At least he is if you live in his small California hometown. In a recent Boston Magazine profile, Pedroia took a shot at his hometown of Woodland, California. He called it “a dump.”

“You can quote me on that. I don’t give a s—.

“Everyone wants to get out of there. You don’t want to stay in Woodland. What do you want to stay in Woodland for? The place sucks.”

I can tell you he didn’t learn that kind of language in Woodland! And guess what Mr. Big City Boston – Woodland doesn’t like you anymore either.

“We will no longer have that feeling of pride when our ‘hometown boy’ hits a home run and runs the bases,” Earl and Gail Balch of Woodland wrote to The Daily Democrat.

I think what they meant to say was, “You can’t hit the high inside fastball. You are the one that sucks.”

And if that doesn’t tear at your heartstrings, check out what 12-year-old Jacob Anchondo had to say. Anchondo was awarded an autographed Pedroia jersey for his work on a food drive for the Yolo County Food Bank. When he was awarded the jersey he said he was a big fan. Reached for comment after he presumably read the Boston Magazine piece he had this to say:

I have a feeling my jersey won’t be worth as much in the future.

Oooh! That’s just cruel. Of course, The Daily Democrat didn’t only seek comment from children when they were firing back at Pedroia. They also brought up his brother:

Others avoided Dustin directly and piled blame for his comments on older brother Brett, who has been charged with four counts of child molestation against an 8-year-old boy. Brett pleaded not guilty to the charges, and is free on $100,000 bail.

Just wow. Maybe the Pedroia family’s time in Woodland has run its course.

[Boston Hearald]

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