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Dustin Pedroia<\/a>! So psyched! He’s “Little Buddy” to the O’Malley family – and of course the joke about him being 11 years old surrounded by big tall strapping adults is not originated by us. You know<\/a>. The joke is kind of universal<\/a>. I also love how his teammates joked about his short-ness from the beginning (photo below jump). But all of that aside: Little Buddy has very quickly become beloved by the fans in Boston (check out Beth’s retrospect of quotes about him<\/a>) – and finding out that he was playing for 2 months with a broken bone in his left hand just intensifies the love for him. Also – it’s ridiculous, we joke (with love) about him eating Twizzlers and playing with his X-box in the locker room as all the other big burly players drink whiskey and smoke cigars … meanwhile, he’s toughing it out and kicking some ass and winning Rookie of the Year. It’s awesome!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n \n Congrats, Little Buddy!!<\/p>\n Photos from boston.com<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dustin Pedroia! So psyched! He’s “Little Buddy” to the O’Malley family – and of course the joke about him being 11 years old surrounded by big tall strapping adults is not originated by us. You know. The joke is kind … Continue reading ![\"pedroia4.bmp\"](\"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/pedroia4.bmp\")
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