Sports heroes can come in all different shapes and sizes and Dustin Pedrioa(the 2008 American League award winner )has proven that.
Standing in at 5'9 and 180 pounds he definitely has turned heads in a sport dominated by Goliaths and has gave us all a false sense of hope that the average man can play profesional sports and be good at it. Even though for most of us its obviously not true, its nice to have that thought run across our heads.
A breakdown of his stats in 2008:
He hit an average of .326(second best in AL),
17 home runs
83 runs batted in
Led AL with 118 runs scored
He also led in double(54),
Led the AL in runs scored(118)
Made 6 errors at second base in 773 plays(.992 avg)
213 hits(tied for most in the league)
3rd player ever to win the MVP award a year after winning Rookie of the Year award(Cal Ripken Jr. and Ryan Howard are the other two)
But wait there's more. He hit leadoff, second, and even cleanup for a team that had David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis and was the main reason they made it to the ALCS in 2008.
Not only did Pedroia take home the 2008 MVP trophy but he is also the 2008 Silver Slugger winner and Gold Glove winner
So my question is...When does the Dustin Pedroia Fathead come out? I'll have plenty of wall space for it
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