Red Sox Need To Cut Josh Beckett ASAP
Boston.com – Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett understood why he was booed as he left the field after being removed from Thursday’s game in the third inning. “I pitched like [expletive],” Beckett said in his postgame interview. “That’s what happens. Smart fans.” But Beckett defended himself for playing golf two days before he missed a start last week. “I spend my off-days the way I want to spend them,” Beckett said. “My off-day is my off-day.” Beckett was skipped in the rotation Saturday, after he’d thrown 126 pitches April 29 and said he’d experienced soreness in his right lat muscle, a condition he said existed before the start. “We get 18 off-days a year. I think we deserve a little bit of time to ourselves,” Beckett said.
I didn’t want to talk about Josh Beckett today. I really didn’t. Celtics had a huge win and are gearing up for the Sixers. Last thing I want to do is talk about the Red Sox. But I couldn’t leave this alone. Enough is enough. It’s time to get rid of this clown. Like it’s one thing to suck when you’re trying and doing the right thing. As long as you give an honest effort I won’t turn on you. Just some indication that you care about winning. That you care about the team. That you care about the fans. But this fucking guy flat doesn’t give a fuck. All he does is suck, drink beer, eat fried chicken, golf when he’s hurt and give the fans a big fuck you every step of the way.
Seriously this post game press conference was the last straw. He gives up 7 runs in 1 inning and then has the balls to say his day off is his day off. Whining that he only gets 18 days off a year. Umm what about the entire fucking winter you idiot? You get paid millions to play a kids game. Shut up. ENOUGH ALREADY! I’m sick of hearing this guy talk like he’s a victim. He already ran the most popular manager in the history of the franchise out of town. He is already the poster child for the greatest collapse in the history of baseball. He’s obviously a poison to the pitching staff. What more does he have to do? Get rid of this fucking guy! Let him go whine about how tough his life is somewhere else. I don’t care if they have to eat his contract. I don’t care whether we win another game. He’s a disgrace to Boston. Get him out.
PS – How big of a bitch move was it by NESN to cut the booing when Beckett got the hook? Gutless. Also I love how when the Sox are doing well Dr. Creepy, Werner and the One Eyed Bandit can’t stay out of the booth. But when they suck they are nowhere to be found. Gutless again.
1 word: DL
make it the long version, like, 45 days or something.
bring him back for 2 more innings in early July, then
BOOM, back to the DL until after the trade deadline.
Guy works 30-35 days a year. The TEAM has 18 days off, but what the fuck Beckett you pitch once a week. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a professional athlete so out of touch with reality, and that’s saying something given how messed up most of these guys are. I hope the Sox put Beckett on irrevocable waivers. The odds someone will claim him are slim to none, but at least it might send a message Joshey will most likely ignore.
Problem is, you can’t just cut these guys like you can in the NFL, you still gotta pay them. Belichick would’ve cut him after last season if he was on the Pats.
Guy doesn’t give a shit and is just there to collect a paycheck. The Sox are turning into the 2000-2008 Yankees: long, bloated contracts for over-rated players and a farm system that’s been decimated. This team is so thoroughly unlikable it’s funny. They may not have been great in the late 90′s early 2000′s, but at least they played hard (usually) and were fun to watch.
18 days off a year? You only pitch 30-33 days at the most. I’d say that gives you on average 332 days off. But you are right. You can’t golf during the day when you have to sit in the dugout and eat sunflower seeds for 3+ hours starting at 7:05 PM 4 out of 5 nights. That would take a lot out of a man. This guys is an absolute asshat.
By the way, I’d like to hear anyone, even a stooge like big-baby, defend Beckett’s effort last night. It was obvious he wasn’t trying, grooving pitch after pitch. He did not give a shit, then flipped the fans off in his post game interview. Despicable.
Looks like Josh messed with the bull and is about to get the Nose. I weep for his family.
It’s a shame Carl Beane wasn’t the one driving Beckett to the golf course.
While still stupid, a position player can bitch about 18 days off. Beckett is a starting pitcher!! He pitches in half the amount of games as a good relief pitcher. From spring training through the World Series a starting pitcher probably pitches is less than 50 games.
Let’s kill him. He is a disgrace to the team(and that’s a tough thing to do these days.) okie is right 332 days off and he is a fat shit what’s next? ” I want more money”
I thought yesterday was his off day and he spent it throwing BP to Cleveland.
18 off-days a year? josh, you just had like 18 off-days between starts! how can someone be so clueless? ship him to pittsburgh
Boston fans need to shut the fuck up and quit whining about the Red Sox. You assholes didn’t win a World Series for 100 years and then you win 2 and now you act like it’s your God given right to win the series every year. Instead of having respect for the players and the teams and the coach that took you out of a 100 year slump you’ve basically taken a huge dump on everyone who was a part of those World Series wins. Red Sox fans are the new Yankee fans, eat a dick Boston.
