This start by Beckett is basically suming up his year. Very underwhelming and not that impressive. Every once and awhile he would pitch that gem, but the majority of his starts this year have been like the one he's having tonight.
It was driving me nuts when espn and other red sox fans were saying "well we have Beckett in the playoffs which is a sure win." No actually not. If he had a mediocre season, why is he all of sudden gonna turn it around in the playoffs?
Joe Saunders was the pitcher I was most worried about anyway coming into this series. He had a great year and is 3 and 0 at Fenway. And also, we always seem to have trouble against lefty pitching. The fact that we got 3 runs on a blown play was a gift and blessing. Of course Josh Beckett gives it right back.