Beckett's front (not back) may be the problem

It looks like Josh Beckett adopted Curt Schilling's off-season work out program and now he is paying the price. Last Spring Schilling showed up at Fort Meyers overweight and later admitted he had spent more time building his new video game company than getting in shape for the last year of his contract. The result for Schilling was an injury riddled 2007 season that now has spilled into the 2008 season.

Josh Beckett recently joined Schilling on the diabled list with a back injury. Known as a workout warrior and someone the Red Sox trust to set the standard for their younger Pitchers, Beckett came into camp with a few extra barbeque ribs around his belt. Supposedly the added weight was to improve his stamina throughout the season but most likely it has led to his strained back. The bad news for the Red Sox is that Beckett is likely to open the seaosn on the disabled list. The good news is that it is a very, very long season and Josh Beckett's back injury has not led to any arm problems as of yet.