Saturday, September 14, 2019

Fan Favorites and a Pink Refractor

I mentioned in a previous post that I did not quite get everything from one deal.  Today, that last card made it to my mailbox:
It is a toss-up between Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers as to which player has been Boston's MVP this season.  I am inclined to lean toward Bogaerts personally because Devers has been a little more probe to slumping and his defense is still a work in progress.  That being said, Devers has been a terrific hitter this year and with his youth, could still get even better.  Hopefully Boston will make it a priority to hold on to him for years to come.  

Up next is a Fan Favorites parallel:
Dave Roberts never did a lot in Boston.  He played in just 45 games with the Red Sox down the stretch in 2004, yet he did something that completely changed the course of the 2004 ALCS by stealing second off of Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada.  That stolen base set up the greatest comeback in baseball history.  And for that one moment, Roberts is an absolute legend in Boston.

Incidentally, this photo comes from when he scored the tying run in the bottom of the 9th on a Bill Mueller single up the middle after stealing second.

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