It happens to everybody, man. He’s had 60 at-bats. A couple years ago I had 60 at-bats, I was hitting .170, everyone was ready to kill me too. What happened? Laser show. Relax. I’m tired of looking at the NESN poll: ‘Why is David struggling?’ David’s fine. We believe in him. He came out of it last year, he’s going to come out of it this year. Put that in your poll. I’m going to go online and vote. Papi’s fine. Thanks for playing.’’
Those were the words spoken by one Dustin Pedroia last night after the Sox dispatched the California Angels of Los Angeles near Anaheim for the second night in a row in reference to our part-time Designated Hitter, David Ortiz. David's night was one not to be remembered: two strikeouts, twice hitting into double plays; once with the bases loaded with the game knoted at 1 apiece. This has been sad to watch. While no one can forget Pedroia's abysmal start in April 2007, he quickly rebounded and produced numbers that earned him American League Rookie of the Year honors. This is where any comparison ends.
The numbers speak for themselves. Ortiz is a shell of himself. The Sox certainly cannot put up with this much longer. If it weren't for Jeremy Hermida, (or the poor defense of Juan Rivera), the Red Sox could have easily lost last night's game. I was there. The boos are getting louder. The pressure on the Sox brass to do something is growing as well: it is probably only a matter of days before the Sox invent an injury and DL Big Papi. Better sooner rather than later. At least Jim Donaldson of the ProJo agrees.
... I think his wrist is hurtty again... Boom, laser show.
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