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That doesn't change the fact of what the negative posters were saying prior to the season.

I think he was joking. So many of the negative posters were saying that before the season.

RAYS (59-42) Jennings CF Longoria 3B Zobrist 2B Myers RF Scott DH Rodriguez LF Loney 1B Molina C Escobar SS Pitching: LHP David Price (4-5, 4.03). Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, ESPN / WEEI. Red Sox vs. Price: Pedroia 12-35, Ortiz 6-27, Ellsbury 7-27, Napoli 6-21, Nava 1-18, Gomes 3-11, Victorino 2-10, Salty 1-9, Lavarnway 2-7, Iglesias 2-6, Snyder 1-4, Drew 0-2. Rays vs. Doubront: Zobrist 3-16, Escobar 4-15, Longoria 3-11, Johnson 4-13, Rodrguez 3-14, Jennings 3-11, Scott 3-11, Loney 1-5, Joyce 1-3, Lobaton 0-4, Myers 1-3, Molina 0-0 (HBP). Stat of the Day: Red Sox pitchers have a 2.98 ERA in 14 games against the Rays this season. Tampa Bay is hitting .234/.307/.373 against the Sox. Notes: The teams have split the first two games of the four-game series. The Sox are 1.5 games up on the Rays in the division. ... Doubront is 4-2 with a 2.59 ERA in his last 12 starts. He is 3-0, 2.05 in the last four. Doubront has faced the Rays twice this season and allowed two earned runs over 13 innings. ... Doubront is 2-1, 3.05 in nine career appearances against the Rays, six of them starts. ... Price is 3-1, 1.97 since coming off the disabled list on July 2. In two starts against the Sox this season, he has allowed five earned runs over 8.1 innings. Price strained his triceps facing the Sox on May 15, which landed him on the DL. ... Price is 8-5, 3.27 in 17 career starts against the Sox, 4-1, 2.13 in eight games at Fenway. ... Iglesias is 9 of his last 49 (.184) and hasn't had an extra-base hit since July 4. ... The Sox are 26-17 against the AL East. ... Ortiz is 8 of 18 since the All-Star break but doesn't have an RBI since July 10.

RED SOX (61-41) Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Gomes LF Drew SS Saltalamacchia C Iglesias 3B Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (7-3, 3.76).

RED SOX (61-41) Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Gomes LF Drew SS Saltalamacchia C Iglesias 3B Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (7-3, 3.76).

I have no issue what so ever with the contract or the length but I honestly did wonder how long he can play as hard as he does play (as others obviously have too). Interesting article. The risks and rewards of signing Pedroia now Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff July 24, 2013 02:05 PM Dustin Pedroia has the lowest slugging percentage of his career for a very simple reason. On Opening Day, with the Red Sox up by six runs in the ninth inning, he decided it was an excellent idea to dive into first base. Pedroia was out, as he deserved to be. Diving into first base is almost always a bad idea because it slows you down. In this case it was a terrible idea because Pedroia tore a ligament in his thumb that only recently has fully healed. As a result, he has 32 extra-base hits. That makes signing Pedroia to a seven-year, $100 million extension [which will be announced today] a risky proposition. While Pedroia is to be commended for playing every minute of every game with passion, that takes a toll on his body. Will Pedroia physically be able to play second base at a high level as he gets into his mid to late 30s? If he can't, where will he play? He really doesn't profile at another position. Those are valid questions. The Red Sox have Pedroia under their control through the end of the 2015 season under his present contract. They could have waited until then, assessed his viability and paid him accordingly for five seasons. But the $100 million he will instead receive is based on much more than whether he will be a good second baseman in six or seven years. As the Yankees did with Derek Jeter and the Mets with David Wright, the Red Sox recognize the need to strengthen their brand. Once David Ortiz retires, Pedroia will be the player who embodies their franchise. In times good and bad, he'll be the player who stands up and represents their investment to the public. He will be the player prospects like Jose Iglesias, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley, Garin Cecchini and Blake Swihart will emulate. Whatever the 2016 Red Sox are like, his stamp will be on that team. His personality will be the dominant one in that clubhouse. Long-term contracts and seniority are status in a clubhouse. For the next eight seasons, Pedroia is the sheriff. No formula can determine the worth of that. But there is a worth. That stuff matters when you're trying to run a business. The Red Sox put their faith in Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford a few years ago and the whole thing went up in flames. In Pedroia, John Henry and Tom Werner have a player in that room they can trust to do the right thing. The money will come out to $14.23 million a season on the average. That's a lot, but that's not close to outrageous in 2013 terms. There are 46 players who will make more than that this season. That's right, 46. Waiting also could cost the Red Sox more. Robinson Cano will be a free agent after this season and figures to command a deal worth close to $20 million a year. Pedroia's agents, Seth and Sam Levinson, would have welcomed that news. That could have gone to the Red Sox and offered to cut them a break at $17 million a year. Pedroia also has been one of baseball best bargains for years now. Will some of that $14.23 million in 2016 and 2017 be for past serviced rendered? Perhaps. But so what? He was paid $457,000 the year he won the MVP. Baseball's salaries are only going to go up with the television money being funneled into the game. This deal makes financial sense for the Red Sox. Here's some advice for the Sox: Insert a clause telling the guy not to dive into first base.

