Pedroia saves the day

Posted on June 25, 2010
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Yes, it could have been another monumental collapse by Jonathan Papelbon. Only one night after blowing a save in a game that would have given sure-shot Cy Young candidate Ubaldo Jimenez only his second loss of the year, Paps was on his way to becoming the losing pitcher yet again.

Dustin Pedroia had other ideas in the top of the 10th inning.

“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.” – Yoda

With one swing of the bat he gave the Red Sox the lead and Papelbon wasn’t about to let it slip away again as the Sox held on 13-11 in 10 innings.

A few weeks ago Pedroia was yelling at reporters about his knee not bothering him and that laser shows were about to begin. I think we’re finally seeing the results (as if his 5-5 night with 3 homeruns wasn’t proof enough) as he has put up monster numbers over the past 13 games: .500/.550/.865/1.415.