CC Sabathia’s Plunking Of Dustin Pedroia Was a Must for the New York Yankees

Posted: 10th May 2010 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLB
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During Friday night's New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game, starting pitcher Josh Beckett hit Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter in the big eight run Yankee fifth inning. He also came close to Mark Teixeira and Francisco Cervelli in that same inning. After Jeter's plunking, I texted the guys from the Shore Sports Report , where I do a baseball analyst radio spot every Friday, saying that "Pedroia needs to get plunked." And when I saw various Yankees, including CC Sabathia, mouthing their displeasure towards Beckett, I knew that Pedroia was going to be a target. It is nothing against Dustin. He is a prototypical baseball player, always hustling, frequently getting dirt on his uniform. Pedroia is the type of guy you want playing for your team. It is just that Red Sox first baseman&nbs ...

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