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Dustin Pedroia: ‘We’re going to kick BC’s (gluteus maximus)’ 02.25.11 at 9:12 am ET
By Rob Bradford

Dustin Pedroia will be playing baseball Saturday for the first time since last Aug. 18. (AP)

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Clearly one Red Sox player is ready to start playing again.

“We’re going to kick BC’s (butt),” said Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, exuding a healthy dose of fake intensity. (Note to Pedroia: It will be tough to top the 24-0 Sox win over Boston College in 2008.)

All kidding aside, the game is of some importance to Pedroia, who hasn’t seen real action since last Aug. 18.

“My biggest thing is to get out there and just get in the flow of the game and make sure I’m healthy and feel good. And just see pitches,” he said. “Just like any normal game the first game I’m out there. Just see pitches, get used to everything and that’s it. I just can’t wait. It’s going to be fun.”

The enthusiasm regarding leaving the team’s minor-league training facility and heading two miles down Edison Ave. for real games at City of Palms Park wasn’t reserved just for Pedroia. The players were in particularly good moods as they ventured into a day which included a short workout and subsequent charity golf tournament.

After Friday, after all, real games begin, starting with the traditional doubleheader against Boston College and Northeastern.

The lineups for the two games are as follows …

Against BC: Marco Scutaro SS, Dustin Pedroia 2B, David Ortiz DH, Kevin Youkilis 1B, Darnell McDonald LF, Ryan Kalish CF, Lars Anderson 1B, Josh Reddick RF, Ryan Lavarnway C, and Stolmy Pimentel gets the start on the mound.

In the night-cap vs. the Huskies the batting order will be: Jacoby Ellsbury CF, Jed Lowrie SS, Mike Cameron DH, Daniel Nava LF, Luis Exposito C, Hector Luna 1B, Yamaico Navarro 3B, Omar Linares RF, Larry Sutton C. Getting the start will be Kyle Weiland.

Notable inactive: Carl Crawford, who will make his Red Sox debut Sunday night against the Twins.

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  • Mike

    Always was a mouthy little punk.

  • Your Mom

    Hey Mike, he may be mouthy, but it’s not nasty in nature. He produces and he’s ramped. Be happy that they want to play and want to win. Chill out.

  • redsoxfandave

    anyone who classifies Pedey as a “mouthy little punk” — and isn’t kidding — totally doesn’t get Pedey at all.

  • babe ruth

    Too bad he couldn’t hold Cano’s jockstrap

  • Steve

    I assume Youk will be playing 3rd?

  • Steve

    and Cano can’t hold Pedey’s MVP award.

  • SoxOrGoHoMe

    Pedroia’s back baby. I love it. Pedroia talks trash, but he backs it up. He’s not doing it to be a jerk either. Everyone around the league thinks he’s a riot. He’s a very well-liked guy in baseball. Joe Mauer had a funny story about Pedey the other night on MLB network. Mauer said that Pedroia was up to bat and he was having one of those long at-bats. After he fouled off like the 10th or 11th pitch Mauer said, “Man, I don’t know what to throw you”. Pedey said, “Neither does the rest of the league”. The very next pitch he hits a line drive for a double and when he gets to first base he turns back to Mauer and says “See, I told ya”. Mauer just laughed. That’s the type of stuff that goes on with Pedey. The guy cracks everybody up.

  • McNab

    Hey baby ruthie…there you are! Didya think we’d have forgotten that you were bragging the yankers won the WS in ’10, droolbucket?? Yeah, we’re gonna take you real seriously, you stats-machine you.

    And it appears that anyone would have to wrestle Cant-do’s jockstrap away from you (though you should have waited until Cano took it off at least).

    Get back in the hole; you and your team are dead and buried.

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