithful. Sounds about right.
The Red Sox have lost eight of their last nine and lead the league in home runs allowed at home. Their 12-19 is good for last place in the AL East as they sit 7-1/2 games back of the first place Orioles. Yes, the first place Orioles.
Previously: Jack McKeon Used To Lock The Clubhouse Door To Keep Josh Beckett In The Dugout During Games
Previously: Josh Beckett – Beer, Fried, Chicken and Video Games
[via Boston.com]
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May 11th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
He doesn’t deserve a post let alone to be even talked about.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Seems like a good dude.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Nothing about his comments after the game? I was ok with the golf thing, I was smirking when he was getting rocked. I only got pissed off after he said something about doing what he wants to do on his 18 days off a year.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Nice of you to mention the winning team in this scenario. They are the team in first place in their division.
Wahoo! Break up the Tribe!
/Is this Yardwork?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
This is what happens when you mess with Jason Kipnis.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Colby Lewis served up five fucking homers yesterday. That guy is so boom or bust.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Why? Does your boss get to tell you what to do when you’re not at work?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I was at the game last night. Everyone was so mad at Beckett that they gave Valentine a massive ovation when he came out of the dugout to pull him.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Spin it, Sawks fans.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Hagadoner! Damon better pick it up.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Is there any day of the year when one of the Philadelphia, New York, or Boston sports fans aren’t freaking out?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:35 AM
This is what happens when you mess with Jason Kipnis.
We are all kipnisses
/Dont forget about Jack Hannahan
May 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
You Cleveland people, I was getting concerned about Brantley. Nice to see him string a few nice games together.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
/Ignores dropping 3 of 4 to the Rangers
//Dougies
May 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I mentioned it in the comments yesterday but the Orioles led off their game against Texas with 3 straight taters. Yes, the first place Baltimore Orioles. ORIOLES MAGIC!
Kurkjian-like stat of the day: Orioles are only the 4th MLB team to lead off a game with three taters since WW2. First AL team to do it. Others were the Brewers, Reds and Padres (JOHN KRUK!). Colby Lewis gave up 5 hits, all homers. Only the 5th pitcher to give up 5 hits and have them all be taters.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Why? Does your boss get to tell you what to do when you’re not at work?
Really? He only has 18 days off a year? Dude is a fucking pitcher. He is only playing every 5th day. Don’t forget that the HUGE salary he gets allows him to fly to exotic places from October-February to play all the golf he wants.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
I love this. Not like the guy has a 4.5 month offseason.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
/checks calendar
No. The sky is always falling there.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
No
/fire RAJ
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
They’re tied with the Rays though. It won’t last.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Amazing at the corner. Hopefully he keeps it up at the plate longer than he did last year. Any word on Fausto? They really need a 5th starter.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
I really don’t get the story/outrage. Who cares if he plays golf?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
My son gets home from college today and starts his summer job this weekend:
Atlanta Braves grounds crew.
We’ll see how long it takes before the cool factor wears off.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
@phillymantis
I heard something about your GM talking like he is going to be blowing up the Phillies sometime around July 22
May 11th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Not that it matters, but Lester has been the ‘ace’ of this staff for the past 2 years.
Last night was probably the sparcest ‘sellout’ Ive seen in years. Fitting that the game was played in PA silence, there was a weird, morbid vibe from the game not even having to do with the PA announcer. Random guy sitting behind home plate wearing a paper bag. Crowd booing the pitcher, yet cheering Bobby V for taking him out. Just so strange.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
The dude in the cowboy hat is jason Aldean, you bunch of Johnny-come-latelies.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
I was at this game as well, and I was not saying Boo-urns. The “18 off days” comment is a fucking joke as a SP. Just be the tiniest bit contrite and people will cut you a little bit of slack. He doesn’t get it.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
What the hell is a tater other than a delicious potato and the name of my friend’s dog?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Maybe “we’re” allowed to get mad at all of this because we’re willing to accept such large salaries for athletes. Maybe we’re just mad at ourselves.
/ducks
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
he knows what leann tweeden’s bewbs look like, so he wins.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
No.
/Robertson can’t be a closer
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Who cares if he plays golf?
Because supposedly he was injured. I don’t have a problem with this part, I just didn’t like it that he played the “I do what I want”. Considering the fact that he was implicated in the Chicken and Beer Saga last year this doesn’t sit well with Sawks fans
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
No.
However, I am pleasantly surprised to see most Eagle fans on board with what they did in the draft.
