Talk:Josh Beckett

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I am VERY impressed. 2007 ALDS stats up within minutes. (1) VERY impressive; (2) get a life? Ah, but seriously, thanks for being right on top of it. After all, *I'm* the one in here looking to see how many consecutive scoreless post-season innings Beckett has. -DKM- 02:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have never heard anyone refer to him as "Big Game Beckett." It's obvious where it comes from, but I haven't heard it used enough to be included. If someone else has, sure, but if not, I'd say delete it. Tithonfury 03:58, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That was my first reaction as well. I had never heard of it outside this one article and removed it. Cottcd 03:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One of his earlier nicknames was Bigdick Beckett,,or in highschool he was known as the "goat felatio king" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.162.88.238 (talk) 19:20, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added that Beckett's nickname was Country but it was erased. If anyone can find sources or evidence that this is true please tell me so I can add it again without any trouble. I got his nickname from a game called MLB Power Pros just look at the baseball cards and choose Josh Beckett and his nickname will show at the top. This is just so people can check. Thanks.--RyRy5 (talk) 01:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is listed on his Baseball Almanac player card but that's the only reference to it that I can find. Camanda (talk) 23:15, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking, one peice of evidence is OK. I will add his nickname(s) again.--RyRy5 (talk) 21:30, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Finally nobody deleted his nicknames. Thanks for your proof.--RyRy5 (talk) 01:36, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should still put the citation in the article or I guarantee someone will delete it. Camanda (talk) 10:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

jacoby ellsbury's article says that he and beckett released charity wines in 2020, named ZinfandEllsbury and Chardon-K, respectively.

i get the first one, but not the second. does beckett have a nickname of "K" or something?

and why isn't the wine thing on this page, but only on ellsbury's? 66.30.47.138 (talk) 06:08, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't the quote by Beckett about the Indian's alleged attempt to distract him fall under inappropriate language by Wikipedia's standards? If that word isn't censored, I guess you can write anything.--Tmudder (talk) 21:50, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:PROFANITY. Camanda (talk) 02:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The highlights of Beckett's career are well accounted for here, but what about some of the lesser-cherished moments? Like at the end of last season (2008), when he had control problems that contributed to the Red Sox loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and their elimination from World Series contention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.84.72.51 (talk) 02:43, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article says he is currently pitches for the Houston Astros. Obviously not a mistake but deliberate falsehood. Also article starts with presentation of awards in a non-standard (poor presentation) format, would somebody ywho knows standard address —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.60.125.230 (talk) 17:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Josh Beckett is linked with the category "Collectors". I don't see anything in his article that mentions what he collects... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.14.168.127 (talk) 15:40, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 01:01, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman 01:01, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the lead and some ref issues to start things off (I had the review almost done until my comp crashed and lost it, so I'll re-do it tomorrow):

• Ref 44 (http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/) is a deadlink
• The sportsillustrated.cnn.com links (5 in all) don't work due to their recent change; fix the links. I wouldn't be against just removing the URLs since the site has been a problem at times.
• Add a quick note about his 14 injury+retirement in the lead. Wizardman 02:38, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Since the above has been fixed, I will do the rest of the article tomorrow (had planned to do it tonight but somehow the day got by me) Wizardman 04:44, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here's some more issues, through Marlins

• With the first para of early life, I can't tell of the growth spurt was the reason for his return to the team, the higher GPA, or a mix of both (it reads like the latter, but i'm not sure if that's the intent). A rewording may be helpful here.
• "In his senior season, Beckett, by this point nicknamed "Kid Heat,"[1] and was named the High School player of the year by USA Today." either it's missing a word somewhere or the and should be removed.
• Quotes need to be cited; add one for Avila's quote.
• Not sure if the signing subsection is needed; it could be combined with the minors.
• "but he eventually signed on August 28, 1999 to a four-year $7 million contract, that " rm comma before that
• "was the youngest opening day starter in the teams history." team's
• "His next start, in game one of the 2003 NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs did not go well " comma after Cubs
• Not sure if having the Steve Bartman sentence is useful for Beckett's article since he didn't play in game six.
• You note two performances en route to a World Series MVP, but only mention one, plus the Rodriguez sentence feels a bit tacked on, not flowing with the rest of the section. That paragraph could use rewording.
• "Coming off his World Series heroics," this part's not needed.
• You use both post-season and post season. Keep consistent (and i think both are wrong anyway, isn't it postseason?)
• "He made his 100th career start on September 8 against the Washington Nationals" While fine, to me this doesn't feel like it adds much of anything to the article, just feeling thrown in. If important, perhaps find a stronger reference for that.
• (Jumping down to the bottom of the article here) combine the retirement and consideration sentences; can't have one-sentence paragraphs.

I'm finding a lot of little stuff so it's taking me a bit longer to get through the article. Will continue work on it tomorrow. Wizardman 04:29, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And here's the comments for the rest of the article:

• "In a deal that was made official on Thanksgiving Day, 2005," comma not needed after day
• "On July 18, 2006," given that the previous two sentences note the year it's not really needed here.
• "before turning in a masterful game five where he struck out" again, be careful of the journalese; rm masterful and reword. There's a few spots like this in the Red Sox section that will need tweaking, actually.
• " On September 16, he recorded his 1000th" 1,000th

I'll put the article on hold and will pass it when the remaining issues are fixed. Wizardman 04:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think I got everything. Let me know if there is anything else or if I missed anything. Spanneraol (talk) 15:07, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Everything looks good after a read-through, so I'll pass the article. Wizardman 04:57, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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