Booing is one thing. But they threw batteries at him, too. BATTERIES! I’m a mom and I’m allowed to say it. You could put somebody’s eye out doing that.
It all started in 1997 when J.D. Drew refused to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies when he was their first round draft pick. Since then, he gets booed every time he plays in the park. And Monday night they threw batteries at him, too.
But Drew responded in the best of all possible ways. He went four-for-five, with two singles, a double and a three-run homer and drove in four of the runs that lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Boston took two games in the three-game series between two division leaders. They now lead the majors with a 7-2 record in interleague play.
Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, managed the Phillies for four years and drew his share of boos, too.
The Philadelphia fans seem to be offended at the very presence of Drew in the City of . . . what was that again? Oh, yeah. Brotherly Love. Even if the Citizens of Brotherly Love can’t stand him, Drew seems to have plenty of fans. I sell J.D. Drew jerseys on my website, Baseball Fan Site Online. Sales have spiked in the last two days.
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