Isn't anyone else concerned by Tom's use of the word 'dreamy'? Sent from Larry's iPhone
On Dec 3, 2008, at 1:45 PM, "Tom Salemi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
