Tag: Josh Beckett

Sláinte Mhaith, Josh Beckett!

I was never really a fan of Josh Beckett’s.  Young and cocky is definitely not the way to my heart. But that changed on the evening of Saturday, October 25, 2003 when I got a phone call from my sister…

Red Sox game sixteen: Red Sox pummel Twins with 18 hits

Josh Beckett faced seven batters in the first inning.  He took the mound with the Red Sox leading 3-0 and after giving up a single and a ground out, walked three batters consecutively. After walking in a run, he struck…

Red Sox game seven: Beckett gets the win

Maybe the five home run game in Detroit was just Beckett getting the dust off his arm?  Maybe the boos that rained down on him from some parts of Fenway today inspired him to succeed (something I find doubtful) but…

Red Sox game two: Let’s not talk about it

Josh Beckett gave up five home runs to the Detroit Tigers and the Red Sox defense made 2 errors while offensively they scored no runs on seven hits.  Red Sox fans had the added bonus of getting to see this…