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Article: Ellsbury wins popular vote in Red Sox nation
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON - It's nights like last night when it's logical to
ask, "Where is Jacoby Ellsbury's career going?"
The Red Sox center fielder could be on his way to a star-
spangled career where he steals a ton of bases, perennially hits
.300, and becomes one of the best leadoff men and defenders the game
has seen for a long time.
He could be heading toward a fine career similar to Johnny
Damon's, where he shows more power as he gets older. We know he
isn't a Gary Pettis-type because Ellsbury can drive the ball to the
gaps. But just when you think you know where it's going, the Sox had
to drop him from leadoff to predominantly seventh because he wasn't
getting on base enough.
Since the drop, ...