Boston’s bats are awake!

Posted on May 3, 2010
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Tonight the Sox hammered out 20 hits, drew 6 walks, and scored 17 runs. Clay Buchholz and Scott Schoeneweis‘ struggles on the mound proved inconsequential as the team cruised to victory.

What better to follow up a win with than a little inspirational speech? Rob Bradford reports on WEEI that Dustin Pedroia gave just that after the game:

“To the fans of New England,

Everybody can be (expletive) happy when you’re (expletive) 30-and-1, but what is everybody going to do when we’re 12-and-14. Are you going to show up to work the next day and write an (expletive) story. Hell no. You’re going to write the best story of your life. We’re going to try and play the best (expletive) game of our life tomorrow. That’s what you’ve got to do when you’re 12-and-14. Don’t put your head down and mope. Grind it out. You believe. That’s what we’re built on.”

I love Dustin Pedroia. I love that he never gives up and I love that he sticks up for his teammates. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s a Gold Glover with a (after tonight’s game) .876 OPS and 6 HR. Of all the players on the team, I can honestly say he is tops on the list of guys that I’m not worried about “playing the best *bleeping* games of their life.” Fortunately there will be no worrying or complaining of any kind from me tonight with the Sox, Bruins, and Celtics all picking up wins.

High points in tonight’s victory:
Adrian Beltre‘s first HR of 2010
JD Drew goes 4-5 with 3 RBI
Mike Lowell goes 4-4 with 4 RBI and a walk
Clay Buchholz picks off Torii Hunter
Victor Martinez throws out 2 runners with decent speed (Hunter and Maicer Izturis)
Every member of the starting 9 had a hit, with 7 guys having multiple hits

It was talked about quite a bit on NESN tonight that the team had one of their closed door/player only meetings earlier today. I always find it intriguing to watch how a team plays after these pow-wows and tonight the Red Sox offensively dominated. More meetings? Yes please.

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