*Image courtesy of Kelly and www.sittingstill.net*I gotta admit; after the first season of Saltalamacchia and Tek last year after V Mart was traded, I wasn't exactly sold we were set at the position.
And after watching Salty start off slow, his complete non-ability to throw out a Wildebeast stealing 2nd, and seemingly not able to hit his way out of a paper bag I wasn't exactly feeling warm and fuzzy about this year.
He's proven me wrong.
He's up to close to 30 percent of throwing out runners, hit his 11th home run tonight, and he's got a Trot Nixon/Rooster vibe about him. Tough as a brick, perpetually dirty, and he's got that whole "I could go all Travis Bickle" thing going on that may come in handy down the stretch.
He's already got caught apparently trying to bite a finger off in the bottom of a pile and that was pre-All Star Break. Imagine this guy at Yankee Stadium in September and Beckett decides it's time to bring the pain?
Things go south and I'm guaranteeing he's the first guy looking to de-cleat Arod.
In fact, with all credit to Bill Cosby for the idea, nothing would make me happier than seeing Salty charging a weeping Slappy while Pedroia sits on his shoulders, shouting "Faster! Faster! You fool! You fool!"
Can you tell I may need a vacation?
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On a somewhat related note...why does Pedie's face look like Grizzly Adam's? I told Keith it probably had to do with his hitting streak, since ALL Red Sox fans and players are so superstitious. :)
He shaves about once a week I think.
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