In last week's Ladder Challenge it was Bill Russell earning 65% of the vote to defeat Bobby Orr and maintain his #1 spot on the Ladder. This week's battle has 2-time World Series winning manager Terry Francona attempting to earn his way onto the Ladder by taking on 2008 A.L. MVP Dustin Pedroia (#94). If he wins, Tito would join Auerbach and Belichick as the only people on the Ladder primarily for their work as coaches. Although I do think Francona deserves a place on the Ladder, I don't believe he deserves to beat Pedroia to get there. So who has your vote in the latest Ladder Challenge?
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DUSTIN PEDROIA
Currently Ranked: 94
Challenge Record: 1-0-0
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*Has played all 3 major league seasons (2006-Present) with the Red Sox.
*Won 2007 World Series championship.
*Won 2008 American League MVP (.326 BA, 118 R, 213 H, 54 D, 17 HR, 83 RBI, 20 SB, .869 OPS).
*Won 2007 American League Rookie of the Year (.317 BA, 86 R, 165 H, 39 D, 8 HR, 50 RBI, 7 SB, .822 OPS).
*Named to 2008 All Star team.
*Won Gold Glove in 2008 (2B).
*Named to Silver Slugger team in 2008 (2B).
*In 2008 he led A.L. in Runs, Hits and Doubles.
*Career totals: 327 G, .313 BA, 209 R, 395 H, 97 D, 27 HR, 140 RBI, 27/30 SB, 104 BB, 101 K, .369 OBP, .459 SLG, .828 OPS.
*Career playoff totals: 25 G, .262 BA, 21 R, 27 H, 8 D, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 2/3 SB, 13 BB, 12 K, .356 OBP, .485 SLG, .841 OPS.
TERRY FRANCONA
Currently Ranked: NR
Challenge Record: 0-0-0
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*Manger of Red Sox for 5 seasons (2004-Present).
*Won 2 World Series championships (2004 & 2007).
*Career record as Sox manager: 470-340 (.580).
*Career playoff record as Sox manager: 28-14 (.667).
*Career World Series record as Sox manager: 8-0 (1.000).
*Has led Sox to playoffs in 4 of 5 seasons.
*Only Sox manager to make more than 2 post-season appearances.
*1 of only 2 Sox managers (Bill Carrigan) to win multiple World Series.
*4th in franchise history in wins and winning %.
*Manager of the Year voting: 4th (2007), 5th (2004), 6th (2005).
I love Tito, and I really do believe he belongs on the Ladder over some of the folks on there, but Destroya has played 2 full seasons and won Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series. Tough to do much better than that. With an extension already signed there is no reason to believe he will do anything but climb the Ladder as the years go by.
i was hoping the destroya wasnt the one challenged because i was going to vote for him to try and move up. this is an easy vote for me even though i love tito
how is everyone silent on these every week?
The magic # this week is 5...so whoever is voted to be the Challenger will have the chance to move up 5 spots.
Destroya gets my vote. But i do agree that Tito should be on the ladder.
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