Found September 01, 2011 on Sawx Blog:
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Jacoby Ellsbury, aka: King Cool, is all smiles after his 2-Run HR off Boone Logan. (AP Photo) After losing a frustrating game against to their arch rivals on Tuesday night, the Red Sox rebounded on Wednesday - thanks in large part to their young MVP candidate, Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury has blossomed into a bonafide star this year, and enough can't be written about how much he means to this Team. For all intents and purposes he's the player the Sox thought they were getting when they signed Carl Crawford to a 7-year, $142 million contract. That's still an unfortunate work in progress, but with how Jacoby's been playing, Crawford's been afforded the luxury of not having to deal with the criticism normally reserved for faltering overpaid stars in Boston. Ellsbury's 2-run HR was his 24th on the season to go along with 84 RBI and 97 runs scored. In his previous four years in the Majors he hit a grand total of 20 HR's - so this power surge is a little u...
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