[外電] Is Dustin Pedroia on road to Hall?
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BOSTON --The baseball barely kissed the scoreboard at the base of the
left-field wall, but it was good enough for a double to lead off the bottom
of the sixth inning, letting Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia extend his
hitting streak to 21 consecutive games.
It's the longest streak in the American League this season and he's batting
.385 (35-for-91) with eight doubles, seven home runs, 16 RBIs and 19 runs
during the stretch.
It's no coincidence Pedroia began this torrid pace on June 29, only days
after learning that he was not named to the AL All-Star roster, snapping a
string of three consecutive All-Star selections.
Pedroia is not one to focus on individual accomplishments. He would rather
produce to help the team win another World Series in 2011. He won't talk
about his hitting streak, only saying he wants to put together a good at-bat
in order to get on base for Adrian Gonzalez, Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz.
Pedroia, 27, is in only his fifth full season in the big leagues, but he can
be considered one of the best second basemen in Red Sox history.
He helped Boston to a World Series title in 2007, while earning the AL Rookie
of the Year honors. In 2008, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player, and
also won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award.
So, on a day when former big league second baseman Roberto Alomar was
inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, it makes for an interesting
discussion to consider how Pedroia might measure up to Alomar.
Alomar, who broke into the majors at age 20 with the San Diego Padres,
consistently produced in almost every aspect of the game for 17 seasons. He
was a 12-time All-Star, a 10-time Gold Glove fielder, a four-time Silver
Slugger winner and played 2,320 games at second base for the Padres, Toronto
Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White
Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Current Blue Jays infielder John McDonald was a teammate of Alomar's in
Cleveland. McDonald has also played against Pedroia in the AL East for the
past six seasons. McDonald's not about to compare each player, but admits he
can see why people would consider Pedroia a possible future Hall of Famer.
"It's tough for anyone to start talking about the Hall of Fame until a player
has 10 years in," McDonald said. "The benchmark is longevity and part of it
is dominating an era. Unfortunately, I know Dustin has been hurt and banged
up last year and the year before.
"When you look at his numbers when he's healthy and what he means to the
team, and how well he plays that position, there's potential for that. That's
why the Hall of Fame is such an exclusive club, because those guys did it
over a long period of time."
Pedroia made his big league debut at 22 and played only 31 games in 2006
after being promoted from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Obviously, Pedroia has a long way to go before he can even be mentioned in
the same breath as the Hall of Fame, but he's shown the ability and desire to
make that a reality as long as he can remain healthy for another 10 years.
There are only 20 second basemen with a plaque in Cooperstown, N.Y.,
including the Red Sox's Bobby Doerr. Pedroia could join the club.
Considering Pedroia was limited to 75 games in 2010 because of a broken foot
and has played only 96 games in 2011, let's compare his time in the majors to
Alomar's first five full seasons.
Pedroia has played a total of 621 regular-season games, and during that time
has produced a .303 average. He's scored 438 runs, collected 765 hits with
189 doubles, 65 home runs, 296 RBIs, 76 stolen bases, 274 walks and has
struck out 228 times.
Alomar's first five seasons were also impressive.
He played a total of 761 games and posted a .291 average. He scored 439 runs,
collected 862 hits, 146 doubles, 39 home runs, 302 RBIs, 192 stolen bases,
292 walks and struck out 369 times.
"When you think of a Hall of Fame player, and you look at what Robbie did
over his career, he was a tremendous fielder, a tremendous hitter and he
stole bases," McDonald said. "There are a lot of numbers that jump off the
page and he did it for a long period of time."
During that same time frame defensively, Pedroia has committed 25 errors in
640 games at second base, while Alomar made 81 errors in 747 games.
"I don't want to say that it's fair or unfair to Dustin, but he's had some
tremendous years already," McDonald said. "He's had Hall of Fame seasons, but
to draw those comparisons to somebody over a short period of time is unfair
to both guys."
It's safe to say Pedroia compares to Alomar's earlier years.
"[Pedroia] does so many things on the field and can hurt you in so many
different ways," McDonald said. "It's fun to watch. There are so many
comparisons you can draw and if Dustin can continue to do this over the next
five to 10 years, you're going to start seeing comparable numbers."
Anytime a young player is on a hot streak, as Jacoby Ellsbury was in 2007 and
Josh Reddick is now, Red Sox manager Terry Francona will be the first to say,
"Let's not put the kid in the Hall of Fame just yet."
Prior to Sunday's game at Fenway Park, a 12-7 victory by the Red Sox over the
Seattle Mariners, Francona talked briefly about his relationship with Alomar,
saying the two played winter ball together when Alomar was breaking into the
majors.
"I got to know him pretty well, actually," Francona said. "He was young and
it was obvious he could do anything he wanted, whether it was defensively, on
the bases, or at bat. You could see it coming."
Even though Francona would never admit it publicly, it's probably a safe bet
he feels the same way about Pedroia as he did about Alomar.
Maybe we are witnessing a future Hall of Famer in Pedroia.
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