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Derek Lowe: ‘I’m playing [golf] tomorrow’ 05.10.12 at 11:50 pm ET
By Rob Bradford

Derek Lowe allowed two runs over six innings in picking up the win Thursday night. (AP)

Derek Lowe can feel Josh Beckett’s pain.

“Oh, I’ve been there,” the Indians starter said following his team’s 8-3 win over the Red Sox Thursday night at Fenway Park.

“I was telling a couple of guys, I remember in ’01, I was closing. I blew a three-run game in like literally 30 seconds and it happened to be they gave out my posters that day. Well, they turned into airplanes really fast. There was a 10-minute delay. They stopped the game. The whole nine yards. I sat in the clubhouse until 2 o’clock and I’d stick my head out to see if I could leave yet, and they would still be standing there saying, ‘I see you in there!’ Yeah, so no, I’ve seen worse. It’s happened to me.

“When you play here, you understand that’s part of it. If you go out there and probably don’t pitch the way you would like, they’re going to let you know about it.”

The former Red Sox pitcher’s reaction was in regard to questions about Beckett’s current state, which most recently included a 2 1/3-inning, seven-run outing. This comes, of course, after a day of controversy following news the Sox’ starter had golfed on the day after it was announced he was scratched from his May 5 start.

“I’m not going to get into that. I don’t play for that team,” Lowe said. “I have no idea what’s going on with that situation. But I do golf. Yes, I do golf. I’m playing tomorrow.”

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  • tardtok

    Think the Red Sux could use Lowe and Masterson? Only Lester has matched the # of innings that Masterson and Lowe have pitched. Here is a comparison of some vital stats.
                                         IP             WHIP                              ERA                     BAA
    LESTER(1-3)                 42.0            1.36                                4.29                      .250
    LOWE(5-1)                    43.2            1.51                                2.47                      .303
    MASTERSON(1-2)         42.1            1.56                                4.89                      .256

  • Gregory-usa

    Never understood why they got rid of Lowe anyways. Always liked him never got rattled like Lester does. Last pitcher I remember who let the umps decide how he was going to perform that day with iffy calling was oil can Boyd. Lester has to man up they all do this team is not this bad it’s almost like there tanking to get valentine sacked. I don’t love the guy but he is a good coach.

  • kenmax

    there all aholes, hey lowe, ,you jdiot, he claimed his back was sore, that is why he missed a start, IQ lowe’s i about 2 like most baseball players.

  • WaKe-uP!!!

    What the hell are you trying to say? Grammar is definitely lacking in your repertoire huh? Anyways, this team is garbage I sense no sense of urgency on that team. Outside of the Petey and Papi, not to mention pitching staff is horrendous. This team has some serious issues that seem to be more than just on he surface.

  • Set the record straight

    Really?  Lowe was an absolute whack job when he pitched for us…..  don’t know if you are old enough to remember but any real Sox fan will recall this.

  • bravo5150

    Derek was a free agent, he left…

  • Tom

    Sort of like punctuation, spelling, and typing are lacking in yours! 

  • Anonymous

    I’m golfing today.

  • Mflynn03

    It ‘s not really about the golfing part ( ok, yes it was)… but really about a guy who is arrogant and selfish, and not really getting it about being a team player….You know the other guys…on the roster.. and field…

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