God he sounds like such a douche with the whole “my off day day is my off day.” Like I just want to grab him and shake him because he is so fucking stupid.
Your boys are already 7 below .500 gonna take a lot more then booting Beckett from your team to get that ship moving again.
Beckett has to be one of the biggest assholes in Boston sports history. I find it absolutely astonishing that a guy can win a world series for the Red Sox and have such a huge fall from grace to the point where the masses are now willing to eat his bloated contract just to kick his ass out of town. Unbelievable. This slobby pampered mother fucker has got go. I know things must be bad when I’m legitimately looking forward to Dice K coming back. Beckett completely epitomizes what the fuck is wrong with guaranteed contracts in professional sports. I would pay money to see Dustin Pedroia beat his lazy redneck ass.
Right on. This guy is a fat cunt. Bitches about everything. Entitled bow-legged pussy.
To ElwaysTeeth: Boston fans don’t “respect” whiny cowards.
He probably got shelled on purpose so he could have more of “his time.” He gets paid either way and he needed to go buy a new manziere to support his fried chicken and beer induced manboobs.
How about his mentoring of his golf partner Clay, that is turning out well. Vet pitchers set the tone for the staff, thanks Josh.
As far as off days, this fat ass pitches every fifth day, what a life.
To translate johnelwaysteeth’s comment from retard to English: Sox fans are not allow to boo or criticize any player because the Sox won a world series 5 years ago. No matter how much a highly compensated, supposed leader on your team blatantly does not give a shit or make an effort to win, we are supposed to close our eyes, think of the good times, and cheer regardless. It is amazing to me there are people out there who are this stupid.
Pres didn’t want to talk about this? How could you not mention this? This is a sports website, I think, and this is major sports news. Beckett flat out sucks. Hes clearly a cancer and needs to be moved. Trade, long DL, or just cut him. This guy needs to go and he needed to go last offseason but I guess only the fans notice that.
Fuck Beckett, Fuck the Red Sox, Fuck MLB. Guaranteed contracts have ruined the game. Just keep telling myself that football is right around the corner.
Pink Hatters do root for douchbags. they just wait until the end of the players time in Boston and then act like they never liked the player to begin with. Like, Schilling, Manny, Papsmear, and now Beckett.
**add Damon to the list too.
rex is fat nailed it. guaranteed contracts have ruined the game. these athletes get their big contracts, then they just give the finger to everyone after that. then they turn it on in their contract year.
beckett is the epitome of what’s wrong with this team. trade him to some shitbag city and garbage team for whatever you can get.
DoyleBrunson with the comment of the day. Never too soon. And ElwaysTeeth, I hope you fucking die a horrible, embarrassing and untimely death that shames your family for generations to come. Beckett is a prima Donna bitch, has been one for years, and deserves every bit of flak he is getting right now. Boston fans only looked the other way before because he was winning. He is now the white version of Manny Ramirez
And rexisfat I agree, god bless the upcoming NFL season
@DoyleBrunsonsSaggySack…. Too soon?
There really isn’t much they can do with him right now, unfortunately. He is a 10 and 5 guy, so he can veto any trade he wants. They can cut him, sure, but will have to eat the remainder of his contract, essentially paying him to sit home, eat chicken and drink beer. And they sure in the hell can’t send him down to the minors, whether they wanted to or not as he has LONG since ben out of otions. Best case scenario, we find a team still in contention around the trade deadline that needs another starter to make a push (prefereably in the NL since he COULD still dominate there) and hope we only have to eat 75% of that 35 or 40 million or whatever it is we’re paying him for the next couple of years.
My friend saw $5 red sox tix yesterday. Sox are the 4th team now, never thought i’d say that.
“Osama Obama on May 11, 2012 at 10:09 am **add Damon to the list too.”
Why would you add Damon?? Guy played his titz off here.
SWEEEEEEET CAROLINE!!!! DAH DAH DAH!!!!!!
hey, if they’re not going to win – I’d rather have them go down in flames – makes it more fun to watch. Like a trainwreck.
BallbagSkillet on May 11, 2012 at 10:51 am
The point wasn’t wether they played hard, it is that the Pink Hatters loved him and the other douche bags I mentioned, but as soon as he left they pretended that they always knew he was a douche bag and they never liked him to begin with.
@DoyleBrunsonsSaggySack — Way to recycle your fucking material, douche bag. You already used that line on May 10, 2012 at 2:17 am. Dick.
