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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:50:08 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 20m One cruel aspect of the way it ended for Dustin Pedroia: He ended 2017 as a .300 hitter in exactly 6,000 at-bats. He then went 3-for-31 in nine games between 2018 and 2019 to finish with a .299 career average.
Red Sox will live stream Dustin Pedroia's retirement press conference at 1:30 pm ET on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Sam Kennedy, Chaim Bloom, Brian O'Halloran and Alex Cora will also be available.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:50:50 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 7m Alex Cora pays tribute to Dustin Pedroia on Instagram.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:51:58 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 37m Dustin Pedroia, one of the most impactful players in #RedSox history
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:53:57 GMT -5
Tony Massarotti @tonymassarotti · 47m Red Sox drew a lot of criticism when they made this draft pick years ago. Boy did they - or, more specifically, he - proves us wrong.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:55:05 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 20m By the way... there's always been curiosity about whether there was any room for the Sox to maneuver with Pedroia's contract. The answer has always -- and appropriately -- been no.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:55:59 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 28m Can't help but think back to a conversation I had with Pedroia five years ago about the dangers of playing 2B. He knew his career could be jeopardized by the most vulnerable position outside of catcher. He accepted that.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 11:58:33 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 2m Terry Francona, Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon and others weigh in on Dustin Pedroia’s retirement.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:02:37 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 3m
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:05:01 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 1h During his 10-year stretch from 2007-16, Dustin Pedroia’s 50.6 WAR (Baseball-Reference) ranked 6th in the majors behind Canó (57.6), Beltré (56.2), Pujols (55.3), Miggy (54.8), and Kershaw (53.9). He finished in the top 10 in MVP voting in 2008 (1st), 2011 (9th), and 2013 (7th).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:34:12 GMT -5
@pgammo My favorite Dustin Pedroia: We entered back gate to Coor's before 2007 WS G3. I had credential. Pedey did not. Guard wouldn't believe he played. "Why don't you to the locker room," Pedroia replied, "and ask Jeff Francis ?" Pedroia had led off 1st inning, G1,w/ HR off Francis.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:34:37 GMT -5
@joonlee In 2010, when David Ortiz was hitting .149 and people were calling him washed and that he should retire, Pedroia jumped to his defense
"Couple years ago, I had 60 at-bats, I was hitting .170 and everyone was ready to kill me too. What happened?"
"Laser Show."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:35:08 GMT -5
@joeymachockey Pedroia used only two gloves his entire big league career. That's 1,512 games with only two mitts.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Feb 1, 2021 12:37:57 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 33m In the end, the totality of career will be what's remembered and batting average isn't such a thing.
But Pedroia would have retired a career .300 hitter if not for hobbling around and going 2 for 20 in 2019.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Feb 1, 2021 13:24:36 GMT -5
Rob Bradford @bradfo · 30m Just talked to David Ortiz about Pedroia retirement: 'He showed the whole planet it wasn't about height, it was about balls ... If I had to pick one player to pay to watch it was Dustin Pedroia' I was just about to post something similar. Baseball will remain popular because you can play without any particular athletic talent. I played with one 2B that, imo, had very little talent. But he missed nothing. Made every play that he could reach. Ran down the RF line so well that he was almost like a 4th OF. Never missed taking any extra base. I didn't even like the guy, but the dude never made a mistake. Any, I digress. Kudos to Pedey. I was pondering his chances for the HOF the same day Machado kicked out his knee.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Feb 1, 2021 13:35:43 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 1h During his 10-year stretch from 2007-16, Dustin Pedroia’s 50.6 WAR (Baseball-Reference) ranked 6th in the majors behind Canó (57.6), Beltré (56.2), Pujols (55.3), Miggy (54.8), and Kershaw (53.9). He finished in the top 10 in MVP voting in 2008 (1st), 2011 (9th), and 2013 (7th). He could've done it. Any player could collapse at any time, but he was still maybe a 3.5 WAR player. 3 years of that would've given him 60 WAR. Combine that with a ROY, MVP, and what likely would've been 4 WS rings, I'm thinking he had a good chance at the HOF. I'll be interested in seeing hw many votes he gets. Torii Hunter had a slightly lower career bWAR, and his bWAR/650 was 3.5, against Pedey's 5.0. If Hunter got 9.5%, Pedey should surely exceed 10%.
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