Pedroia Family Shrine
I give. The Pedroia family’s awesome is too much to be contained. Dustin’s parents are cute as buttons, and now his older brother (Brett, 30) reveals that the family has a honest-to-goodness Dustin shrine in their tire shop in Woodland, CA.
They should charge admission – turn it into a moneymaking museum venture. They could be an exhibit where you rub authentic Pedroia dirt on your clothes, and get your picture taken while you holler “Fuck, yeah!” at the camera (with a giant wad of dip, of course). Surefire winner.
(see the video after the jump…)
One customer who’d show up for sure? Matt Damon.
Three weeks ago, Matt Damon, of the Bourne movie fame and a well-known Boston Red Sox fanatic, stopped by Radial Tire Wholesale in West Sacramento. The topic of conversation? Baseball and wheels, and definitely in that order.
That story from Dustin’s hometown newspaper has more sweet details about the Pedroia popularity in Woodland.
At a park near Woodland High School on Tuesday, Ryan Lewis, 11, was taking grounders with his father, Ron. The young fielder had a Red Sox T-shirt. The name on the back? Pedroia.
“Everyone wants to be like Dustin here,” said the younger Lewis.
Just before it was announced he was the MVP, Pedroia called his parents, Debbie and Guy, brother Brett and lifelong friends. Everyone, it seemed, was more excited than the player himself.
“Oh, goodness, I didn’t sleep at all,” Debbie Pedroia said, half out of breath from her Woodland home. “He called me and I asked, ‘Did you win it?’ and when he said, ‘yes,’ I started crying, then screaming – ‘He won it!’ It’s just so exciting for all of us.”
Bobby Hawke, a Pedroia teammate from their Little League days, spent the weekend with Pedroia in Arizona.
“I saw him Monday, and he was pretty relaxed for being the next MVP,” Hawke said. “Here I am, one of his best friends, and I am more anxious and nervous than he was.”
The article also had a fantastically “vintage” photo of high school-aged Pedroia.
Bitchin’ threads, Pedey.
Haha! That pic! *is dead*
YAYAYA!!! Congrats to Pedey!! (Cracking up over “size doesn’t matter”.)
The Tommy shirt! Ahhhhhhh! Can’t stop laughing!
*laughs at the picture of Pedie*
OMG. That’s epic.
No seriously. He was totally good-looking in high school.
Oh God, could they be any cuter? Could I love Pedey more? I don’t think it’s possible!!
LOVE the high school photo.
I’m going to have to make a pilgrimage out to Woodland for some tires (I live around 30 minutes from there).
The city is also trying to have Pleats be in their Christmas parade. I told my hubby that we’ll just have to go.
The entire Pedroia family is so cute. Especially Dusty and his older brother
Tommy! Ahhhhhhhhh wow, that is funny and . I love that guy.