April 22, 2008
Beckett in the Buckett
Josh Beckett is suffering from the same bug as Jason Varitek, and it's caused a stiff neck. He won't start tonight, and the Red Sox are sending Varitek home:
The other problem that the Red Sox have right now is that they are short a second catcher. Varitek is still under the weather and, though he did come to the ballpark this afternoon, he was supposed to be heading home before gametime. Had Beckett not come down with the stiff neck, the roster move would have been made for a catcher, which still might happen tomorrow (with the Sox sending Pauley back down to Triple A). So with the two players who have offered to be the emergency catcher both on the disabled list (Alex Cora and Lowell), Francona was in a bind.
Guess who offered?
That's right. Dustin Pedroia.
More scrappy player points for Pedrioa.
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Wait, I thought Padroia was a sabermetrics guy, not a dirtbag. I don't think it's it possible for a guy to be both.
Once again the world caters to the Red Sox.
I hate to sound alarmist, but the first thing I think of when I hear "sick with a stiff neck" is meningitis. Sure hope that's not what's going on there.
That thought passed through my mind too... I sure hope it's just a 24 hour thing.
I'm laughing out loud thinking about tiny little Dustin Pedroia in Varitek's catching gear. It would look like a kid brother wearing hand-me-downs a couple of years too early. The chest protector would hang down to his knees. Damn, that would be hilarious.
