And so like..... when was the last time I said ANYTHING negative about Drew? Aside from one botched play of a carom at Fenway in April?
Oh yeah. One night while others were calling him Nancy, I facetiously(sp) used the same word. BFD!
I just don't understand why he is such a lightening rod on Talksox.
I've stated my opinion of Drew on this board. And while I believe redundancy is a sign of intellectual weakness and emotional insecurity, I'll state my opinion of Drew once more for the benefit of new members and veteran blow hards.
Drew is one of the four best RF I've seen on the Sox since 1966. Tony C. (I'd try to spell it but don't want to incur the wrath of VA!), Reggie Smith (yeah, I know, he was primarily a CF... but he played lots of RF), Dwight Evans. In no particular order other than to say Tony C. was the most gifted outfielder (at the time) to come up since Mickey Mantel.
Drew is a "Plus" defensive RF with a "good" arm. Not a cannon like Smith or Dewey.
He reads the ball off the bat and gets good breaks. He makes all the plays that he should and many that lesser player can't.
He is a smart base runner. With "functional" (game) speed. He rarely does anything stupid on the base paths.
He's as close to a perfect match with the Sox's offensive philosophy as you can get (sorry Youk). He works the count and makes contact on HIS pitches. And he gets on base.
Now I don't ooze pre-ejaculate fluid ( as some here apparently do) when he is at bat, but I am always saying "come on Drew, spank one in the gap".
"End of story."
Oh. @a700 -