Short Jokes: Not Just for New Yorkers Anymore.

When Dustin Pedroia was interviewed by ESPN a couple of weeks ago about his video game debut (incidentally, there's a semi-interesting video here showing the filming process) he was asked about the taunting he received because of his stature. He answered by citing an example of a Yankee-fan hyperbolist who informed him that "the grass was taller than he was."

Last night, Pedroia was in New York to pick up his MVP trophy at the BWAA dinner. As part of his acceptance speech he cracked:

"I'm the only one here that doesn't need to bend over to talk into this mic."

I'm left to assume that the inability to refrain from making short jokes is an unfortunate side effect of being in the city.