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Oh Shit.

"Strained oblique" are exactly the wrong words you want to hear about this guy leading into the ALDS.

Josh Beckett, per Tito Francona, is still pencilled in to get the ball to start Game 3 against the Angels back here at Fenway (Jon Lester will take Game 1 and Daisuke Matsuzaka will take Game 2 in Anaheim)... but that's before they've finished evaluating Beckett. The next few days should give a better idea if that start schedule can go from written in pencil to something more definite.

Comments (12)

[ Adam ] says:
on September 28, 2008 11:24 PM

First Drew, then Lowell, then Beckett....not the best recipe for success. Lets hope that beast Jon Lester can step it up again!

[ Karen ] says:
on September 28, 2008 11:27 PM

I hope he will be fine and will be there for game 3. I love watching him, the cursing, yelling, all of it lovable.

[ jenny again ] says:
on September 28, 2008 11:48 PM

Like I said to Piney - my take on all of this is that now it will be EXTRA AWESOME when Becketty-Boo takes the mound on Sunday at Fenway for the RED SOX SWEEP.

[ PSUBecket ] says:
on September 29, 2008 12:34 AM

No worries Texy... I'm feeling an epic performance out of young Jon Lester, a close one with Dice-K, and then Josh coming triumphantly to shut down these Angels for yet another Sox over Halos sweep. Never like to hear of strained anything in the post-season, but keep in mind the Red Sox dominate the first 20 years of every century...

[ PSUBecket ] says:
on September 29, 2008 1:11 AM

And also Jenny again may have introduced the least manly name for Beckett, but I'm totally cool with it if she's right...

[ Jane ] says:
on September 29, 2008 6:43 AM

This is not something that I like hearing first thing on a rainy Monday morning. However, I believe this man feeds on the feeble post-season hopes of those lesser than him. Therefore, Vlad and his dreds should not bank on Josh being anything less than stellar.

"First team to eleven."

(Desperately clinging to faith and good vibes. He'll be fine. He'll be fine. He'll be fine.)

[ Mark ] says:
on September 29, 2008 7:21 AM

The augury just isn't good for this year. In fact, the signs haven't been this bad since...

...2004.

[ Texas Gal ] says:
on September 29, 2008 7:52 AM

I like the way you think, Mark.

[ jules ] says:
on September 29, 2008 8:32 AM

Not at all the news I was looking forward to on a Moanday morning. On the flip side, having to wait to pitch should make him all the more hungry to devour the Halos.

[ Kim ] says:
on September 29, 2008 9:35 AM

Mark, I like the way you think. I think Lester is going to pick up the team and get us the game 1 win.

[ Tex19 ] says:
on September 29, 2008 11:08 AM

lalalalalalalalalalalalaa I cant HEAR YOU!!!!!!!!

[ Angie ] says:
on September 29, 2008 3:00 PM

I heard this last night at like 11 and I literally yelled, "WHAT?! How can he do this?!" As if getting injured was entirely his fault. I hope he gets well very very soon.

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