05-15-2009, 12:53 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38105:date=May 15 2009, 11:37 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ May 15 2009, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Ortiz went 0-7 and left 11 men on base yesterday.
He's also gone 143 ABs without a home run (dating back to the 2008 postseason).
So...off the juice?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To me there's never been a doubt. He went from a Jason DuBois-type guy with the Twins (who are notoriously excellent at evaluating players) to the best slugger in baseball, practically overnight, when he went to the Red Sox.
Manny probably said, "Hey, fellow countryman, lemme show you a little something that's always helped me..."
He's also gone 143 ABs without a home run (dating back to the 2008 postseason).
So...off the juice?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To me there's never been a doubt. He went from a Jason DuBois-type guy with the Twins (who are notoriously excellent at evaluating players) to the best slugger in baseball, practically overnight, when he went to the Red Sox.
Manny probably said, "Hey, fellow countryman, lemme show you a little something that's always helped me..."
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance