After winning 20 games and dominating opponents throughout the postseason in 2007, Red Sox Nation expected Josh Beckett to come back in 2008 with guns-a-blazin'.Instead, we watched our ace fight through back, elbow and oblique injuries on his way to a mediocre 12-10 record and a 4.03 ERA.
In Rob Bradford's piece on WEEI.com, Beckett explains that he may have started too early with his offseason workout and it but him in the ass:
“Coming into spring training I was already on three-quarters of a tank,” he admitted. “I had to adjust to things. I started working out three weeks after I got home, the same day I normally would. Maybe I will take a month and a half off because that’s what I think my body needs. After that first injury I was catching up the whole time.”
Beckett should be commended for fighting his way through the season and specifically for his heroics in Game 6 in the ALCS, but a healthy Beckett might have enabled the Sox to grab the Division over the Rays, which would have made for an easier rode to another World Series...
Bottom Line: Theo says the best thing for Beckett is to rest his injured oblique for at least 6 weeks. So that means no bar fight, no rough stuff in the sack and no breakin' in broncos... at least until after the holidays - you got that Josh!
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