JOSH BECKETT: YOU ARE DEAD TO ME
Showing up at Spurs games is one thing, but now you’ve gone too far- I don’t care what crazy insanity you were infected with as a high school kid, this ain’t right:
Mixing sports a bit, Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was cheered by the crowd at Kyle Field. Beckett had signed with the Aggies out of Spring High School but went pro instead. He donned an A&M jersey when introduced Friday in the north end zone.
WHAT THE HELL, JOSH?!? I thought Roger Clemens was your idol! In case you’ve forgotten:
PLUS, A&M SUCKS AS A BASEBALL SCHOOL! HOW MANY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE THEY WON IN BASEBALL? ZERO! HOW MANY HAS TEXAS WON? SIX! AND, JOSH- HOW MANY TIMES HAS TEXAS BEEN TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES? THIRTY-FREAKING-TWO, JOSH. THIRTY-TWO. MORE THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE U.S. HOW MANY TIMES HAS A&M EVEN BEEN TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES? ONLY FOUR! THAT MEANS TEXAS HAS WON MORE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THAN A&M HAS EVEN BEEN ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE!
Josh: I know growing up in Hickville, Texas, there were a lot of Ag fans around- I know because I grew up about 2 minutes away from you also in Hickville, Texas. But no matter how much of a hick you are, Josh, one thing you are not is a mindless lemming — and so it mystifies me why you would choose a school full of mindless lemmings, and one that sucks ass at baseball to boot. And by now you should have outgrown this shameful past, Josh- you should have put aside this insanity and refused to show up and wear the colors of those mindless lemmings.
Good lord, Josh- now I have to go cleanse my palette.
Whew. That’s better.
(OK, Josh, you’re not dead to me- but I reserve the right to be in a huff about this for as long as I want.)
Are you ok now? Just wanted to make sure you didn’t blow a gasket over there.
WOW…you need to calm down a bit. He is fresh off of winning you a world series…and you are already hating on him… for what? NOTHING… stop it. he is who he is!!!
Music is my boyfriend
Music is my girlfriend
music is my dead end
music is my imaginary friend
music is my brother
music is my great grand daughter
music is my sister
music is my favorite mistress
It’s a joke- because as is glaringly obvious from all my other posts on here, Josh Beckett can basically do no wrong with me. I mean, I hate the Aggies as much as the next (sane) girl… but hating JOSH? Surely you jest.
About 95% of the stuff posted here is tongue firmly in cheek. Let me know if I need to use smiley face icons from now on in my posts.
And even if it wasn’t a joke, I will hate on whomever I darned well choose at my own blog, Mr. Man.
Well, at least there is a positive to this, TG. At least Joshie took a pretty damn good picture. :)
If you overlook the hat, of course. HA
It is awful hard to overlook that hat. It’s like a knife to the heart.
He would look so much snazzier in burnt orange.
Man, you made me laugh AND you posted pictures of Huston. You’re my hero!
I’m sure I’ll embarass myself with this question, but who’s the pitcher in the last three pictures?
Huston Street, Soxx Girl (closer/reliever for the Oakland A’s – Rookie of the Year in 2005). Like Roger Clemens, Huston also played baseball for Texas- and like Roger Clemens, he also won a National Championship at Texas. ARE YOU LISTENING, JOSH?!?
And D- we have to laugh, so that we don’t cry over Josh wasting his precious time, energy and assets on a school full of sheep (as in, people that are mindless followers)… and dudes that love sheep (as in, the actual animals- A&M is one freaky place).
OH! And trivia tidbit about Huston Street:
His dad, James Street, was the QB for Texas when we won a national championship in football in 1969 — and also pitched for the Texas baseball team (and threw two no-hitters). And the “Jason Street” character on Friday Night Lights is named after James Street.
Ah, forgive him, TexasGal, if you can, or down some fine tequila to dull his mindless lemming behavior. He’s not even watching the game with full attention. His iPod is on and he’s probably groovin’ to Strait.
Ow, Huston, another cutey.
Correction: he IS watching the game.
TG: people that are mindless followers = sheeple.
Maybe he wears the cap to remind Texans that Texas took a pass on him and A&M didn’t? (As if I have any idea at all)
TexasGal, he’s clearly just doing this to test you. We know he doesn’t trust people easily (see: every press conference ever). Mind games, that’s all.
I am sure Beckett would explain that if he had gone to Texas A&M, it would not have been a sucky baseball school, through the sheer power of his awesomeness, which even worked on a team as sucky as the Florida Marlins.
