The Kids are Alright
Thank you Theo Epstein for not trading away Ellsbury or Pedroia because these are two of the most exciting players on the team right now. The dynamic duo of Jacoby and Dustin was a combined 7 for 10 this evening with 4 runs and 3 RBI. Pedroia hit three doubles and stole a base, but was overshadowed (slightly) by Ellsbury. Jacoby had his first multi-homer game with two solo shots and a flawlessly executed drag bunt single. As for the Manny 500 HR watch, he’ll sit at 496 for a little bit longer thanks to an amazing catch by Vlad in the 5th.
Josh Beckett was a late scratch with a sore neck and it would be an omen of the pitching performances yet to come. The game featured 13 runs scored, 27 hits, 5 home runs and an amazing 312 pitches. I think it goes without saying that this was no pitcher’s duel.
Tags: dustin pedroia, jacoby ellsbury
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I realize the photo is a little screwed up and need to address it in the theme. The default image size is just too small for my tastes and I need to look in to making it bigger.