Red Sox Rookies: Who Had the Best 2 years?

FRED LYNN:

1975 - .331 Avg. 21 HR 105 RBI 47 Doubles

• AL Rookie of the Year Award
• AL MVP Award
• Golden Glove Award
• All Star team

1976 - .314 10 HR 65 RBI 32 Doubles

• All Star team

NOMAR GARCIAPARRA:

1997 - .306 30 HR 98 RBI 44 Doubles

• AL Rookie of the Year Award
• Silver Slugger Award
• All Star team

1998 - .323 Avg. 35 HR 122 RBI 37 Doubles

• AL MVP Runner-up

DUSTIN PEDROIA:

2007 - .317 Avg. 8 HR 50 RBI 39 Doubles

• AL Rookie of the Year Award

2008 - .326 Avg. 17 HR 83 RBI 54 Doubles

• AL MVP Award
• Silver Slugger Award
• Gold Glove Award
• All Star team

Home Is Where the Surf Is

"What Silicon Valley is for programmers and Nashville is for musicians, Manhattan Beach has become for professional athletes. Sports figures are increasingly calling the pricey coastal city home. 'On everybody's street they have a Kings player,' said a blase-sounding resident..."

"From past residents like Tiger Woods and Shaq to current ones like Maria Sharapova and Nomar, all these athletes can be found in a city of about 35,000 people pressed into less than four square miles..."
-LA Times