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Article: Watching Beckett, uncertainly ; Red Sox pitcher hasn't been himself
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- October 12, 2008
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The jury was out before last night's playoff game, and, for Josh
Beckett, it's not coming back anytime soon.
And that's cutting Beckett tons of slack. Some probably already
have a verdict.
What else can you say after watching the Boston ace,
traditionally money in the bank this time of year, get pounded by
the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the American League Championship
Series? The Rays had an 8-7 lead in the eighth inning, and Beckett
wasn't, well, Beckett.
He allowed eight runs and nine hits in 4-1/3 innings. He was
spotty spotting his fastball, his velocity was down and his
curveball rarely rolled off the table.
The jury, of course, is the Red Sox's coaching staff and Red Sox
Nation. ...