Could it possibly be his nail bitting that helps contribute to the blister problem? If the blister is near the tip of the finger then this could possibly be the culprit. The friction of the ball against the skin surface of the tip of the finger and the tip of the finger rubbing against the tip of the nail could possibly cause blisters to form.

Now we are getting somewhere. This is the kind of post I expected to see in here - not some speculation as to who is getting called up.

 

I want to know what keeps giving Beckett his blister and where it is. If it is on the end of his finger - and he bites it - then he is essentially removing his own callus. Or creating sensitive skin that will only get agitated by pitching.

 

This is a problem that creams wont solve. The skin has to harden and get used to the wear and tear. The body is so designed as to aclimate itself to how its being used. Beckett is doing this to himself and I think MizzezBeckett21 got it right.

This is a problem that creams wont solve. The skin has to harden and get used to the wear and tear. The body is so designed as to aclimate itself to how its being used. Beckett is doing this to himself

you know this how?

Damn this Blister Problem again.

 

s*** Josh, go see a dermatologist.

 

One less pitcher to go.

 

I think the Marlins will be bring up AJ when its Josh's turn to pitch. He could replace Josh, if Beckett cant pitch.

Could it possibly be his nail bitting that helps contribute to the blister problem? If the blister is near the tip of the finger then this could possibly be the culprit. The friction of the ball against the skin surface of the tip of the finger and the tip of the finger rubbing against the tip of the nail could possibly cause blisters to form.

I'm not so sure, because I've always been biting my nails since I was a little kid and I haven't had any blister problems towards the top of my fingers, even when I used to pitch occassionally. That could however be part of the culprit. In that case why doesn't he get some of that stuff that you put on your finger nails so that it hurts your tongue and you don't bite them? Or maybe Leeann needs to hold out until he decides to stop having blisters.

look at it this way:

 

we're not really losing anything, cuz he's being replaced by Aj, and with the slump josh has been in, AJ can't be much worse

All this MEANS is Phelps will stay in the rotation. Instead of being replaced by Burnett...so really Phelps is replacing Beckett while Burnett is replacing Oliver. Phelps will likely be moved back to the PEN when Beckett is ready to come back.

This is a problem that creams wont solve. The skin has to harden and get used to the wear and tear. The body is so designed as to aclimate itself to how its being used. Beckett is doing this to himself

you know this how? Know what exactly?

"Boog" Sciambi has mentioned on the postgame show that the Marlins have placed Beckett on the D.L.. The Marlins will make a call-up before tomorrow's game.

 

 

Who's getting called up?

 

 

They haven't decided yet, or at least they haven't announced it..

Ben Howard is getting the call from AAA Albequerque

I read in the ESPN article that Beckett feels that he shouldn't be placed on the DL immediately especially with 6 days in between starts this time, but I say it's better to be safe than sorry with this kind of situation. Need to get it fixed or else same thing will happen that happened a couple years ago.

This is a problem that creams wont solve. The skin has to harden and get used to the wear and tear. The body is so designed as to aclimate itself to how its being used. Beckett is doing this to himself

you know this how? He's right. Ask anyone who's been pushing paper for more than a year if they get papercuts.

Nolan Ryan early in his career used to have the same problem with blisters, so did former fish Al Leiter. I know Ryan used the brine from pickles to toughen his skin and have wondered why this hasn't been used with Josh. To a certain degree they're similiar pitchers, especially at this stage in their respective careers.

Nolan Ryan early in his career used to have the same problem with blisters, so did former fish Al Leiter. I know Ryan used the brine from pickles to toughen his skin and have wondered why this hasn't been used with Josh. To a certain degree they're similiar pitchers, especially at this stage in their respective careers.

Pickle won't work on certain people because of their skin. Josh needs to play a guitar, piano, or type during the offseason to keep his fingers stiff and blister free.

Josh did try pickle juice. He tried sticking his hands in rice too.

Or maybe Leeann needs to hold out until he decides to stop having blisters.

LMAO!

Or maybe Leeann needs to hold out until he decides to stop having blisters.

LMAO! If Josh had any luck, Leeann would be the one with blisters. :whistle

Or maybe Leeann needs to hold out until he decides to stop having blisters.

LMAO! If Josh had any luck, Leeann would be the one with blisters. :whistle :o

since this is josh-related topic i figured i'd post this here. i was leaving the game today and was on my way back to my car and there was a long line of slow-moving cars headed towards the turnpike. i was walking alongside them and then i come up on this new bmw with temporary tags. so walk in front of it to get to the other side of the street, i look up for a second and it's beckett. it was pretty cool. he was looking right at me so all i could do was smile and keep going.