Success Follows J.D. Drew
By Larry Brown April 23, 2007 - Posted in Baseball

It’s like automatic, stick JD Drew in a lineup, and he makes everyone around him better. How else can you explain the back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs by the Red Sox Sunday off Yankee starter Chase Wright that led to a 7-6 win? Witness reliever Brendan Donnelly:

“Man, that was fun to watch,” Donnelly said. “I’ll guarantee you none of us in this room has ever seen it. I feel for the pitcher a little bit. Just a little bit, because he’s on the other side.”

Actually Brendan, you’re quite wrong. J.D. Drew was the second of four consecutive Dodger hitters to go deep in the 9th inning of the Dodgers 11-10 extra-innings win over the Padres on September 18, 2006.

“What are the odds, the chance of being part of this twice,” Drew said. “I was the second guy in both of ‘em. I told Coco [Crisp] after Lowell hit his that we were one away from Los Angeles, and it happened.”

As crazy impressive and amazing as that feat was for Boston, one thing to keep in mind is that the Padres won their next game, and went 10-3 after that point to finish up the season — so don’t write the Yankees off for the rest of the year.

However, I do have one point of contention. My old coach used to say nobody goes back-to-back-to-back. Just doesn’t happen. You know why? Because you put it in someone’s ear in between. And that’s the point I’m missing. How did Wright let them hit four consecutive home runs without breaking it up with some chin music? How did he just lay it up there four batters in a row? Am I wrong here?

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Larry Brown has over nine years of professional sports media experience, working in online, radio, and TV capacities. He recently was a nationally syndicated sports radio host. Follow him on twitter @LBSports
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2 Comments
  • Alan 1 and only

    Jim Rome was saying the same and I agree. The batters were clearly WAY too comfy up there. Give it up to amateur Wright for pitching BP up there.

    J.D. Drew was knocked in LA for not being clutch but he’s started two historic rallies.

  • http://www.larrybrownsports.com Larry Brown

    That is true. The reason he gets that label is because he often takes walks with men on base instead of swinging away. Which, when you think about it, isn’t too productive since he’s a better hitter than most people in his lineup.