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• I've always believed you make your own luck. I wouldn't say I had bad luck today. I just didn't execute pitches when I needed to. Pitching against a guy (Zambrano) like that, you can't give up six runs.

• We won the series - that's the main thing. It would have been nice to sweep. It's just one of those deals. You can't give up that many runs to that good of a pitcher.

• I've got a Minor League game on Friday. I just need to keep the intensity and stay focused and get out there and get my work in.

• It's not like I wanted to fight. I just wanted to make the point that you look like a jackass when you do that and you're out.

• The last pitch I threw to Michael Young, that was about all I had left. I wanted them to call that a strike so bad.

• It was fine. I threw 48 pitches and that was about it. The numbers could have been better, but we'll save all the good breaks for the season.

• If I don't make it to the big leagues, nobody's going to remember I threw a no-hitter in Double-A.

• Coming from Florida, opening day is sometimes the only day you have like that.

• I think I've always been prepared for this. I know what I have to do. You can't make rocket science out of it. You just have to execute pitches. Don't let exterior distractions in. It just takes away from what you're trying to do.

• That's huge. I mean this guy hits a double there, then we are down 4-0 instead of 1-0.

• I'd rather have a 1-2-3 inning every time but I was fortunate to make some pitches there. I always prided myself in those situations and trying to get out of them. Builds a lot of character.

• Either one of those guys can easily tie the game or put them ahead. You're happy with however you get them out.

• I always prided myself in those situations, trying to get out of them. It builds a lot of character, to pitch yourself into that situation and get yourself out.

• I?m happy, I?m 3-0 and that?s really all that matters. We?re 3-0 in my starts. That?s what it all comes down to, is winning games for your team.

• You just act like your are on fire because there's a guy on third base with less than two outs. I'm just trying to get guys out, man. Especially in a tight game like that.

• Just the situation. It's probably not the greatest thing for me to do, either.

• It's tough. I definitely put every bit of the blame by me. I know I didn't end up with the 'L' beside my name, but it's totally my fault. I can't explain it. I'm quite embarrassed about it.

• I made some bad pitches and it was just one of those deals, I guess. That's what big-league hitters do when you don't executive pitches. They hit them hard. It's a tough lineup over there. It was just one of those things.

• There's got to be some kind of deal you learn from this. I'm definitely going to go home and think hard about it and try to correct whatever it was.

 

Josh Beckett Career Highlights

Regular Season                    
Year Team Lg G/GS W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K
2001 FLA NL 4-Apr 2-Feb 1.5 24 14 9 4 11 24
2002 FLA NL 23/21 7-Jun 4.1 107.2 93 56 49 44 113
2003 FLA NL 24/23 8-Sep 3.04 142 132 54 48 56 152
2004 FLA NL 26/26 9-Sep 3.79 156.2 137 72 66 54 152
2005 FLA NL 29/29 15-8 3.37 178.2 153 75 67 58 166
2006 BOS AL 33/33 16-11 5.01 204.2 191 120 114 74 158
2007 BOS AL 30/30 20-7 3.27 200.2 189 76 73 40 194

 

Playoffs                        
Year Round Team Opp G/GS W-L ERA IP H ER BB K CG
2003 NLDS FLA SFG 1-Jan 0-1 1.29 7 2 1 5 9 0
2003 NLCS FLA CHC 2-Mar Jan-00 3.26 19.1 11 7 2 19 1
2003 WS FLA NYY 2-Feb 1-Jan 1.1 16.1 8 2 5 19 1
2007 ALDS BOS LAA 1-Jan Jan-00 0 9 4 0 0 8 1
2007 ALCS BOS CLE 2-Feb Feb-00 1.17 14 9 3 1 18 0
2007 WS BOS COL 1-Jan Jan-00 1.29 7 6 1 0 9 0

 

 

 

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