Ok, so that's not entirely fair — or fair at all, actually — but Josh Beckett has agreed to a four-year, $68 million extension with the Red Sox, joining Jon Lester, John Lackey and Clay Buchholz under team control through 2014.
Suck on Opening Day, Then Get $68 Million
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Congrats to Beckett and the Red Sox.
May he never post an ERA under 5 again!
Stay healthy fellas…
That’s quite a front three when not banged up.
Pedroia jokingly said that Beckett (and Lackey for that matter) would have signed for league minimum just so they wouldn’t have to face him on a regular basis.
hahahaha.
“That’s quite a front three when not banged up”
Indeed it is. Makes me sick.
C.C. Sabathia sucked on Opening Day against the Orioles in 2009, and blew a big lead on opening Day 2010. I guess the Yankees shouldn’t have signed him to that contract.
Dude. Joke.
> Pedroia jokingly said
I am compelled to agree that Dustin Pedroia is a fantastic asset to the game of baseball, on the field and on the microphone.
My gosh I despise that funny, talented, height-challenged sonuvabeach.
I’m still trying to figure out how the 15th largest market in baseball can afford such a lavish contract??? ;)
Pedroia’s quote made me laugh really hard this morning.
I look forward to watching Beckett’s inevitable decline under this deal. Looked like his fastball is already in decline Sunday.
Looked like his fastball is already in decline Sunday.
It’s the first game of the season. Lincecum was only hitting 93 last night too.