/RAJ = Nero
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Elvis Andrus is having an all-star year. And only 23. Beckett sucks and is an embarrassment to all power pitchers from Texas.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
The outrage is that he played golf right when he was skipped in the rotation with tightness in his lat.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Not that I thought it was HUGE deal, but this wasnt just a day off. He had to have his start skipped. Its akin to calling in sick to YOUR boss and having it get back to him that you were playing golf. Youd expect to get in trouble and not get so huffy puffy duffy about it.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Red Sox schadenfreude is always good schadenfreude. Team is made up of just some of the worst individuals. ‘Cept for Pedroia. Burn them all.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
for some reason, with all the moves from last post season and burning of bridges and the performance of the team now, i think there’s some sort of ownership shakeup in the near future. no facts to back that up, just a gut feeling.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Just not in his DNA it seems
May 11th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Meh, just further proof that Sawx fans are some of the worst in the country.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Coincidentally, J.J. Hardy was involved in two of those, between the O’s and Brew Crew.
/Thanks Twins
And fuck the haters, LET ME ENJOY WINNING ORIOLES BASEBALL FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, ASSHOLES!
May 11th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
This guy sits behind the plate for all the Red Sox games at Fenway. He creeps me out. Reminds me of the Cigarette Smoking Man from the X-Files.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Elvis Andrus is having an all-star year. And only 23
! Is this true?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I heard something about your GM talking like he is going to be blowing up the Phillies sometime around July 22
Eagerly awaiting a response to this …
May 11th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Danny Ainge said it best on WEEI yesterday. Paraphrasing here; The chicken and beer and then golfing are all small things that people clamp onto when teams are losing or a guy isn’t performing up to standards. They aren’t that big of a deal when looking at a whole season. The buck stops at the players in that they need to be prepared for every game.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
If Youk can get healthy, I’d love for the Tribe to trade for him. Plenty of catching prospects in the system to trade.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Yup, Rosenthal had an article saying that we could be selling if they don’t turn it around quick. Honestly, I think it might need to happen. The window is closed. And with the Free Agency awarding of draft picks changed in the last CBA, it might make sense to move Shane, Hamels and Pence before year end.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Sawx fans are some of the worst
Some, key word. Not all
May 11th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
I think Sweeney, Shoppach, Ellsbury, Mcdonald, & Aviles are pretty likeable too.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
The Rangers totally robbed the Braves in that Tex trade. Elvis and Salty.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
This guy sits behind the plate for all the Red Sox games at Fenway. He creeps me out. Reminds me of the Cigarette Smoking Man from the X-Files.
While I can’t view the picture, I am guessing you are referring to Dennis Drinkwater? He owns a local windshield repair/replacement company. The theme sung has been seared into my brain.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
No, but it’s pretty bad optics when you are known to be an injured athlete and you give the appearance that you are handling your injury non-chalantly.
Good thing Josh Beckett is good at baseball, because I think he’s mildly retarded.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
About as true as Danny Almonte being 11 years old.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Plenty of catching prospects in the system to trade.
Sox are set at that position with players on the team and reading in the minors to come up.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Yeah he’s got 2 well earned WS rings. Real embarrassment to the state of Texas. How many World Series have the Astros and Rangers won?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Yup. You can always count on him, and that Drinkwater guy several seats to his left.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Although it should be noted that McCann was blocking Salty at the MLB level and the Braves thought Yunel Escobar was their SS of the future when they traded Elvis. Still, for like 100 games of Tex’s services? That’s a pretty good deal for the Rangers.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Colby Lewis
Terrible name for a man. Should go by C.S. Lewis
/doesnt care what his middle name actually is.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
i don’t recall anyone having a problem with Kevin Millar making everyone drink Jack Daniels before the ALCS games when they were down to the yankees in 2004.
fuck this chicken and beer story, who the fuck cares? and this golf story, too.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
They also got Harrison & Feliz in that trade. Highway robbery by the Rangers.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Elvis Andrus is having an all-star year. And only 23
He wants to get a $500 million contract from the Yankees, per reports.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Another analogy: It’s like showing up to work hungover.
No, your boss can’t tell you what to do with your free time, but if your free time becomes a problem for your job, your boss is going to feel the need to tell you so.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Those plucky white guys with families full of pedophiles are just so darn likable.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
I really hope they give him more than one blown save as a chance. Rivera blew 3 of his first 6 save chances when he took over for Wetteland. I think D-Rob has the stuff. His numbers are much better than Soriano’s over the last two years. Especially his K/9. I’d rather have a guy that is missing bats than Soriano who can’t find the plate at times.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Fuck you.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Kirk Neuwenhuis for MVP!
May 11th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Oh and Andrus will make a lot of money in 3 years when he’s a FA and Profar is the next coming of A-Rod.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Nah, this pic is of the guy like 5-6 seats to the right of Drinkwater, who’s always wearing those giant headphones
May 11th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Also, WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN YOUR WINDSHIELD’S BUSTED? 1800 54 GIANT, 1800 54 GIANT!!!
