How Josh Beckett and the Star Trek films mirror each other

Josh Beckett’s tenure with the Red Sox is in sync with the quality of the Star Trek movies. Don’t believe me? Don’t understand me?Follow along… it is logical.Josh Beckett’s first season in Boston (2006)mirrored Star Trek: The Motion PictureBoth were eagerly anticipated by fans:Red Sox fans were getting the 2003 World Series MVP who conquered the Yankees.Star Trek fans were getting to return to

Thank you Hideki Okajima

The Red Sox non tendered Hideki Okajima the other day, thus ending his 4 year run in Boston. It was probably time. He had a mediocre 2010 and pitchers in their mid 30s tend to not improve over the years.But before he goes off (and as a left handed reliever will inevitably find work) I ask my fellow Red Sox fans to tip their hats to him.Remember this was the guy who was basically supposed to be

Give the Rockies credit... they give their fans players to cling to

You are going to hear a lot of mixed opinions about Troy Tulowitzki's long term contract extension with the Rockies.Jeff Passan has already chimed in on Yahoo. The panel on MLB Network is split on it. (John Hart pointed out what a no brainer Grady Sizemore's super stardom looked like.) And more will come down the pike.And yes people are pointing to the Rockies rotten contracts for Mike Hampton

Once again, I feel badly for Cleveland

Cliff Lee was the Cy Young winner for Cleveland in 2008.Cliff Lee was the post season pitching stud for Philadelphia in 2009.Cliff Lee has pitched the Rangers into the ALCS with a dominating performance against the Rays this year.You can't ask for more from him... but could you imagine if the Cliff Lee of '08, '09 and '10 was even 75% there in '07?The Indians nearly made it to the World Series