from http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/21/drew_fascinating_turn_of_events/
Suffice it to say, he [Drew] had not become a Fenway favorite. Children all over New England are probably convinced his first name is "Nancy," having heard him incessantly defamed as such by their elders after each soft fly ball, called third strike, or 4-6-3 with men on base...
Get out of town! J.D. Drew hit a grand salami! J.D. Drew had come through in a big moment when RamÃrez and Lowell hadn't. J.D. Drew had jump-started the Red Sox to a 12-2 triumph.
Drew is an easy punching bag. He came here with the dual reputation of being brittle and a slug. He missed his customary 22 games this season and he did nothing to shake his reputation as a clinically sound but bloodless player. There is something about the way he goes about his business that infuriated many in St. Louis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Let's just say he doesn't radiate overt passion for the game. Obviously, this rap didn't scare off general manager Theo Epstein.
Away from the field, he is a very good person, he being a small-town Georgia kid who has strong family ties and who is active in time and generous with the wallet in his church. He doesn't bother a soul. The gossip people don't even know he exists.
He was unfailingly polite to the media this year, and he was also open and expansive talking about his young son, who has a physical problem that had placed the boy in a full body cast. It has been a very stressful summer for Drew and his wife.
For the record, his teammates have publicly backed him 100 percent this year.
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