Whither Big Papi?
The misery continues for David Ortiz as he went 0-7 and left 11 runners on base.No one seems to know what is wrong. There have been comments on various telecasts by various announcers about not doing the right thing with hands or not driving the ball both of which imply he never got better after his injury last year.
The question I have is how much time does a manager give a player who has delivered more than his fair share in the past to get it all sorted out?
Manager Terry Francona has earned the benefit of the doubt in my estimation on anything baseball related so I will not second guess him. But how much time is right? The team has played just over 1/4 of its games. We are coming up on interleague play and so Papi can sit those games instead of playing first base, or not.
Does he get 54 games to work it out or maybe 81 or the entire season? Do his past deeds mean he should get as long as it takes?
One thing is certain it is much more difficult for an American League team to succeed if its DH is struggling with the Mendoza Line.
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