Josh Beckett has finally responded to the Boston Globe story that called out some Red Sox pitchers for their poor clubhouse behavior during games. Appearing on MLB Network’s Intentional Talk, Beckett said that what goes on in the clubhouse should stay in the clubhouse. “I think the biggest key is what [Jon] Lester said, we stunk on the field and that was the bottom line...

It took buckets of fried chicken and beer to slow down Josh Beckett last year (5.84 ERA in Sept.), but that didn’t stop him from having a nice comeback from his disastrous 2010 campaign. Beckett will never shake his injury woes, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a reliable fantasy pitcher. He’s reached the 190-inning mark in two of his last three seasons...

Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump... Josh Beckett has broken his silence. Nearly two weeks before Red Sox pitchers and catchers must report to Fort Myers, Beckett made his first public comments about the team’s historic September collapse...

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...

Since the 2011 season ended, we haven't heard anything from Josh Beckett. Zip. Nada. There were a lot of people who said that Josh was a clubhouse issue in 2011 and that he had become a problem. A lot of players made comments and called into the radio, but Josh was not one of them. He stayed silent. Today was the first time that Josh has spoken directly to a member of the...

Given everything that happened at the end of the 2011 season for the Boston Red Sox, it shouldn't be really that much of a surprise that Josh Beckett didn't say anything. We all know his disdain for the media from the countless interviews he's given. But the reason Beckett didn't talk after the season isn't what everyone thinks, it turns out he was busy with...

For Josh Beckett, the first inkling of adversity occurred during his junior year of high school. One year after dazzling scouts as a sophomore, the Spring (Texas) High School pitcher returned to the mound with even heftier expectations. Scouts wanted dominance from Beckett. In his coach Kenny Humphreys' eyes, that was Beckett's official introduction to pressure. "[Scouts] were no...

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Amidst the avalanche of text messages and well-wishes Dave Page received after being dismissed as Red Sox [team stats] strength and conditioning coach, one stood out. It came from a Red Sox starting...

Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump... New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and starter Josh Beckett celebrated the New Year together -- with a 2.5-hour meeting at Beckett's ranch in Texas. [...] "I did backflips," Valentine...

According to numerous sources, the hiring of Bobby Valentine has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some Red Sox players, and they have reportedly been "grumbling to each other, through texts and emails."

BOSTON -- The two vacancies in the back end of the Red Sox rotation have triggered significant concern. As for core starters Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz, general manager Ben Cherington remains optimistic about their progress. "They've both had really good offseasons," Cherington said before the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner last Thursday. "Our new pitching...

From Kevin Kernan:Boston ace Josh Beckett, who always seems to be upset about something, is ticked off at Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long for mentioning that Beckett takes too long between pitches, which can throw off the rhythm of the hitter. That was the word from new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine in comments made Saturday at the Red Sox “Christmas at Fenway’’ event...

A number of factors resulted in Terry Francona leaving Boston, but was Josh Beckett the final nail in the managerial coffin?

The Boston Red Sox will look to regroup in 2012, as they face many tough road series along the way. There are seven big series that will be a great test for the Sox throughout the season. But which would a true diehard Sox fan be willing to attend? The first is April 5-8 when they head to Comerica Park to face Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers to open the season on the road....

Well what do you know, someone on the Red Sox has a problem with someone on the Yankees. Boston Red Sox ace Josh Beckett is upset with Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long for saying he takes too long in between pitches, throwing the hitter off his rhythm. These comments were brought up by new Sox manager Bobby Valentine this past Saturday at an event. However, the funny thing is last...

If you're a regular listener of 98.5 (like I am), you've no doubt heard Michael Felger's recent anti-Josh Beckett tirades. Pejoratively calling Beckett "the Texas tough guy," Felger fingers Josh as emblematic of the 2011 Red Sox team -- full of talent but arrogant, entitled, and lacking in character. In short, he says Beckett's a fraud. Felger points mostly...

Mystified by the Red Sox’s lost season, yesterday I turned to where every sports fan goes to glean inside information about the world of sports they can’t get anywhere else: sports talk radio. And with what I learned from Lou Merloni on ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt Show, all I can say is Josh Beckett’s pregnant wife should be ashamed of herself! Brooks is on Twitter, Facebook and...

Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett took a beating from the Boston Globe, which recounted how he and fellow pitchers Jon Lester and John Lackey ate fried chicken, drank beer and played video games in their clubhouse while their teammates were playing.The Palm Beach Post piled on, noting that manager Jack McKeon had to shoo Beckett from the clubhouse during games back in 2003.“In between...

   Fat Boy Josh 'likes beer' Beckett bombs. DATELINE: HUMOR! Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has a history of clubhouse carousing during the game.  Former Marlins manager Jack McKeon at age 80 represents a bygone era when players didn’t go pee-pee without keeping a hand in the game. One of the worst offenders of the Red Sox country clubhouse hangout...

Key Stats: Yovani Gallardo went from good to great last season. He always had the ability to strikeout one hitter per inning, but last season he demonstrated better control than ever before by posting a career best 2.6 BB/9. That was a full walk lower than the season before. As a result, Gallardo was able to throw more pitches, pitches under less stress (from the wind up as opposed...

 DATELINE: HUMOR! Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has a history of clubhouse carousing during the game. Former Marlins manager Jack McKeon at age 80 represents a bygone era when players didn’t go pee-pee without keeping a hand in the game. One of the worst offenders of the Red Sox country clubhouse hangout scandal in September was the foremost Florida Marlin PeeWee of...

After a 2011 season that saw ten different pitchers get MLB starts, the Boston Red Sox are going down a different route in 2011. None of Boston's starters thew over 200 innings, with just two, Josh Beckett and Jon Lester, qualified for the ERA title. Three of Boston's six starters who started double digit games, Tim Wakefield, John Lackey and Andrew Miller, had ERAs over 5.00...

Some Red Sox were accused of drinking beer during games. Jon Lester admitted to doing it. But now a report says they even drank in the dugout during games.

 We all know Major League players often drink…However, I’m surprised to hear they drink this much in the clubhouse. Here’s  a receipt of the Red Sox starters September clubhouse tab…It’s no wonder they buckled in September and the team will forever be linked with one of the worst collapses in MLB history…According to a source who works in the Red Sox clubhouse, Red...

Does new Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington know something that the rest of us don’t? Or is this just a new, frugal version of the Red Sox? Something seems amiss in Beantown considering how quiet the franchise has been in free agency this offseason and with an apparent gaping need for starting pitching behind the Big 3 of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. Pitchers...