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MLB. In recent days, Boston baseball pundits and prognosticators have pointed to a David Ortiz speech after Game 3’s loss in the ALCS as a key turning point in Boston’s postseason.
The only problem with that supposition is the inspired Sox then went out and lost the following game in Cleveland.
A more finite turning point in the ALCS and subsequent ride through the World Series was the addition of the human sparkplug, Jacoby Ellsbury, into the Sox’ offensive machine.
The rookie raked at a .375 clip after his insertion into the lineup in Game 6 of the ALCS, and never looked back while spanking four doubles, scoring seven runs and driving in three runs during six playoff starts. The sight of Ellsbury and second baseman Dustin Pedroia batting one-two in the lineup during Games 3 and 4 in Colorado whetted Sox fans’ appetite for the possibilities atop the order next summer.
“I’m sure there are a lot of people in our player development department that are pretty proud right now, as they should be,” Sox manager Terry Francona said. “We’re the ones that get to stand up there and talk about the young kids, but the player development people, the ones that spend all the time with them, they’ve done a great job.
“[Ellsbury] brings a speed factor and a much more mature attitude towards the game. We’ve talked about it a little bit, talked in spring training about having survival skills, and I think he’s not just here to be on the ride or be at the party. He’s here to win. For a young player, that’s kind of rare.”
The rarity of both his attitude and blazing speed make him a lock to be Boston’s starting center fielder next season, which opens up a potential trade of Coco Crisp to a team like the Braves or the Twins who could be searching for a center fielder.
With or without Crisp, Ellsbury will be ready whenever his name is called next year.
“This is a great team and a great bunch of guys, and we have free agents coming up, but [the future is] very exciting,” Ellsbury said. “Triple-A guys like Michael Tucker and Joe McEwing showed me the ropes and how to act like a true professional in case I got called up.”
Those rope-showing days in Triple-A are certainly over for the 24-year-old Ellsbury.
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