People that boo Johnny Damon are the same people that sing Sweet Caroline. Guy killed it while he was here. Never gave anything less than 100%. Was great to the fans, great chemistry guy. Sox don’t give him what he deserves, after being a part of the first WS team in the city in 86 years, so he takes the money he can get elsewhere. He didn’t owe us shit. The ownership owed him more money. They didn’t give it to him. He left. Booing him is an absolute joke.
crazy how fast this guy lost his good will with red sox nation
Beckett right now is making me almost miss Lackey out there. Almost
“Red Sox Nation” is a fucking joke and it makes me sick every time I hear it. RSN represents pink hats, Sweet Caroline, the douchebag owners, and thinking you need to BUY A MEMBERSHIP CARD to be part of a fanbase.
Fuck that noise.
Beckett needs to go, one way or another. What a complete disgrace to the team, the game and most of all, to himself. I can’t imagine conducting myself in such a way.
As for Damon, the dude played his ass off here and we true fans will never forget that.
Elway’s teeth–go suck a big dick. You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. You really shouldn’t go running your mouth about things which you know naught.
If this fucker likes golf so much, let him play it for the rest of his life. Waive his ass
‘Golfgate’! The Red Sox clubhouse is a mess. Horrible move bringing Valintine on…
http://onlinewagerreview.com/index.php/sports/mlb/101-friday-free-mlb-pick-cleveland-indians-vs-boston-redsox-05-11-12
PREACH!
baseballs for pussies.
Sox solidly in 4th in Boston right now, not even close to third. I don’t even think the order is debatable.
1. Pats
2. Bruins
3. C’s
4. Sox
I understand many of you Damon-lovers were probably still in diapers when he left, but do some research before you complain about fans booing him. He said:
May 1st, 2005
“There’s no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they are going to come after me hard,” Damon said. “It’s definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It’s not what I need.”
Then he goes and signs with the Yankees for top dollar. Damon did play hard for the Sox, but he deserved all the boos he got.
I’m with Chadwick; having the wheels come off and everything turn into a disaster is way more interesting than .500 ball.
If you think the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry means a fucking thing to anybody on either team, grow up. They might not like each other while they play each other, but if one offers a considerable raise to a player, they’re taking it 10/10 times. Maybe that excludes guys like Rivera and down the line Pedroia, who came up through the respective systems, but Damon was born in Kansas and played for Oakland and KC before Boston.
I would rather watch Buckner’s error on loop with my eyes pinned open clockwork orange style than watch that complete douche bag throw another pitch in Boston. FUCK YOU BECKETT!
Where the fuck can i find the video of Beckett being booed? Why’s that shit so hard to find? fuck
Beckett is such a complete cunt, he would make the staunchest KO Barstool supporter say “Wow, Beckett is a complete cunt.”
@crabjuice: They’d say that regardless because he’s a man and all men are cunts to them.
I fully agree with I must break you. 2 things most of you prob were in diapers so you wouldn’t remember. And he absolutely said I wouldn’t play for the yankmees and then went ahead and signed with them. Not to mention just before he left I seem to remember him sucking ass and throwing like a girl.
Bottom line, Beckett is a bitch who doesn’t care, and Bobby V is a flat out liar. http://www.thealttab.com/2012/05/red-sox-fans-pulse-check-our-pets-heads.html
@kickthepuppy – Oh no, the guy played golf on his off day, who the fuck cares? Is playing golf really hurting his chances of going out and pitching? Maybe he isn’t very good anymore because he’s fucking old. You guys threw a boatload of money at him when he was younger and he was a great player for a number of years. Now he’s old and he’s not that good but you’re still paying for him. Deal with it pussies, quit crying about the guy drinking beers and playing golf, it has little to do with the fact that he’s not that great of a player anymore. You big market fans are fucking soft.
Elwaysteeth, are you serious bro? Can you at least learn the whole fucking story before spouting this asinine shit? Are you totally unaware they announced on Wednesday that Beckett couldn’t pitch Saturday because he had a lat injury, then he’s out fucking playing golf Thursday? That’s supposed to be ok? Guy is too hurt to do his job, but instead of coming in Wednesday to get treatment or whatnot, he plays 18 with his “injury”. It’s not about whether Beckett is as good as he once was, its his attitude and approach to the game. He doesn’t care. Get a clue, man.
The guy is getting $16 mil a year and busting his ass. People need to lighten up.
Take Beckett, Valentine, Youkilis, Bucholz, Crawford and John Henry to the nearest erupting volcano and throw them in.
This is the same as manny, every1 knew he was done nd the club kept him around cuz he is manny. Not until he refused to play did they dump him. Beckett is quitting on the team and the city of Boston and needs to go. Sucks cuz I liked him, loved watching him pitch and he def brought us a couple ‘ships, but to go out the way he is, he deserved the boos and should get a fuck you from every1 wen he leaves town
Ship. Singular.