We do have to remember what Big Papi did in the 2nd half last season so it is possible to see some improvement. I don’t think the Sox can afford to wait to see if that happens again. He probably IS playing his way out of Boston. They have to pay him anyway, so replace him with someone who has a chance to help win some games and may be able to log some innings on the field.

Boston media should lay off of Papi as hard as it may be. He may be the 300 ton elephant in the room but the media doesn’t need to make it known day in and day out. Try publishing something positive like ‘Tek tearing the leather off the ball. Hopefully Ortiz stays away from any Boston related media, the guy was a force to be reckoned with and has won the Sox many a game in the past. I think when he hurt his wrist he hurt his swing/power. Maybe the hitting coach could get his head out of his ass and try teaching him some new techniques. Everyone is screaming for them to send Ortiz to Pawtucket and have been earlier in the season to get his swing/confidence back. Christ, it took another pitching coach in St.Louis to diagnose what Smoltz was doing in the AL (tipping his pitches). The coaching staff of the Sox should never get to comfortable because that’s when they become lazy.

Irish614- A hitting coach can only do so much. It is up to the hitter to be able to use the information that is given. If the hitter is past the point in their careers where that is not possible (catching up with fast balls etc.), there is not much the hitting coach can do, including “getting his head out of his ass”. Injuries are yet again one of the realities of an aging ballplayer. If Ortiz has a wrist injury that is hampering him, that needs to be dealt with by the Sox and Ortiz.

going off steroids is a horrible thing. maybe big papi should lose 50 lbs. then he might be able to get that heavy bat of his off his shoulders and be able to run out grounders. hey, who cares? IT’S TIME TO GET RID OF THIS GUY!! can’t lowell play first base and yuke on third?? lowell can still hit and if he isn’t that mobile to play third put him on first and get him in the lineup everyday! don’t old ballplayers end up playing first? anyway, after 53 years as a sox fan nothing surprises me about red sox mgt. which these days means this fool epstein and tito’s son terry franCOMA the worst mgr. in the major leagues. if tito’s son terry franCOMA couldn’t handle ramirez and his agent they should have canned him and gotten a mgr. who could handle manny and his agent!! it has been downhill since they let him go. gee, that dice-k or whatever his name is sure is contributing nicely isn’t he? how many millions did they give this guy?? i rest my case! go rays!!

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He’s letting his front shoulder fly out and moving his head. As he has gotten older he has lost the bat speed to catch the inside pitch. Too many things to fix, Lowell is still making solid contact. My point? I will be a David Ortiz fan for life (unless he joins the Yankers) but what I want as a Red Sox fan is wins. Good luck big guy! I have a bear hug for ya when it is all said and done.

This sounds like ’09 on repeat, right before Papi got it figured out and was the most productive DH in baseball for the last 2/3 of the season. Relax people, relax. And “rick”–Lowell at first, Youk at third, and Beltre… where? Is he your new pinch hitter? C’mon.

Why aren’t people calling for Nancy Drew’s retirement too? J.D.’s stats are another strike out or three away from being identical to Ortiz’s. That’s the worse contract, make no mistake about it, but none of us are John Henry, so who cares?

Deep breaths everybody–the pitching is coming around. The hitting will follow.

When Mike Cameron is ready to come off the disabled list that will be the end of the David Ortiz tenure in Boston unless he starts hitting.

Its finally over this juice head was just another steroid guy who is off the juice and can’t produce anymore. So in 2004 and 2007 when him and his buddy Manny where together they cheated to win those 2 championship. So not only did the sox wait 86 years to win one they cheated to get it!!!!

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