Pissed at Pedroia

I'm really getting pissed at Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Here I am trying to hate the guy but all he does is make me admire him.
He wins the MVP. He plays the game hard and the right way. He treats the media to outlandish quotes ("laser show") and he belts 3 home runs in a game all out of a miniature body.
Some people have only heard of Pedroia because they haven't seen him.
Now he's out with a broken foot for probably 6-weeks. Good, out of sight out of mind, right? Nooooooo.
Pedroia, despite being told not to put weight on his foot, takes ground balls before a game...ON HIS KNEES. That's right, to stay sharp he was taking grounders on his knees.
Is this guy hard to hate or what?
Little Dusty Big Stick...I love, I mean I sort of like the guy. Damn, why did he have to be with the Bostons?