Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett
Joshua Patrick Beckettis an American former professional baseball pitcher. A three-time Major League BaseballAll-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1980
CitySpring, TX
strong spring seven-months
What you do during the offseason is, first, build a base. That takes about three weeks, and then you try to get as strong as you can before you go to spring training. Once you get there, you taper down and it's just a maintenance program for the next six or seven months.
league arrogant body
I'm the best. That's why I'm so relaxed out there. You've got to have some arrogant bones in your body, especially to be a pitcher in the big leagues.
texas one-day records
Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher's pocket. I might come join them one day.
dad years eight
Pitching is pitching. I've been doing this since I was eight-years-old, playing in my backyard with my dad. The things that work in Double-A will also work in the majors.
want easy throwing
The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless.
guy balls wanted
I've definitely always wanted to be the guy they tell, 'Here's the ball. Go do it.'
running couple winning
I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I want my teammates to relax on the days I pitch because they know they only have to get us a couple of runs. I'm totally prepared for that.
games way bigs
I'm confident in myself, either way. I've pitched big games all my life.
sorry play games
I make too much money to play a game I love to ever feel sorry for myself.
team division tampa
There are no days off in our division. Even a team like Tampa Bay can beat you up.
deal dealt doubt good miss move time tough
I'm going to miss him. No doubt about it. It's a tough business, though. You've got to deal with the good times and the bad. He's dealt with them, and it's time for him to move on to another venture.
bad executing good guess learn mistakes move pitch positive
I'm not going to feel that good and pitch that bad very often. ... I guess I can take that as a positive point. I made some mistakes that shouldn't happen. You learn from it and move on. It was all about executing pitches. I didn't.
bit good learned
I learned he's good with numbers. That's about it. I think some of our philosophies are a little bit different.
corrupts
If you think about the result, it corrupts the process.