and every man behind me did his part to keep the team rolling. there was xander bogaerts, the upstart rookie, who took over at third base and didn't let up, the tested veterans like my fellow hawaiian, shane victor o victorino, and mike napoli, who came in during the off-season and shook off the rust and the injuries to secure win after win, lackey and lestere, the heart of a rotation who upped their game and started begging their manager, john farrell, to stay in for six, seven, eight innings, and, of course, the legend, the only man to play for all three championship teams, the biggest bat in the dugout, big papi. big papi. that's what i'm talking about. love this guy. even a white sox fan can appreciate these guys. but for all the big names, this was never a single superstar's team. if you look at the numbers, no pitcher won more than 15 games,