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Conor Jackson Should Be Rejuvenated by Making Move From Oakland to Boston

by NESN Staff on Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:35PM

Peter Gammons said it must be like "a dream come true." Dennis Eckerlsey claimed "this is the greatest situation he's ever found himself in." Were they talking about a lottery winner? Well, in a baseball sense, yes.

Gammons and Eckersley talked about what Conor Jackson must be thinking after coming from Oakland to Boston in a trade on late Wednesday night. The outfielder will be "rejuvenated" as Eckerlsey pointed out, by not only moving into a pennant race in one of the best baseball cities in the bigs, but also by being able to play in a hitter's ballpark in a hitter's lineup.

See more in the video above.