Boston Red Sox
| Recommended 
Inside The Game: Pedroia's aggressiveness costs the Sox
07:36 AM EDT on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia is the type of player who always feels he can make a play, even if it’s not possible.
That aggressiveness and confidence came back to bite Pedroia and the Sox in the ninth inning.
Boston was one run down, 7-6, and the Orioles had a runner at first with none out. Melvin Mora hit a soft roller to shortstop. Alex Cora charged it and made a quick feed to Pedroia.
Pedroia was thinking “two” when he should have just gotten the one out on this play. He tried to be too quick with his hands, knowing his only chance for a double play — and it was a slim one, at best — was to make the fastest relay he could.
In trying to do so, Pedroia took his eyes off the ball and just plain dropped the ball for an error, giving the Orioles first and second with none out. That error led to three runs and a 10-6 Baltimore advantage. Game over.
|
More top stories
Red Sox call PawSox manager Johnson up
As free agency begins, Nick Green doesn’t expect to be back with Red Sox
Most Viewed Yesterday
CCRI is spread too thin to train 21st-century work force, report finds
Agent: Bay in contact with other clubs, but still prefers Boston
PC Friars open with a 96-53 blowout of Bryant
Most active surveys
Did Bill Belichick make the right call on fourth-and-2?
What’s your customer service experience been like while shopping recently?
Do you agree that Marshon Brooks is destined for stardom at PC?
Will the Patriots end the Colts' chances of a perfect season?
Most e-mailed in the last 24 hours
Reader Reaction
You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register Now!
You are logged in as screenname | Log Out
You are logged in, but do not have a "screen" name. Create a Screen Name