"The Red Sox' long and arduous search for a starting pitcher is finished, Erik Bedard is on his way to Fenway Park, and now begins an even more daunting task: finding someone who believes Bedard is a good fit in Boston.

It was two minutes before the trade deadline Sunday when Theo Epstein acquired Bedard from Seattle, and it was about two minutes after the deadline that we began to wonder why. Maybe Theo couldn't coax Matt Young out of retirement. Maybe the Sox decided John Lackey needed another ornery 32-year-old out of the AL West to keep him company. Or maybe they were so desperate for a starter to replace Clay Buchholz that they settled for a square peg and will try to jam him into a round hole.

Bedard is a hard-throwing left-hander with the proverbial good stuff, but when you take a look at the complete package, it's obvious he belongs in Boston about as much as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie belongs on an Abercrombie & Fitch billboard.

Bedard doesn't like the media. He doesn't like crowds. He doesn't like attention. He doesn't like day games. Some people wonder if he even likes baseball.

His disdain for the press is legendary. Once Bedard supposedly told the assembled media that he would answer five questions. When a reporter asked if he was serious, Bedard responded, "That's one." He allegedly answered four more before walking away.

In attempt to get some answers from the enigmatic pitcher, ESPN The Magazine solicited the help of Bedard's teammates in Baltimore. Aubrey Huff asked the first question, which was, "Why do you hate the media?"

Bedard's answer: "I'm not going to answer that one. That just stirs up stuff and leads to more questions."

Oh, there are lots of questions waiting for Bedard when he gets to Boston. Such as: How come you never pitch after July 31?

Bedard has been on the disabled list 10 times in his career and hasn't made a start in August or September in four years. In case you haven't noticed, it's August, and the Sox need him to pitch in big games down the stretch."