Josh Beckett is Frustrated About Not Coming Off the DL? Yeah, Me Too.

When I realized that Josh Beckett was coming off the DL on June 3rd and that it was a day game I jumped at the opportunity to purchase a ticket so I could see him pitch fresh off his rest. I spent a while on the Red Sox website and Precise Seating picking a seat that wasn't outrageously priced and yet, close enough to enjoy watching pitching from. So imagine my frustration when I found out on Saturday that Josh was not coming off the DL and that I would be seeing Wakefield again (nothing against Wakefield but he's not Josh Beckett). I will not get to watch him warm up in the bullpen before the game, and I have a more-than-I-would-have-paid-for-to-see-Wakefield-pitch ticket. Josh is just as frustrated as I am as evidenced by his comments in this article on WEEI. The worst part is that there seems to be no timetable at this point.

Of course, a Red Sox game is a Red Sox game and I am quite excited to go on Thursday despite the absence of Beckett's pitching. This will be my 3rd Wakefield game this season and, as I'm sure you know, I haven't seen him get a win yet (although I did see his 2000th strikeout). So I'll be rooting hard for Wakefield on Thursday but wearing a Beckett shirt.