Dustin Pedroia has never felt timid to speak his mind; last year was evident of that.
“It’s not me, it’s them,” were the controversial words spewed by the second baseman from the opposing dugout at Camden Yards, irking nearly every Red Sox fan.
Or the famous “Nothing is going to divide this team,” the then 33 year old told reporters three months later. “For whatever people say from the outside — ‘We don’t have a leader’ — I’m standing right here. I’ve been here for a long time.
If last season seemed tense and a bit pretentious, it’s because it was.