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They're not Idiots anymore, but they're still characters. Boston Globe reporter Amalie Benjamin checks in every week or so to profile a member of the 2007 Red Sox.
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Dustin Pedroia's doubters are few and far between after the rookie second baseman rebounded from a slow start and turned in a season that has him up for Rookie of the Year.
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"He may be the neatest, most tidy athlete I've ever come across... But he's also turned center field into an art form."
-- Amalie Benjamin
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"You see the passion that Youkilis brings to the game. You see the faces he makes when an ump dares calls a third strike on him. It looks like he's in pain, agony. Twisting, turning."
-- Amalie Benjamin
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"People thought he might just be a companion for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but he's come in and he's really proved that he can be an integral part of this team." -- Amalie Benjamin
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"The thing that strikes you when you see Daisuke Matsuzaka is the poise that he has shown since arriving in Boston." -- Amalie Benjamin
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"Mike Lowell has really come a long way since he was thrown in as a spare part in the Josh beckett trade ... He has become a guy who is really valued in this clubhouse, a clubhouse leader." -- Amalie Benjamin
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Bob Ryan's take