If yesterday's press conference is any indication, there is absolutely no doubt that the same old Josh Beckett we know and love is prepping for fun tonight in Tampa. Last year's postseason press conferences offered scintillating looks at the inner workings of Josh's psyche. This year, there's more of the same.

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Q: Josh, because of the oblique, have you had to adjust the way you approach pitching at all, or make any changes or do anything differently?

A: Uh... no.

Q: Same guy approaching things the same way?

A: Same.

And yes, of course, he talked out executing pitches. A Josh Beckett presser without an "executing pitches" is like a day without sunshine.

So even if the Rays are foolishly writing him off, and giving Beckett lovely bulletin board material (Cliff Floyd told the New York Times, "No one cares about Beckett... If anything, Beckett should be worried about us."), here's hoping that vintage Beckett decides to make a reappearance tonight at the Trop.