Should the Red Sox Start Beckett Tonight?

[Pavelb1]

I wanted to post this, I didn't write it. It was posted on the Sons of Sam Horn message board by a poster named Jose Melendez, who has been posting what he calls, "Keys to the Game" for quite sometime. I will tell you that this is the best piece of writing I have seen in a while. It gave me chills. I hope all you Red Sox fans out there enjoy it!


People do not like you. And by all reports, this is with good reason. You are, they say, not a pleasant fellow. You lack social graces. You do not tell amusing anecdotes. In fact, you are kind of a dick. You do not bring comfort to the afflicted, or joy to the sad. You do not nurture, and you do not nourish. All you can do, all you are good for is throwing a horsehide on the corners at frightening velocity.

So do it already. Hit the corners. Snap off the curve.

Pitch, you *******. Pitch.

If you cannot pitch, then you are not. That is not a typo, there is not a noun missing from the end. A drill that cannot drill is not, and a pitcher who cannot pitch is not. Absent the ability to thrown strikes, to make hitters swing and miss, you are the null set, a void, utter nothing.

So when you take the mound tonight, do not do.

Be.

You are a pitcher.

And all a pitcher does it pitch.

uhhh....what? I like Beckett. And I found his bit about how his ex got to see the game for free amusing. And I've seen him sign for kids and in Tampa he gave his 'game warm-up ball' to a kid.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

uhhh....what? I like Beckett. And I found his bit about how his ex got to see the game for free amusing. And I've seen him sign for kids and in Tampa he gave his 'game warm-up ball' to a kid.

I think the point was that Beckett needs to go out and do what he does best, and do it well, and that is pitch.

[bigpapi]

That's I think exactly what the writer meant. What makes Josh Beckett great is he has a mean streak, and uses it when he pitches. I don't care whether people like him, as long as he goes out and is throwing it 95 with a killer curve. I think tonight we will see that pissod off Beckett that has been so great, at least that's what I have convinced myself!

[Moot]

Can anyone else see the gae? I'm just getting generic black comedy shows.

[cartman00000001]

They shut him down in August because he WAS hurt then

problem is this isn't August

[bigpapi]

That was a ballsy five innings from Mr. Beckett. I think Jon will come through strong tomorrow! At least, that is what I think after a 12 pack of Blue Moon, and listening to Dirty Water!

[dickay]

I wanted to post this, I didn't write it. It was posted on the Sons of Sam Horn message board by a poster named Jose Melendez, who has been posting what he calls, "Keys to the Game" for quite sometime. I will tell you that this is the best piece of writing I have seen in a while. It gave me chills. I hope all you Red Sox fans out there enjoy it!


People do not like you. And by all reports, this is with good reason. You are, they say, not a pleasant fellow. You lack social graces. You do not tell amusing anecdotes. In fact, you are kind of a dick. You do not bring comfort to the afflicted, or joy to the sad. You do not nurture, and you do not nourish. All you can do, all you are good for is throwing a horsehide on the corners at frightening velocity.

So do it already. Hit the corners. Snap off the curve.

Pitch, you *******. Pitch.

If you cannot pitch, then you are not. That is not a typo, there is not a noun missing from the end. A drill that cannot drill is not, and a pitcher who cannot pitch is not. Absent the ability to thrown strikes, to make hitters swing and miss, you are the null set, a void, utter nothing.

So when you take the mound tonight, do not do.

Be.

You are a pitcher.

And all a pitcher does it pitch.

These kind of fans make me sick. Reminds me of when I was in 7th or 8th grade and not realizing the teachers were actually humans and had life outside the small box we called a classroom.

Its OK to be excited about the teams you root for, but to go to this extreme shows how childish and moronic (if thats a word) some people are.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I don't think the Rays have a chance in hell tonight. Not after losing game five the way they did and losing last night, I think it's over for them.

[Pavelb1]

I don't think the Rays have a chance in hell tonight. Not after losing game five the way they did and losing last night, I think it's over for them.

Sox have had a habit of letting the Rays off the mat this year...it could go either way. Hopefully it wont be off a grandslam in the bottom of the ninth or a Pedroia 'Buckner' or some similar crushing moment.

On the other hand in 2004 Sox won game six 4-2 and game seven going away...that's be nice.

[dickay]

I don't think the Rays have a chance in hell tonight. Not after losing game five the way they did and losing last night, I think it's over for them.

how can you say that the way this pitcher sonnastine shut down the sox earlier inthe series??? this is by no means a slam dunk....sox better not walk in there thinking momentum alone will get them the carrot.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox have had a habit of letting the Rays off the mat this year...it could go either way. Hopefully it wont be off a grandslam in the bottom of the ninth or a Pedroia 'Buckner' or some similar crushing moment.

On the other hand in 2004 Sox won game six 4-2 and game seven going away...that's be nice.

That's true. But the Rays are a very, very young team and you've gotta wonder what their psyche is right now. I usually think the experience vs. inexperience thing is pretty stupid and basically a myth, but it's gotta come into play somewhat here. Plus their bullpen has struggled and they couldn't hit $hit off a less-than-stellar Beckett last night, so what are they gonna do against Lester?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

how can you say that the way this pitcher sonnastine shut down the sox earlier inthe series??? this is by no means a slam dunk....sox better not walk in there thinking momentum alone will get them the carrot.

Sonnanstine isn't pitching, it's Garza. At least that's what they said on FOX last night.

[Pavelb1]

how can you say that the way this pitcher sonnastine shut down the sox earlier inthe series??? this is by no means a slam dunk....sox better not walk in there thinking momentum alone will get them the carrot.

Garza you mean?

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Plus their bullpen has struggled and they couldn't hit $hit off a less-than-stellar Beckett last night, so what are they gonna do against Lester?

Their pen doesn't bat.....
Win maybe ? I think age & experience mean "zilch" tonight... TBD & BOS chances are 50/50

Personally I think this is gonna be a game 2 re-make (high scoring- alternate leads) I simply hope that Tito has learned to IBB Upton!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Their pen doesn't bat.....
Win maybe ?

Personally I think this is gonna be a game 2 re-make (high scoring- alternate leads) I simply hope that Tito has learned to IBB Upton!

You misinterpreted me. I meant that their pen has struggled and their offense couldn't hit a thing last night.