Dustin Pedroia best 2nd basemen in RedSox History

So Doerr is the best for now and I agree. Maybe one day Dustin will see his number there... maybe.

This might be a good topic, maybe needs a thread of its own.

Who do you think will be the next Sox to have his number retired?

This might be a good topic, maybe needs a thread of its own.

Who do you think will be the next Sox to have his number retired?

Pedroia's always drawn comparisons to David Eckstein for obvious reasons, but it is already evident that Pedroia is a far superior hitter who is capable of playing gold glove caliber defense (he would have likely won last year in addition to his ROY if not for Placido Polanco's errorless streak). And while he's already quintupled the similarly built RemDawg's career Red Sox HR total (a staggering 2 in 2809 ABs) he hasn't been elected president of anything yet, so lets not get ahead of ourselves.

The list of previous second basemen compiled here is definitely valid and the point of Pedroia's potential is made sharper by the stats provided, however, I have to admit that I am amazed at the list's egregious and inexcusable omission of Craig Grbeck. Do you think it was easy for him to knock out those 2 hits in 41 at bats in 2001??? Sure, other guys like Cesar Crespo have been every bit the offensive powerhouse, but the degree of offensive futility acheived by Grbeck will not likely be equaled by another player in a Red Sox uniform anytime soon unless Terry Francona makes a conscious effort to get himself run out of town.

Also, the name of Pokey Reese deserves mention here, if for nothing else than providing Fenway crowds with so many classic instances to enhusiastically chant his name. Of course, the thrill produced was nothing remotely approaching that of the "YOOOUUUK!!!" phenomenon, which even compels away crowds to participate. It did, however, along with his defense, almost compensate for or his customary 0 for 4 batting lines (in the event that the Sox won that night).

Lastly on the subject of Sox 2nd Basemen, I want to dedicate a brief tribute to Mark Bellhorn, whose elegant follow through on third strikes was a thing of beauty to behold. And as much as fans remember him for that iconic strikeout pose, let's not forget his J.D. Drew-esque feats of atonement which saw him hit the go-ahead three run homer against the Yankees in the game six of the ALCS and another in game seven. For that rare combination of impecable form and post-season clutch hitting, he absolutely deserves a spot right up there in the Red Sox all-time 2B pantheon.

You are a typical Red Sox dufus.  The guy has played 1 - count em 1 year and you are anointing him god.