Am I surprised that Beckett gave up 7 runs in 4.1 innings to one of the worst offensive teams in the league yesterday? Not really. Unless you’re Joe Morgan you know that a win-loss record doesn’t give a good indication of a pitcher’s abilities. Plus, his four-seam fastball looked almost straight enough that I could hit it. OK, make contact. But I am surprised that a mere 2 of those runs came via the long ball. How pathetic is that?

Sack up, Josh. This isn’t the minor…errr…National leagues any more. We know you’ve got a pair, cause I think you’d wear them around your neck if you could. But this whole “let’s see if they can hit this 95 mph pitch down the heart of the plate” thing just aint going to cut it. Remind me again how you beat the MFYs in the playoffs again?

I just hope the Big Schill has got your back, yet again.