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Pedroia amazes, but doesn't surprise

Three-homer performance lifts Red Sox to needed victory over Colorado

Updated: June 25, 2010, 9:42 AM ET
By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com

DENVER -- Dustin Pedroia was the last player to walk up the runway to the clubhouse from the visitors dugout, a few bats cradled in his arms, uniform dirty, sweat still streaking his face. Jack McCormick, the Red Sox's traveling secretary, stopped him at the door and handed him a cell phone.

It was John W. Henry, the team's principal owner. One could only guess the purpose of the call. Was he about to offer Pedroia a new contract, tell him there'd be a new yacht awaiting him in Boston ...

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