Beckett out, Bowden starting tonight

by bloodysock04 on Sep 28, 2009 4:12 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

Ian Browne is reporting that Josh Beckett, who was scheduled to start tonight in 3 games serie against Toronto Jays, has been scratched due to a mild back spasm.

Instead 22 years old Michael Bowden will be starting for the Boston Red Sox.

Here's the first for Ian's Tweets.

And here's the second of Mr. Browne.

I hope that it's really mild and the management was being cautious about it. How do you think this will affect the scheduling of the rotation for the playoffs?

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Wasn't the rotation all messed up to begin with?

This may just be them getting it in order. Beckett/Lester – Beckett/Lester – Buchholz

by USG on Sep 28, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

True.

Although it seems like a bit weird to start Bowden after he pitched for a couple innings on Saturday.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Sep 28, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not all that weird.

His restfullness isn’t exactly the biggest of their issues.

by USG on Sep 28, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

Hope he hasn’t become a waste arm though.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Sep 28, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well...

there’s no way he’d be on the postseason roster. So he might as well eat a few innings.

by RickD on Sep 29, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

I just don’t want him to go psycho.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Sep 30, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I seem to recall (perhaps on a NESN broadcast) that Beckett felt a bit fatigued. I’m hoping Lester and Beckett each go 5 innings on Thursday and Friday in preparation of hopefully a long playoff run.

by mg050369 on Sep 28, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The spasms have been felt in the upper left for Beckett...not on pitching side of his body

Francona is saying that

“I don’t think we’ll just skip a couple days. He may miss a turn but we need to talk about it.”

That worries me the most ’cause after a long rest (more than 7 days) pitchers lose the feel for the breaking stuff and sometimes feel too strong and over throw: A huge gamble in a playoff game.
Positive news: Lester will start Thursday after a side session that went very well.

tRA is the real stat.

by bloodysock04 on Sep 28, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs