Publicly at least, Josh Beckett is taking the Red Sox’s decision to ban alcohol from the clubhouse and team flights in stride.
“I don’t get paid to make those decisions,” Beckett told WEEI.com. “It doesn’t matter to me.”
David Ortiz had a similar response a day earlier on Saturday.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said. “We’re not here to drink; we’re here to play baseball. This ain’t no bar.”
Beckett was viewed as the ringleader in the Red Sox clubhouse drinking that led to the offseason controversy and this spring’s ban. Nineteen of the 30 major league clubs are believed to have clubhouse alcohol bans in effect.
