It's a fact. Other than that one game, all I know about Pedro is his reputation and how he handled himself in the playoffs in 2004 when he was already somewhat past his peak. not bad, but not at all vintage Pedro
I know he's fallen off severely since, and that warps our opinions in retrospect but at his peak, Garciaparra lost nothing in a comparison with Manny offenseively, added a speed on the basepaths Manny never had, and played SS, which he defended better than Manny ever defended LF.. If only he hadn't gotten hurt.
he may not have had the best overall career of a player I saw in action. But he was still the best player I saw in action.