Amidst the champagne-soaked celebrations following the Red Sox pennant-clinching win over the Indians in Game 7 of the ALCS, one Mr. Joshua Patrick Beckett made a solemn promise (video- the "Fox, part two" clip):
"I told [Papelbon] I'd dance with him if we won the World Series."When the victory parade rolled through the streets of Boston, and Josh was tucked away on a duckboat with Wakefield and Schilling, while Papelbon, Timlin and even Okajima jigged on a flatbed, everyone wondered: where was that dance Beckett promised?
There was speculation perhaps he attempted to fulfill his promise by dancing with Jonathan at the afterparty in Denver, but folks didn't feel that fulfilled the spirit of the promise. They wanted a public dancefest from Josh.
Lo and behold, on the Red Sox Report this Sunday, footage shot by NESN on the diamond at Coors Field during the on-field celebrations that night shows... Beckett did indeed dance.
Now, granted, it wasn't a jig- it was more of a Texas two-step, er, one-step kind of deal. And he didn't dance with Papelbon. But considering Josh's disdain for calling attention to himself in public, I gotta give him credit for at least busting out this dance- and for recognizing that he did make a promise to dance that he had to keep. I only wish they would have showed more of his dance moves- they're awesomely awful.
video courtesy of NESN
on November 7, 2007 6:46 PM
hahaha only Joshy would cheat for something like that.
I still expect a live performance in Boston ASAP.