Josh Beckett

David Wells may have been hungover or still even a bit tipsy ... It also might be a bit of a stretch to suggest that Josh Beckett all of a sudden became a bad clubhouse presence or that because he's recently married his ability to maintain his competitive ...  

Josh Beckett has been a fantastic pitcher for the Boston Red Sox since joining the team in 2006. Unfortunately, he’s also been somewhat of an enigma. He has almost ritualistically followed up a stellar season with a lackluster one (often due to injury).  

The Boston Red Sox have been represented very well in award balloting in recent years. Since 2007, 10 Boston players have finished in the top 10 in the MVP race and five have done it in Cy Young voting. Few teams can boast the number of award contenders that Boston can.Here we look at the five players who are most likely to finish 2012 with some new hardware.Begin Slideshow  

With Jon Lester and Josh Beckett again anchoring the rotation and Clay Buchholz coming back for hopefully a full season, the Red Sox are set for their top three starters but that's it. Daisuke Matsuzaka coming back midseason as the fifth starter may or may ...  

Beckett was such a model for the club that the Red Sox all but tucked Jon Lester under Beckett's wing, instructing Lester to work as Beckett did, care as Beckett did, commit as Beckett did. Four years later, the move backfired. Beckett allowed ...