I’m sure that’s how he’d explain it.
I’m surprised you even noticed the hat. I can’t take my eyes off of the hideous necklaces poking out of his shirt.
TG – I couldn’t wait to see what you would post about Josh’s faux pas when I saw last night that he was at the game and read the starting lineup for the Aggie’s. I think that A&M just needed some positive press and they are sick of the UT eyecandy parade and just wanted some of their own.
lol….the beckett has to inspire… even loser teams in texas..hey see if you can get a picture of beckett w kinky friedman …that would be to cool….or an interview…even better…lol don’t worry i see beckett at university of texas for a photo op soon….
TG, this is simply beautiful.
I don’t know what it is, but I really like that old Texas baseball jersey Clemens is wearing. I wonder if there is a place that sells throwback college gear.
Any other pictures from this game? Who brings an IPOD to a football game?!?!!? He must have been there alone and didn’t want to look like a loser. I don’t really mind what he does with his free time as long as there are photo ops!!!!
…and I LOVE the hideous necklaces!!!!
i do too…he’s still a sexy beast…especially when he’s wearing a hat with my initials on it (sans the monster T)
starr4: I think I’m going to need a lot of tequila.
mermaidmarian: Sheeple. I really like that. JOSH- don’t be a sheeple!
Margaret: That has to be it. Has to be. I’ll just think that, anyway.
jettagirl: How I wish he would have read the lineups- Roger Clemens read them for Texas, and the A&M radio color guy read them for A&M. I wonder if they asked Josh and he didn’t want to do it?
ally: I’ve gotten used to the necklaces. I don’t even notice them anymore.
SA : Thank you! And I’m with you- if I could buy one of those retro jerseys, I would do so in a heartbeat. I have Texas baseball jersey with “21″ and “CLEMENS” on the back- but it’s the classic retro looking one, not that funky retro one he’s got on there.
sshark: Not as far as I can find. And I’m not even sure if they showed him on the sidelines during pregame, because the Nebraska-Colorado game ran over late on the broadcast, so I didn’t see the first part of the game.
I think it’s to be expected for athletes to support the other teams in the same market they play in (i.e. Kevin Millar and Manny Delcarmen in Pats gear, or Ortiz in Celtics gear) or from where they grew up or went to school (i.e. Kevin Youkilis in Cincinnati gear or Dustin Pedroia in ASU gear).
But Josh is not from College Station and did not go to A&M, so he has no excuse for rooting for THE SHEEPLE.
Does he live near A&M? I heard he just bought a new house. Not being from Texas, though, I don’t if the two are close. I, too, think that they are asked to participate in events like these all the time. I would have to imagine that on Josh’s top 10 list of things to do!
He’s from the same part of Houston I am – which is to say, way way way far Northwest, not really Houston at all. Lots of hicks and farmkids. Nowadays, I think the burbs have sprawled so far, that’s not the case anymore- but it was hickville back in the day.
I do have to admit, though, that College Station (where A&M is located) is only about an hour up the road from us. BUT: Josh just bought a house in San Antonio, and lives there – and that’s like 45 minutes from Austin and UTexas.
Ok, then…no excuse! At least he looked good! What’s up with the IPOD, though???
I found this about Josh and A&M:
http://ssbaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=479262
“If professional baseball negotiations go awry this summer, Josh can open door number two, which would be a scholarship to Texas A&M. He signed with the Aggies in late November. “It’s just another option for me, but I think it would be fun to play at A&M,” Beckett said. “I really like the tradition there.”"
Here’s the first part:
http://ssbaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=476831
Josh looks hot in maroon :)
GIG EM
Ok…I don’t know anything about the schools…not an issue for me. I’m just loving how hot he looks in this picture. Wow.
I should’ve known an Aggie would show up!
Just kidding of course, Katie – thanks for being cool, and not harshing on me for being a Longhorn.
Haha you’re welcome :)
I must also say that Huston looks hot in burnt orange, even if it’s not my favorite color :P
Give him some credit.. his girlfriend goes to UT, so he cant hate it!
So she is – I see her on Facebook in my UTexas network, kissing Josh on the cheek in her picture. That makes me infinitely happier, because we all know that she’ll trump any A&M nonsense because she actually graduated from UTexas.
WHITNEY: please try and convert him. For all Longhorns everywhere.
Josh Beckett rules and I love this site.