John Kerry

Who is brave enough to start tonight's GT? Need some STOP THE RAYS MOJO!!!!

It's a damn shame you can't just be happy for something without having the throw out random negative barbs at random posters.

Oh sorry! Didn't see yours! Love Pedey!!!!

Red Sox agree on contract extension with Pedroia Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff July 23, 2013 02:31 PM Dustin Pedroia is likely to end his career as a member of the Red Sox. The second baseman has agreed to terms on a 7-year, $100 million contract extension that would take him through the 2021 season, at which point he will be 38-years-old. Pedroia is signed through the 2014 season. The Red Sox held a team option worth $11 million for 2015 but will forfeit that under the terms of the new contract. Starting in 2015, Pedroia will receive an average of $14.28 million a season. Pedroia also has full no-trade protection. It is the first $100 million deal for a second baseman in baseball history. The Red Sox had dual motivations to sign Pedroia now rather than waiting for his current deal to expire. From owner John Henry down throughout the organization, Pedroia is regarded as a model player both for his performance and personality. He has become the de facto captain of the team and, along with designated hitter David Ortiz, the face of the franchise. The Red Sox also should benefit by signing Pedroia before Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano becomes a free agent after the season and sets a new standard for second basemen. Although Pedroia compares favorably to Cano statistically and is 10 months younger, Cano could realize an average annual value of close to $20 million. News of the Pedroia extension came from WEEI.com.

good!!

Plenty of time for our anemic offense to wake up. Come on DAMMIT!!! Nice job by Workman. Bats need to get his back.

:D Hey! That's kinda positive coming from you!

I hope so. Afraid he's more like the roller coaster type. Like him a lot regardless.

More like beating a dead horse. I got his concerns from the get go. But the conspiracy theories about him being a hold over from the Beckett days and/or feeling entitled? No evidence of that. No need to get worked up over something we don't have a clue about at this point. It sucks considering how much we need Clay. Patience.

Yeah. I guess I should hope the NYY get screwed more so then ARod. It's hard because he's so unlikeable. Fk the NYY and ARod.

Wow Napoli comes through with a base hit. Imagine that?

Since Andrews cleared him, he needs to hopefully only get his head right. No way he should be rushed back by any means.

Much better inning for Workman. Come on bats!

Hopefully he will. The BP is taxed.

Just waiting for the A-Bomb to drop on A-Rod! Thank John Sterling for that magical gem.

Yes jung. We get it. Why do you think I asked if Dr. Andrews was also a shrink? I really think some sort of ******** got into his head. Not sure why or how. And I honestly don't think it's an entitlement issue. Time will tell.

So, you're saying I know I'm a not well-liked poster and I don't care. I live out here and can say what ever I want. No matter what. Okay, what else is new? You could drop your recent use of "LOL!" That may allow others to think of you as somewhat tolerable. And,,,,,here comes the personal attack on me.....also nothing new! LOL!