May 11th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
fuck this chicken and beer story, who the fuck cares? and this golf story, too.
That is what Ainge was saying and I agree. These aren’t reasons why these guys are losing. They aren’t prepared, aren’t very good right now, and have a manager who is not the guy Larry Lucchino thought he was hiring.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Yea I guess but maybe he just walked the course to get some cardio between starts? People seem to be just as pissed that he didn’t pretend to be contrite when he was not, which is hilarious.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I think Mo gets that strike 3 call that Robertson didn’t get the other night too. That ball was just off the plate. Turning point in the inning. Blowing a save to the Rays isn’t something he should be totally ashamed of. Good ballclub in Tampa.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Robertson is going to get more than a his fair share of chances to show he can do the job. Soriano was super shaky last night too, but he does have an actual closer’s resume. I just feel uneasy about the “I’m going to make this inning way harder than it needs to be” act that DRob fancies.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
guy was pure class until he got shipped to Boston. amazing what that culture can turn a previously upstanding citizen into.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Coincidentally, J.J. Hardy was involved in two of those, between the O’s and Brew Crew.
That trade to this day pisses me off. It pissed me off more than the Santana for NOBODY.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
The home runs are on Buchholz. That kid can’t keep it in the park to save his life.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
@SC: I was just playing off the “fans freaking out” comment. He’ll be fine.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Trade Hamels to Detroit please.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
If given the choice, do you think Tito and Valentine would trade places right now?
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
His nickname is Cobra.
And if Baltimore is the best the East has to offer, I don’t think the Rangers are going to be that worried.
/Scared of the Rays tho
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
SC disagrees. But seriously, his attitude/personality didnt change. Your perception of him did.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I was clearly baiting you and Fetch with that comment, hahaha.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I’m pissed at Beckett for making me wanting to golf this weekend, but can’t cause I have to go to Chicago instead for my brothers graduation.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
But he didn’t. He, Bucholtz and some random guy played from the middle tees that day.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
yeah, i agree. I have no idea what they saw in Valentine. the conspiracy theorist in me says they owners are going to cash in on the club a la major league sooner rather than later and this is just part of the process.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Detroit doesn’t have that kinda quiche in the system.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
He does that resume but I don’t value it all that highly. That BB/9 column worries me for someone who wants to be a closer. I did say the same thing about Fernando Rodney about 3 weeks ago though so this could be one of the many instances where I am wrong.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
I think he is ranked 53rd out of 53 pitchers in the AL in ERA. Beckett I think is 51st.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Could definitely see Tigers looking for him. Trade us Castellenos (sp) and send Boesch.
May 11th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
I was going to say something to the effect of “Weiters will fall harder than Joe is” but Matt would have to become a great player first.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Rangers have been around for only 40 years, the Astros not much longer. And the state produces a ridiculous amount of professional baseball players (especially pitchers) for being a football state. We’ll get there.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
He was in ATL a few years back and was a train wreck as a closer. He was great as a setup man, but scared the hell out of the fans when they asked him to close.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
I wouldn’t have anything to say about Beckett as a person other than the standard Boston barbs. I do know that his numbers as a baseball player over 2 of the last 3 years signal his best hurling days may be behind him. His velocity is down this year too. Movement on his curveball is reduced by an inch and a half vertically since 2010.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Do the Red Sox have any elite hitting prospects the Pirates could fleece the ever loving fuck out of them for for Bedard?
May 11th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
This would be uncalled for, sir. I can’t help it your GM gave us Hardy for absolutely nothing at all whatsoever.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Actually, they do. But nice try.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Do the Red Sox have any elite hitting prospects the Pirates could fleece the ever loving fuck out of them for for Bedard?
Sox did the Bedard thing last year, methinks they wouldn’t be interested.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Oh yeah I forgot that’s where Seattle shipped him.
Well SOMEONE is going to pay out the ass for him at the deadline you can bet that.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Buchholz has the best run support in the majors yet is the first pitcher in MLB history to allo 5 or more runs in his first 6 appearances. So he has that going for him.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Kenny Williams is still a GM in this league.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
They fixed that. Some of Terry’s choices this year seems to have worked – Willingham and Doumit, mainly.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Not sure if someone else mentioned this, but I’m almost positive the Braves did this several years ago. I think it was Furcal-Giles(Marcus)-DeRosa. Now I will go look it up.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
And, you know, the thing about Ryan Doumit, he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
What the hell kind of statement is this?
May 11th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Dead arm Turner and Castellanos ain’t enough.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Which is weird, because you’d think being that close to Canada, quiche would be easy to come by.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
It was Furcal-DeRosa-Sheffield, in 2003, but it was the bottom of the first. Maybe that is a distinguishing factor?
