Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley returned to second base for the SoxandPhils tonight. I'll admit Chase is the better player, but Dustin has won an MVP award, and if you judge how their teams fared without them, it's clear the Red Sox dynamo is more valuable.
Since Pedoria last played on June 25, the Red Sox have been a middling 23-21 and have fallen 4.5 games further behind the Wild Card. The Phillies, however, went a torrid 26-17 since Utley last played on June 28, gaining possession of the Wild Card lead.
Granted, this is hardly a fair way to compare two players, but what I'm about to do is even worse: Since Trent came home, the Phillies have gone a baseball-best 23-11 while the Red Sox have gone 18-16.
Either he's been concentrating on the Phillies, is already obsessed with the Phanatic, or just loves his Mommy more than his Daddy.
Tonight, the second basemen took oh-fers, but that didn't affect their teams. The Red Sox beat the Angels 6-0, and the Phillies beat the Giants 9-3.
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Common denominator? Their 2nd basemen return and both teams win.
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