Just Because I Love Double Plays

As I write more and more about baseball here, you'll probably come to know that I'm a sucker for double plays. It’s my favorite play in baseball. I once thought of starting a blog dedicated to only to twin killings. (That's a horrible idea.)

This is a small, if not insignificant, item, but today Fangraphs has a Q&A with shortstop Mike Aviles, whom the Toronto Blue Jays just acquired from the Red Sox in the as compensation for manager John Farrell. Here's what Aviles had to say about his double play partner in Boston:

“I think I’m the same shortstop regardless of who is next to me. I’ve played games without Pedey [Dustin Pedroia] and feel like it’s been the same thing. Of course, any time you have a guy like Pedey over there, it makes you that much better. You know that any ball that can be turned into a double play is going to be, every time. That’s the reason he’s the reigning Gold Glove winner. But regardless of who my double play partner is, I’m out there just trying to do my job. I‘m not flashy, but I can make the plays.”