Very UnBeckettesque

May 19, 2008

Andrew Moran

Very UnBeckettesque

Very unBeckettesqueSince Boston Red Sox’ number one ace Josh Beckett came back from his lower back injury, he has not been himself. His record is (5-3), he has an ERA of 4.67 and a WHIP of 1.09 however, he does have fifty-six strikeouts.During his first campaign with the Red Sox he had terrible outings, his second stint with the Red Sox was pure genius and now his third outing has been a mix. The reason why he has gotten most of his wins is because of the offense.Maybe Josh Beckett has not fully recovered from his lower back problems and he still has to work out his mechanics. A great pitcher like Beckett should not have to do that though, look John Lackey. He was out for nearly two months of the season and when he comes back, allows only one run on six hits and strikes out six.As long as the offense picks up some of Beckett’s slack, including the bullpen, his outings should be fine in the mean time until he picks up his game. Also starting pitcher Curt Schilling should be back in the line-up in a couple of months and the other pitchers are picking up the slack especially Daisuke Matzusaka.Is this a major setback for the Boston Red Sox? Most definitely not. The Red Sox always find ways to combat minor setbacks like the 0-3 deficit against the New York Yankees in 2004.

Keywords: Boston Red Sox, club's ace, Daisuke Matzusaka, injury, Josh Beckett

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