So, the Boston Red Sox have signed J.D. Drew, huh? And gave him a five year contract for $70 million? I hope for Drew’s sake that he brings a lunch because Boston is no picnic.
The fact of the matter is Drew was run out of Los Angles by the media. Whenever the L.A. media questioned Drew for poor play, his scoffing attitude and bubbling personality never went over too well. His injury history would make Fragile Fred Taylor blush. Now he wants to play in Boston? Newsflash for J.D. Drew: the Boston media isn’t anywhere near L.A.’s, my man. The media in Boston is intelligent, well prepared and never lays off the gas pedal. Drew better have an answer ready for when he goes 0 for 4 or when he’s out 15 games for a hangnail. They’re going to question why Drew got a five-year deal for $70 million when Theo Epstein said that was too much for fan favorite Johnny Damon a few years ago.
Not that Drew isn’t a talent, because he very much is. But if the Red Sox end up trading Manny Rameriz, Drew is going to fold like a tent as a centerpiece in the Boston lineup. Look at A-Rod in New York. All the talent in the world can’t save you from the claws of the media if you don’t have the Tom Brady or Derek Jeter personality.
