The news that Beckett was placed on the 15 Day DL is not welcomed news. We went from "he slept on it wrong" to "he'll skip one start" to "a tingly feeling" to "he'll return on Friday" to "bull pen session went well" to "elbow inflammation" to "15 Day DL" to "Dr. Andrews says there is nothing structurally wrong".
If you had to choose the one guy that made the 2007 World Championship possible, it was Beckett. He was as dominant as any pitcher in recent postseason memory. Granted Beckett did not pitch the team to a title by himself, he definitely set the tone. This year Dice-K and Lester look to be poised to elevate themselves over the latter part of the season. Wakefield is just coming off the DL, Colon is still on it, Buchholz has been sent down, Paul Byrd has kept us in the games he has pitched and Michael Bowden (which I am excited about) gets the start tomorrow. Needless to say, the Sox would like to have Beckett as close to 100% as possible. But what happens if he is not?
Can the Sox hold to the wildcard without him? What do our playoff chances look like?
My view is the Sox can still make the playoffs but will be hard pressed to get through the Angels without him. Anything could happen. Dice-K and Lester could carry the load. This injury puts a serious dent in our curve.
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I'm am getting nervous. Having Beckett see the only doctor in the world does make me nervous. He's the best post season pitcher in MLB today. Yes, the Sox can make the playoffs without him 100% or at all. I also think they can get past the Angels in the first round. (Did you see Lester hitting 97 against the Yanks?) But asking Dice-K, Lester, Wake, Masterson, Bucholz, or Bowden to make conescutive quality pitching outings might be a problem.
Word around the organization is that Theo and management sent him to Dr. Andrews to assre him that there was nothing seriously wrong. Beckett sounded worried so they wanted him to feel at ease.
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
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