Dustin Pedroia

Born on today's date, Dustin Pedroia.

"I hit .214? It's good because if they kept me in another 20 games, I would have hit .414. It's a wave, dude. How's a heartbeat go? It goes up and down, just like baseball. If you flatline, you're dead. If you flatline in baseball, ride the wave, dude. Surf's up." - on hitting leadoff in a 26 game stretch in 2009