Yup, Pedey is All That and a Bag of Chips

I don't think I spend nearly enough time on this blog talking about Dustin Pedroia and his awesomeness. I think this may be because he is so consistently great that I take him for granted. Sure, he had that slump a month ago but his defense more than made up for his plate struggles. Now that he is out of his slump (and boy, is he out of his slump) I think it is time I gave him a credit where credit is due.

I honestly cannot imagine what the Red Sox would do without Pedey. Sure, I know, baseball is a team sport and it takes all of them to win (Odd that it isn't often the case that it takes all of them to lose as well. One guy can do that single handed) but Pedey is often the driving force behind them. Last night was the perfect example. After Pap blew things in the 9th (for the 2nd night in a row, no less) Pedey hit a homerun in the 10th and helped Pap get back on that bus and finish off the game.

Speaking of Pap and by extension, the bullpen, I've got to say they worry me quite a bit lately. I still trust Pap and hope that these two games are just a blip on the radar and I have a lot of faith in Bard, but none of the others inspire a whole lot of confidence. I'm hoping Theo does some bullpen shopping soon. Speaking of things we want before the trade deadline, a new outfielder would be nice as well. Having Reddick leave the game hurt last night was a reminder of how vulnerable our outfield is at this point, so hopefully Theo has that on his list as well.