At this time two years ago, many in Boston doubted the abilities of Dustin Pedroia, the one man who's opinion mattered stuck by him then and again in the early parts of the 2007 when it appeared Pedroia was in over his head.
By the end of that season Pedroia was the American League Rookie of the Year and all doubt was gone from the minds of Sox fans from coast-to-coast.
If somewhere there was a doubter remaining, there no longer is.
Today Dustin Pedroia joined an elite class of Red Sox player to have won an American League Most Valuable Player award when he won a rather easy battle against Justin Morneau, Kevin Youkilis and Joe Mauer.
Pedroia was named first on 16 of the 28 ballots, and amazingly one voter felt Pedroia wasn't among the 10 most valuable players of 2008.
Pedroia becomes only the third player to win ROY and MVP in back-to-back seasons, though others have won both in the same season.
The second baseman in just his second full season has already collected a great deal of awards.
- 2007 American League Rookie of the Year
- 2007 World Series Champion
- 2008 American League MVP
- 2008 American League Silver Slugger Award
- 2008 American League Gold Glove
- 2008 American League All-Star Starter
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