I'll tell you what, Bill. Looking back at it now as this fog is beginning to thin a bit...Beckett may have just done the Angels the biggest favor anyone could have done for them. A way to let it all go and let go of pent up anger and emotions. That whole thing rolled through the stadium like a 6.5 earthquake...and then there were the aftershocks. Everyone who was an Angels fan or staff member or (especially) player NEEDED to let go of all that had been buliding since 12:20AM Friday morning.
I have never seen Mike so angry for such a long period of time. I truly feel Country Joe saw this and was content to let that second wave of bench-clearing to occur. He never stands for that!
The feeling in that stadium was something I've never experienced before. It was a full house filled with emotions from both Angels and Sox fans. It was ROCKIN'!
Suspensions, etc. aside the Angels got the win and took the series. It was a necessary victory for all in Anaheim red.
The best thing that could have happened is that now the team is on the road for 7 days. I am sure there will be bonding unlike anyone on that team has ever seen before. We'll see how these next few weeks play out.
The Angels may very well be giving Beckett a big "thank you" next time they see him.
A very classy way of looking at it, but coming from YOU that doesn't surprise me!
What really irked me about the Beckett-Abreau thing is the fact that Beckett has been the most outraged, from the dugout, when Joba throws at Youkilis' head. Either Beckett is the biggest hypocrite out there, or Abreau was somehow involved in the Joba-Youk ongoing soap opera.
EITHER WAY, there is NO excuse for what Beckett did on Sunday.
I was proud of my team on Friday night for showing Nick and the Angels their due respect. But then Beckett goes out there two days later and pulls that crap on a team going through all kinds of emotional hell....... I don't mind telling you, I was very uncomfortable as a Red Sox fan on Sunday afternoon.
