Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett Trivia
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Trivia
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Josh is known for his hot temper.
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Josh played for Florida in 2001-2005.
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In 2002 he made 17 strikeouts, a Marlins franchise record.
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In 2001 Josh Beckett was named the Marlins Rookie of the Year.
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Josh has a brother named Jessie. His parents are named John and Lynn.
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Josh went to Blinn Junior College.
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Other positions Josh played were outfielder and fist baseman.
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Josh's idols were Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens.
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Beckett's first start of his career was in Houston, Texas on September 4th, 2001.
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Josh was the World Series MVP in 2003.
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In 2006, Josh became the first Boston pitcher to hit a homer since the advent of the Designated Hitter.
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Josh once stuffed 30 pieces of bubble gum into his mouth at the same time.
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Josh owns more than 10,000 baseball cards.
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Josh became the fourth hurler in baseball history to eliminate the New York Yankees at Yankee stadium with a complete-game effort.
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Josh's complete-game, two-hitter in Game Five against the Chicago Cubs in the 2003 playoffs was just the fourth such performance in NLCS history.
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Josh originally wore #61 with the Marlins. He wanted No. 19, but Mike Lowell already had it, so Josh went the upside-down version of his first choice.
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Quotes
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Josh: That's what [Curt] Schilling was saying. That's what good pitchers do. They get through seven innings. I was lucky that I made some pitches when I needed to and got great defense.
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Josh: 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.
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Josh: If I don't make it to the big leagues, nobody's going to remember I threw a no-hitter in Double-A.
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Josh: 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.
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