Red Sox: catching up with old friends: David Aardsma

The one-time Red Sox reliever has some interesting stories to tell.

The Red Sox career of reliever David Aardsma was just a season long, but even if he hadn’t been in Boston, his career should be of some interest to any fan of baseball. When he made his major league debut in 2004, he became the first in an alphabetical list of major league players. Hall of Famer Hank Aaron had held this distinction since his major league debut in 1954.

Aardsma has had some extreme highs and lows in his career. Drafted in the first round in 2003, he was in the majors by Opening Day 2004 with the San Francisco Giants. His 6.75 ERA that season shows maybe he was not ready. The Giants tired of Aardsma, trading…