Every time I log on a thread is hating on JD Drew and almost none of it is sarcasm. Why do people hate him so much? He has been pretty healthy with Boston, I forget the poster but someone mentioned he missed most his games last year due to platooning with Baldelli because Francona thinks he cant hit lefties although he has a career average of .271 vs lefties.
Drew has been solid, stop looking at homers and RBI's for EVERYTHING. Pedroia only had 15 homers and 72 RBI last year, he sucks.
Drew gets on base at an elite rate, his worst OBP with Boston was .373. He had during year one, which is the year he struggled, yet still obtained a solid OBP. walking equals scoring runs, Drew has scored 84 runs in 2 years with Boston which is huge, getting on base weather it be a walk or a single, it makes the pitcher work.
Stop the Drew Hate and ignore his contract which isn't even that bad, Drew has been a great fielder in Boston, has gotten on base a ton and at times has carried this team.
You know Jason Bay? He isn't lighting it up at the moment either hitting .222. Oh and Mark Teixeira is hitting .100 with no homers.
Its april 17th, stop hating on Drew, stop saying he should be traded or benched, when he gets hot, you all will be eating crow.
I also love how Drew is singled out when he struggles, why isn't Mike Cameron being hated on, he is hitting .222, oh and what about Youk and Vmart each hitting .244. GET OFF DREWS DICK and learn to appreciate how lucky we are to have a solid right fielder like Drew.
(Note: I am not picking on Cameron, Youk or Vmart, just pointing out that Drew is only player struggling).