It’s me again. We’re finally breaking the post-a-month habit here at Year of the Sox. DP posted yesterday and I’m posting today. You never know, we might post again tomorrow. It’s a terrific night. Beckett is being Beckett. A brilliant performance. And Papi is being Papi–hitting a bases-loaded double to really break the game open. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Beckett'
Beckett being Beckett; Papi being Papi
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Big Papi, Josh Beckett
Tags: Beckett·Big Papi·David Ortiz
I’ll take some SPF 50, please
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Mike Lowell
From sunny Ft. Myers, the Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy talks about Mike Lowell. If there’s any player I’m pulling for on the 2009 Sox, it’s Mikey. A mere add-on in the acquisition of Beckett, and trade-bait in the ill-considered quest for Teixeira, Lowell has been a stellar performer every season–until late last year. Oh, and happy [...]
Gotta Love Lester
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Jackie Gleason, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Steve Buckely drives me up a wall most of the time, but he’s got a nice piece on Jon Lester. Then again, how could anyone write anything but a nice piece about him? This guy was steeled by a fight with cancer, so the fact that he’s now considered a veteran ballplayer is almost insignificant. [...]
Tags: Beckett·Cancer·Gotta Love·Jackie Gleason·Jon Lester·Josh Beckett·Red Sox·Spring Training