Josh Beckett is not shy about telling people how awesome he is. He never has been. Normally, that kind of arrogance would piss me off - but somehow, it makes me love him all the more.
Josh Beckett also is not shy about cussing up a storm. He is completely uncensored when he deals with the media, and we all know how I feel about that.
Thanks to Surviving Grady for unearthing Reason #473972 why I love Josh Beckett, in the form of a May 2004 article from the Broward Palm Beach New Times:
After pitching a gem at the age of 23 to win the World Series in Yankee Stadium, all Marlins' ace Josh Beckett seemed to talk about was his plan to kill deer the next day. He rarely smiled, his answers were gruff, and his demeanor said, "This is no big deal for a stud like me." And all we could think was, "What a spoiled little punk."Maybe being a royal jackass is what he needs to make him great on the mound, but when he reaches the peak of the magical mountain of all of sport, could he at least show a touch of grace or gratitude? Nu-uh. And he's even more unbearable this year, as a March 21 interview session after a spring training game in Fort Myers showed. A reporter asked him about Fox Sports Network babe Leeann Tweeden, his new girlfriend. "Do I have to listen to the same fucking questions again?" he said to the reporter, a friend of ours. Then Beckett said, "I have a big dick." The jerk from Texas looked over at veteran outfielder Gerald Williams. "It's even bigger than Gerald Williams' dick."
That? Is hilarious. Stupid questions deserve stupid answers, I say. I also love how the author seems to hate Josh as much for the fact that he's from Texas and hunts deer as for the fact that he was rude. Actually, I'm not sure what's funnier: Josh telling some dorky small-time newspaper reporter how well endowed he is, or the fact that some dorky small-time newspaper reporter thought that ANYONE should be looking to A-Rod for lessons in classy behavior.
I didn't think it was possible for me to heart Josh Beckett any more than I already did. I was so very, very wrong.
on August 8, 2007 6:57 AM
Josh Baseball, as i call him, has been sooo good. As has the 'pen, and 3/5 of the rotation. A little more hitting would not hurt. I saw your comment over at Ian's place, and I like your blog!!
Be well.