Crowd: See you guys!
(crowd cheering)
And I say Go Red Sox, go!
Narrator: On March 17th the Ablevision crew flew from Boston
to Fort Myers, Florida...
Welcome to Florida!
Narrator: To interview Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
This Spring Training trip was courtesy of Paul Sullivan of Sullivan Tire and Auto Service.
Sullivan Tire, working hard at Fort Myers, Florida.
Go you Red Sox!
Narrator: With Mary and Michael as our hosts, and Kevin as our cameraman,
we peppered Dustin with several tough questions about his career,
the upcoming season, and the Boston fans.
My name is Michael and
I'm here interviewing with Dustin.
How old were you when you started playing baseball?
I think I started playing tee-ball when I was five so
you know, that was my first experience playing baseball and
been playing it everyday ever since.
What's it like playing at Fenway Park?
Oh, it's awesome!
It's the best place to play.
The fans are the best, they support their team.
There's nothing like winning the game at Fenway Park and having
the fans go crazy.
Especially with the Monster and how everything is set up there
its definitely the best in baseball.
Yeah.
What's your Spring Training schedule like?
It's real early mornings. We get here early
like for today, I got up at 6:30 and got to the field by around 7:00.
I already lifted weights, talking to you guys,
then I gotta go hit. And then we have a practice
and then after the practice we kind of hang out for an hour
and then we go play the game. It's kind of a long day in Spring Training.
What are you keep in shape?
I work out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Those are my lift days and
that's pretty much it. We play so many games it's kind of hard
to work out that much during the season.
But in the off season, I work out six times a week
for eleven weeks so that gets me ready for the season.
What was your proudest moment moment in your career?
Definitely when we won the World Series in 2007.
That was the best moment I've ever had on a baseball field.
It was definitely a long season and a lot of ups and downs, but in the end
you know, we were the last team to win our last game so that was
the best experience I've ever had.
That was 3 years ago.
Ha ha...yeah.
What's the hardest thing about playing baseball?
It's a tough game, you know?
The pitchers....they throw the ball pretty hard and you gotta try and hit it on the good part of the bat
I think that's why baseball is so tough.
I mean I know anybody, or any size can play it but you gotta
have some hand-eye coordination to be good at it.
What's the best thing about being on the team?
Just being around the guys.
You know, being around your teammates and getting to know them.
Getting a chance to play with Kevin Youkilis , Mike Lowell, David Ortiz
just being around the guys is the most special part for me.
What's it feel like for the Red Sox?
It's great playing for the Red Sox.
It's a first class organization, they take care of us, they treat us right.
It's an honor being a part of the organization.
Do you bring your family to the baseball games?
Yeah. My wife and son they've gone a couple of times.
We play so many games you know it's tough for them to go to all of them but
when we're at home they'll sneak into a few games and check it out.
Your newborn infant?
Yeah, he's almost seven months next
or this Thursday...I don't even know what today is.
But he'll be seven months and he's like 25 pounds, he's getting big!
He's getting ready to crawl around and start having some fun.
Do you have any advice for young ball players?
When I was a young kid, my biggest thing was enjoy baseball.
You know, have fun playing it, have fun with your friends
and just have a good time.
Don't take the game too seriously.
What do you do in your spare time?
Just hang out with my family, play with my little son
just kind of hang out, have some people, have friends over,
and watch TV, watch movies, stuff like that,
and I'm kind of a boring-guy so I can just kind of lay low.
Yeah.
What kind of music do you like?
I like all kinds, I'm not set on one.
I like rap, rock, classic rock, I like everything.
How is it like working with Paul Sullivan, when he's here?
Paul's awesome, he's been great to me and my
family, he has just been so fun to be around too, we've done a few commericals now and
it's been a blast, last couple of years he came out to Arizona, it's
been a blast working with him.
Michael: Yeah.
Where did you get your acting skills?
From Paul Sullivan, I've been watching him for years now
I got to take a little note from him.
Michael: Yeah.
What's your favorite video game?
I like a lot of video games, I play a lot
on Playstation 3, so I was on the cover of
that one video a couple of years ago, and that was a fun game to play, my guy
was really good, that's why I think.
What's it look like playing the World Series?
When we've won one a couple years back,
and we're one game away from it in 2008,
so that's our ultimate goal is to win the World Series for our fans
and for the city,
so we're trying to do that.
The Boston Fans?
The fans.
They're the best!
They're the best in the game, they stick by our team, and they root for us in the end
they're the best fans in baseball, they show up every night,
the sell out streak beats for itself, and it's a blast being around them.
How are you going to do the Red Sox this year?
Our goal is to win the World Series, so
hopefully we can accomplish that goal and we got to have everybody healthy
and everybody having a great year to do that,
so we're excited,
we think we have enough talent to do that,
all we have to do is go out there and do it on the field.
What do you say to all the people at the stands who doubt your ability?
I don't really to have say anything to them,
I hopefully if I play well,
that speaks for itself,
a lot of people have doubted me for the first few years,
and I think the way I play
has shown them I can play here at a high level.
That's it.
You're pretty easy on me!
Yeah!
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