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2008 9 4 Walt Perkins Sports Commentary

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Play from 0:00[0:00] ..." a show of hands how many members of Red Sox Nation miss Manny Ramirez's Wednesday. While while. Either of the -- under armed deodorant isn't working very well or the answer is virtually no one. -- Dustin Pedroia leading a cadre of clean up hitters for Terry Francona if you miss the most on motivated superstar new England sports history. Besides the fact that Pedroia is leading the American League in hitting and is hoping the old horse tied at 618 clip over the past eight games. He wants the plate he wants to be in the lineup every day. He wants to hustle and stretch a single into a double adding a little sleight of hand in the process to evade attack. And give me eight Dustin Pedroia is that my team beat your team. Nine times out of ten. Only two originally players have won the rookie of the year and then followed that up with the league's most valuable player in their second season cal Ripken and Ryan Howard don't be surprised if Dustin Pedroia. Makes -- three. I'm Walt Perkins WBZ sports."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Let's see a show of hands how many members of Red Sox Nation miss Manny Ramirez's Wednesday. While while. Either of the -- under armed deodorant isn't working very well or the answer is virtually no one. -- Dustin Pedroia leading a cadre of clean up hitters for Terry Francona if you miss the most on motivated superstar new England sports history. Besides the fact that Pedroia is leading the American League in hitting and is hoping the old horse tied at 618 clip over the past eight games. He wants the plate he wants to be in the lineup every day. He wants to hustle and stretch a single into a double adding a little sleight of hand in the process to evade attack. And give me eight Dustin Pedroia is that my team beat your team. Nine times out of ten. Only two originally players have won the rookie of the year and then followed that up with the league's most valuable player in their second season cal Ripken and Ryan Howard don't be surprised if Dustin Pedroia. Makes -- three. I'm Walt Perkins WBZ sports."

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[0:47]..." Red Sox spark plug was in the first round pick in the Major League Baseball -- on the second round even then people -- he was too small and would never make it. Well Maggette did becoming the tenth -- most valuable player in history only the fourth second baseman in the American League to ever win the MVP Award. Joining Nellie fox who won -- 1959 he played for the White -- Joe Gordon of the Yankees in 1942. Hall of Famer Charlie younger of the Tigers and 1937. Pedroia easily beat out runner up Justin Morneau and Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox finished third. Many Red Sox fans will probably the same ideas Pedroia -- be delighted that a guy "...

[0:02]..." deserving of winning the American League's most valuable player Award it was Dustin Pedroia. He saw terrific 2008 season capped off with the MVP yesterday the royals' numbers were obviously very impressive. 326 batting average seventeen "...

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[0:46]..." excited. Now let's get ready for 2009 how cool is that the Kevin Youkilis finished their -- to hear from yeah her from yeah I'm excited forming had a great season we all that you know on. You know I -- I heard from he just got back from Mexico got married when assignment so. You know BI here in Arizona couple weeks will get ready this artwork and after an excerpt was like John McCain's call from him to Obama -- you know conciliatory message to him. Clinton and I'll wear army where we're teammates and friends "...

[0:03]..." rack up Award after Award today the American League MVP out distancing Justin Morneau and Kevin Youkilis his teammate of finished third. That's the -- congratulations on yet another Award this MVP -- what does it mean to you. "...

[1:55]..." agent. No I don't want that's an excellent thank you that is Dustin Pedroia American League MVP. -- does that sound. "...

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[3:42]..." and -- three. Route three northbound backing toward union street and the expressway south is heavy and slow the entire nine miles. Down to the Braintree split and 93 northbound is slow from route sixteen in -- up to -- lab company northbound losing -- from two way to -- 25 every three northbound so came to -- and route one northbound is -- reported trouble a -- Lynn fells -- downtown the Leverett connector -- trying to get off to the Tobin Bridge -- eastbound so -- Leverett -- the lower -- of 93 is -- The Mass Pike west thunder in good shape I'll -- 146 next reported fourth thirteen with WBZ is traffic on authorities. "...

[2:45]..." And it hits just keep on coming for Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia today he was named the American League's most valuable player. "...

[3:08]..." more coming up the very latest in sports. And the story with Dustin Pedroia at 415. And also coming up with in the next couple of minutes a push for playtime at least one child development "...

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