Dustin Pedroia

[Jager]

Anyone that has watched Pedroia this year knows how good of a player he has been. I think he has to be the big favorite for Rookie Of The Year, and if anyone else wins that he's getting jobbed. Apparently it's now coming out that he played the final month and a half of the season with a broken bone in his left hand. http://http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071110&content_id=2297892&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

Pedroia hit .317 in the regular season, and play GG calibur 2nd base. That .317 BA was the highest ever by a rookie 2nd baseman. Plus, he drove in 10 Runs in his 14 playoff games. Not bad for a rookie.

[hellborn]

Smudge is a tough dude!
I like the guy more and more.

[efin98]

He deserves the utmost respect and admiration for playing so well despite the pain.

If it had been known during the playoffs that he was injured would he have been named the MVP of the World Series instead of Mike Lowell? He had arguably as big of an impact on the series and put up some decent numbers to back up the claim to the award...

[AutographCollector]

http://http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071110&content_id=2297892&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos


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How did he break his hand?

[Williamsburg2599]

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How did he break his hand?
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[Jager]

How did he break his hand?



He said he wasn't sure how or when it happened, but it's the Hamite (sp?) bone in his left hand. It serves no purpose really, so they just take it out. Last season when Wily Mo missed a couple months it was because of that. Ortiz had it removed earlier in his career. That's the best part, is that they just remove the bone, so (knock on wood) we should have to worry about his hand for next year.

[Senor Octobre]

Dustin wins the AL ROY!!!! A no-brainer IMHO

[Williamsburg2599]

Dustin wins the AL ROY!!!! A no-brainer IMHO

Hooray!:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/11/pedroia_wins_ro.html

[Dogdaze]

Dustin wins the AL ROY!!!! A no-brainer IMHO

Congratulations Dustin, well deserved, and I agree a no-brainer! :applaud:

[NightHawks2007]

Thank God we stuck with him after a .182 April. Dusty is my favorite player for a reason. Nobody in the AL deserved the award more than he does.

[Dirt Dog]

Congrats! :highfive:


2007 AL ROY Voting (Total Pts)
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox = 132
Delmon Young, D-Rays = 56
Brian Bannister, Royals = 36
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox = 12
Reggie Willits, Angels = 11
Hideki Okajima, Red Sox = 3
Josh Fields, White Sox = 1
Joakim Soria, Royals = 1

Red Sox - ROY Winners
Walt Dropo - 1950
Don Schwall - 1961
Carlton Fisk - 1972
Fred Lynn - 1975
Nomar Garciaparra - 1997
Dustin Pedroia - 2007

Being a former second-baseman, I really watch those who play that position more than any other positon, and given his hard-nosed, dirt dog style of play, he's become my favorite position player.

[ColbyPants]

He deserves it. Congratulations to him.

TomC

[DickZ]

Congrats! :highfive:

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Red Sox - ROY Winners
Walt Dropo - 1950
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Gee, I remember Walt Dropo - like it was yesterday. That's scary.

[hellborn]

Gee, I remember Walt Dropo - like it was yesterday. That's scary.

Where were you when you heard that Harry Agganis had died?

[DickZ]

Where were you when you heard that Harry Agganis had died?
I don't remember where I was, but I sure remember the incident. For all you folks who weren't blessed to know about Harry Agganis, imagine a Tony Conigliaro situation where your blossoming young star doesn't get hit in the eye with a ball, but rather keels over and dies from a blocked artery. That was in the 1955 season when he was only 26 years old.