May 11th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
That they did. Hell man, it confused the shit out of me at the time, I thought he must have a knife stuck in his ribs or some other weird injury for how little we gave up. But all the same, thank you sir.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
I think Mo gets that strike 3 call that Robertson didn’t get the other night too
Agreed. Rivera is a product of very loose strike zones. And HGH
May 11th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
He’s a creepy looking dude, have you seen his mustache?
May 11th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
One that can be backed up with empirical evidence. 12.49″ in 2011. 11.36″ in 2012.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Mind. Blown.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Close your eyes. Can you see Beckett in the clubhouse with chicken and beer? Can you see Josh at the podium being defiant as he pisses away his craft. Can you see it, Can you see it? Now imagine if Josh was Black.
/outrage
// lazy
/// “these” athletes and their posses
//// dumb athlete
May 11th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Baltimore was at home as well, so I’d say no.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Don’t forget Matt Harrison.
/Still hurts
//Need a SS
May 11th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
My god.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
I would love to watch TBL attempt to read that.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
10.75″ in that really bad 2010 year. When Beckett’s curveball doesn’t have that snap on it that we’ve seen in the past, he has trouble throwing it for strikes. Especially of the swinging variety. Curveball has been a ball 44.16% of the time he’s thrown it this year. 43% of the time last year. Only 37% of the time in 2007 which was probably his best season in Boston. Got swings 34% of the time that year and 12.5% of the time they were swings and misses. Barely above 10% on the year this year.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
/embracing advanced stats on pitching this year
//still very confused about batters
///trying to get better at this
May 11th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
@SouthernAggression We’d trade him back to you for Freeman. We’d even throw in Mitch Moreland.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
I’m with ya, SC. I have a hard time comprehending the advanced stats (although the Glossary at Fangraphs is helpful), but I’m very interested in what they have to say about traditional baseball strategy.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
MPH on his fastball is down about ~2 MPH this year. Sinker down ~1.3 MPH. Disparity between his fastball and change up is now just 2.7 MPH instead of the 5.1 it was in the past. Curveball disparity has really closed.
OK, I’m done now.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
@Mugatu
Ha, no thanks. Although, as a Mississippi State grad, the Moreland offer tugs on my heart strings.
Also, don’t be fooled by the Player of the Week honors. Freddie has been good, don’t get me wrong, but Heyward is still substantially the better player.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
WAR has always been confusing to me. I am absolutely sure it has value, I just have a difficult time comprehending the formula that spouts out the number. Raw pitching data like horizontal/vertical movement and MPH numbers are fascinating to me. Same with the release point data. I’ve learned so much about pitching in the last 3 months using that F/X tool. It’s totally changed the way I watch baseball.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Freddie needs to learn to draw walks. He’s got some great pop in that bat, but his K/BB ratio is awful. Currently stands at 4 strikeouts for every walk he draws.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
I think simply because I’m more interested in hitting than pitching I’ve gravitated more towards trying to understand the offensive numbers first. (just recently got around to figuring out wOBA, and I love it)
I’m with you on WAR. That’s one of those that I just forget about trying to understand the formula, and I just trust that it has value and I understand what numbers are poor, good, outstanding, etc.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Yeah, this is his only real problem right now, but it’s a big one. It’s also a problem because Fredi is intent on placing his higher OBP guys (Chipper & Heyward) lower in the order (6-7) and leaving Freddie in the 3rd spot and, to a lesser extent, Prado in the 2nd spot (although Prado’s having a pretty good year so far). I think I’ve read that lineup optimization has a very minimal effect, overall, but still … you’d like to get your better hitters more at-bats. Period.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
golf?
May 11th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
His starts then could be chronicled in Narnia.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
I’m assuming the answer to this is “yes,” as that is the only plausible answer to such a question.
May 12th, 2012 at 12:43 AM
As a sox fan i cant understand all the b.s. the MEDIA has started josh can do whatever the hell he wants on day off look at this lineup its lame at best please media get a clue and sox fans pull your head out of the rectum JOSH IS NOT THE PROBLEM THIS TEAM HAS STIFFS LIKE CODY ROSS ROAMING THE FIELD THATS SAYS IT ALL NOT TO MENTION SALTEDEMAKY OR WHO EVER THE HELL HE IS THIS LINEUP IS THE WORST IN YEARS EVERY PITCHER IN BASEBALL WHO PLAYS GOLF DOES IT ON THEIR OFF DAYS THE BRAVES STAFF WITH SMOLTZ GOLF EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK IN EVERY CITY THEY PLAYED IN .FOR FANS WHO ARE SUPPOSE TO BE KNOWLEDGED IN BASEBALL SURE DOESNT SEEM LIKE IT I FOR ONE THINK SOX FANS HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS STARTING WITH THE MEDIA BRIAN WASHING THEIR FANS