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For the first time this offseason, Josh Beckett has broken his silence. The Red Sox pitcher appeared on MLB Network’s Intentional Talk on Thursday -- a show hosted by Kevin Millar -- and touched on a variety of topics, including the clubhouse controversies that marred 2011. Beckett was among three Red Sox pitchers implicated in a report for drinking beer, eating fried chicken and playing video games in the team’s clubhouse during the unprecedented September collapse. "I think the biggest key is what [Jon] Lester said to end that: 'We stunk on the field,' and that was the bottom line,"...
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