Josh Beckett is trying to help the Red Sox start "winning" as Charlie Sheen also attempts "winning" in Cleveland tonight as the Red Sox attempt to pick up first win of season.
The Red Sox had a rough start to the 2011 season in Texas as the Sox got rocked going 0-3. It was like an early home run derby as the Red Sox pitching gave up 11 home runs in the opening weekend of the season. Last year this pitching rotation was considered to be the greatest in the American League but this year it doesn't look as so.
But the Red Sox are heading to Cleveland tonight and hoping to pick up the first win of the season. Josh Beckett is on the mound for the Red Sox and hopes to come back year after his 5-5 season. This year Beckett has been pushed to the four spot in the rotation in hopes to turn it around.
When ask his thoughts on 2011 he said, "I had some physical issues and there were time I couldn't pitch the way I normally do," said Beckett. "But that said, you still have to go out there and compete and I didn't do that often enough. I was terrible plenty of times. I can't defend that and I shouldn't. It happened and I can't change it."
Beckett hopes to do what no member of the Red Sox staff has been able to do this season, win. The Indians are 1-2 after playing the White Sox but even though they are having a poor start some how they were able to put a total of 20 runs up on the the board. Could this be a sign of more bad to come as the Red Sox pitching staff has already gave up 26 total runs this young season? I think not as they gave them up to the Rangers one of power hitting teams of the American League. This will be a good chance for the Red Sox to pick up the win and to give Beckett the confidence he needs for 2011.
