Pedroia the DestROY-ah by Jared Carrabis
Dustin Pedroia Wins Rookie Of The Year

The news finally arrived, the announcement that Red Sox Nation has been waiting for since June. Dustin Pedroia is the American League Rookie of the Year. Was there ever any doubt that Pedroia would cap off his first and quite possibly his most memorable season of his life with the title “Rookie of the Year”? This kid put on a Red Sox uniform and defied all the odds and proved everyone wrong. Among those admitted to being proved wrong was the Boston Globe’s own Dan Shaughnessy who did not believe Pedroia had what it takes to play in the big leagues.


Dustin Pedroia became the first member of the Red Sox to become Rookie of the Year since Nomar Garciaparra received the honor back in 1997 and we all know what he went on to become for this franchise. Pedroia became the American League Rookie of the Year in convincing fashion by earning 24 of the 28 first-place votes. What separated this feisty little second baseman from all the rest? The real question is what didn’t?


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Published on November 12, 2007 See Comment(s)

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