Pedroia: the littlest MVP (almost)

It was just announced that Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia has captured the 2008 American League MVP award. Congratulations to the little dirt dog.

To celebrate, how about a spin down memory lane with Dustin? Here he is, showing the secrets to his on-field performance, in his signature role as "Dustin Pedroia, Tire Salesman #1" in the 2008 Sullivan Tire classic I like to call "Tire Commercial":

Here's Dustin flabbergasted by the sight of Jim Rice:

Pleated pants? C'mon, Dustin, you're the MVP! Gotta start to show some style!

Anyway, enough poking fun.

Pedroia is actually not the shortest MVP in AL history. That honor, I believe, goes to Yogi Berra, he of non-sequiturs and picnic basket theft fame. Watch out for THAT guy if you're ever eating out at the park. Seriously. He's tiny, he's got this little sidekick named Boo-Boo, and he'll maul you if you don't do as he says.