I love the phrase "smart month e by the Sox". We waited so many years to say it. It beats "What?!". As in,
Radio: "They traded Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson.". Me: "What?!" On 12/3/08, Matt & Olga McSorley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good for the MVP Little Big Man. And smart move by the Sox. > > -- Matt > > --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Tom Salemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Tom Salemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Pedroia Deal > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 1:45 PM > > > > No, they didn't trade him. > > I like the signing. Good move. > > Am I wrong in suggesting that Pedroia is our own little Jeter, sans the > dreamy eyes. > > > > > Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension > > By Peter Gammons > ESPN.com > (Archive) > > > > > > > Updated: December 3, 2008, 12:46 PM ET > > Comment > Email > Print > > > > The Red Sox wasted no time locking up American League MVP Dustin Pedroia > with a six-year, $40.5 million contract, with an option for 2015, that takes > them through three arbitration and two free-agent seasons. > > > > Pedroia > > It is one of the four biggest non-arbitration deals ever, along with the > contracts given to Hanley Ramirez, David Wright and Ryan Braun. > Generously listed at 5-foot-9, Pedroia has quickly piled up a huge stack of > hardware. Besides being named the AL's MVP, he also won a Gold Glove and a > Silver Slugger this offseason. He was the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year and > capped off that season with a World Series ring. > Pedroia led the AL in hits, runs and doubles in helping the Red Sox win the > wild-card berth. He batted .326 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs and also stole > 20 bases. > The deal demonstrated how much the Red Sox value Pedroia's production, > energy and leadership at a middle-of-the-field position. > That it got done this quickly shows how much Pedroia loves playing in > Boston, and that he prefers playing to dickering over arbitration and > free-agent dollars. His favorite phrase is "it's all about winning." > And he means it. > Peter Gammons covers Major League Baseball for ESPN. Information from The > Associated Press was used in this report. > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Check out my Geek Haiku: www.geekhaiku.net I twitter daily but I have no followers do I make a sound? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
