Josh Beckett pitches to Kosuke Fukudome -- in 1997

[1908]

Over ten years ago, a Texas High School flamethrower named Josh Beckett pitched for the semi-pro Reno Astros (then in Houston) in the 1997 Grand Forks International Tournament. Beckett was on loan from another Texas team for the tourney.

 

In the tournament, Reno played a Japanese National Team and Kosuke Fukudome was a member of that squad. Let’s watch Josh Beckett pitch to Kosuke Fukudome …

http://homerderby.com/archives/1776

 

Fun stuff.

[rawaction]

Beckett was afraid.

[Soul]

Beckett said he was squeezed on a few of those pitches? Which ones? Looked like he was struggling to find the plate.

[pitchcs]

Haha, boring.

[Post Count Padder]

Pretty sweet.

[cbbryan]

Well, if you like watching Fukudome taking a walk then that's the video for you.

[RedFlash]

What I found funny was Josh Beckett (and the Reno Astros) thought Fukudome was arrogant, and yet Josh Beckett showed up to the tourney wearing a Leatherman's Jacket with the word "Phenom" on it? Man, talk about the pot calling the kettle black (or whoever that sayign goes).

 

But it was a pretty solid video of their first encounters.

[DenverCubs]

"Even though the Cubs play the American League East this season, for some reason the Chicago Cubs don’t play the Boston Red Sox. Or the New York Yankees. Do you think MLB wants the Cubs to make the playoffs again this season, or what?"

I love this. We get what, 3 inter-league series outside of Chicago, and we don't play the Red Sox or Yankee's, so we're basically cheating.

Our schedule does look pretty good, but still...