Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto were pretty busy Saturday.
First, they were traded from the Red Sox to the Dodgers. Then they all hopped on a plane together to fly to Los Angeles. Later Saturday night, Gonzalez popped a three-run homer in his first at-bat in Dodger blue (see video of that below).
Sometime during all that hubbub, Beckett also found a minute to open a Twitter account — expressly for the reason of thanking the Red Sox fans he was leaving behind.
Beckett greeted the Twitter world just after noon Saturday, announcing he had joined to give a shout-out to Red Sox supporters.
Hey this is josh beckettJust set this up to say thanks to the great fans of #redsox nation I enjoyed the good times we had
— Josh Beckett (@beck19bb) August 25, 2012
He also referenced some of the hiccups he had in his time in Boston.
Even in the tough times I ran into so many wonderful people that were so awesome I'm Greatly appreciative to all of you#redsox nation fans
— Josh Beckett (@beck19bb) August 25, 2012
Gonzalez welcomed Beckett via Twitter, too, just in case anyone doubted that the real No. 19 wasn't behind the new egg avatar claiming to be Beckett.
Welcome Josh Beckett to twitter!@beck19bb
— Adrian Gonzalez (@adriangon28) August 25, 2012
Beckett's account had about 14,300 followers as of Sunday morning. Hey Josh — time to get rid of the egg, OK?
Thumbnail via Twitter/@shredderpunto
Photo of the Day
"This is how to shred, guys." Welcome to L.A., Nick Punto.
Quote of the Day
"I think we recognize that we are not who we want to be right now. We needed to make more than cosmetic changes, so as we look forward to this offseason … [it] required more of a bold move to give us an opportunity to really re-shape the roster, reshape the team."
— Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington breaks down the trade
Tweet of the Day
That's a very good question, "Harv."
The dodgers got Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett?? The Lakers got a Dwight Howard a lil while ago. Wtf is going on in Los Angeles??
— Harv (@loyaltynlove24) August 26, 2012
Video of the Day
To conclude your Red Sox-Dodgers trade-themed Daily Blend, we give you Adrian Gonzalez's hello to Los Angeles.
