Name: Ablevision interviews Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia
Uploaded: 2016-03-01T00:52:05.000Z
Duration: 7 min 24 s
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Narrator: On March 17th the Ablevision crew flew from Boston

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.

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.

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

The fans are the best, they support their team.

There's nothing like winning the game at Fenway Park and having

Especially with the Monster and how everything is set up there

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.

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

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

What's the hardest thing about playing baseball?

The pitchers....they throw the ball pretty hard and you gotta try and hit it on the good part of the bat

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

From Paul Sullivan, I've been watching him for years now

I like a lot of video games, I play a lot

on Playstation 3, so I was on the cover of

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