Is Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts a Pushmi-Pullyu (pronounced Push me – Pull you)? Pushmi-Pullyu was one of the iconic characters created by children’s author Hugh Lofting for his Dr. Dolittle series. The animal was simply two heads going in the opposite direction and that may just equate to Betts’ early career. What is the direction?
Is Betts a player who is on again and off again year-to-year? In 2015, Betts was very good, but in 2016 Betts had an MVP Award pilfered from him in favor of Mike Trout. In 2017, Betts took a step down and hit just .