Big Papi

3 June 2008

is down and out, at least for a while.  And though I wouldn't wish pain on anyone, the idea of Big Papi's wrist being immobilized for the next month isn't exactly bringing me down either.  The Red Sox may get far, but they cannot win without the big Shrek-looking slugger.

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Posted by Helena | 1 comment

This isn’t going to be that big of deal for the Red Sox. Sure it hurts to lose Big Papi, the Major League leader in RBI over that past 5 seasons, but Boston can manage for a month. Afterall, Ortiz played so poorly for the first month of this season that he may as well have not been in the lineup and the team did okay. Sure it hurts not to have his leadership around, but the Red Sox still have enough offense that they’ll be able to get by. Everything will be just fine.

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15 April 2008

I was hoping to get this up yesterday with the Yankees-Red Sox series fresh in everyone’s mind but I didn’t have the time.  After a few weeks of the baseball season and watching almost every Red Sox and Yankee game I have a few observations on these two teams so far.  You may not agree with them all, this is just what I have noticed this season.

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Posted by Jeff Dufour | 1 comment