Revisiting Edgar Martinez
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...than as a first baseman. Many players, like David Ortiz, defy this pattern, and some of the drop...
Blog | December 07, 2009Edgar representing for the DH's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Joe Posnanski post I linked to this morning), David Pinto makes a Hall of Fame case for...designated hitters, and that's Martinez and David Ortiz (I think Frank Thomas played enough first base...
Blog | November 09, 2009Should Sox spurn Bay, sign Cameron?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...be an issue a year from now, as David Ortiz's contract expires after next season and the...
Blog | November 09, 2009Thinking about the '10 Red Sox
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...million dollars that will most likely be exercised. With a dreadful batting average and OBP this year, Ortiz would even be a tough sell to a non-sabermetrically inclined AL club. The solution here is...
Blog | September 17, 2009More fuel for the Yankees-Red Sox fire
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...friend last week after the David Ortiz news dropped and he took...news. But Ortiz, the lovable Big Papi, the organization's...
Blog | August 06, 2009Papi's got a point
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...York Times' story about Red Sox sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez testing positive for performance-enhancing...
Blog | July 30, 2009Red Sox trade for 1B LaRoche?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Where does LaRoche fit, anyway? I suppose that David Ortiz could use a platoon partner, but that'...
Blog | July 22, 2009Lowell out, Bailey (and Kotsay) in
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Kevin Youkilis, 3B 4. Jason Bay, LF 5. David Ortiz, DH 6. Jason Varitek, C 7. Rocco Baldelli...
Blog | June 30, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that there should be a map like this for every baseball city. • You have to love Big Papi's take on playing first base: "I was pretty good at defense until I...
Blog | June 29, 2009Fisking Papi's provenance
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Even with his current six-game hitting streak, Ortiz is now hitting just .197 with two homers...39;s both birth certificates. Remember, he was David Arias [when he played in the minor leagues...
Blog | June 08, 2009Beckett, Lester just fine, thanks
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...luck wouldn't cure. If only fixing David Ortiz were so easy
Blog | June 07, 2009Watching Twins and Sox
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...strike zone. Best seat in the house. • David Ortiz isn't looking any better. Early in...
Blog | May 28, 2009Boston's shaky SS defense
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with No. 1 being the ongoing struggles of David Ortiz (and no, playing Jeff Bailey at first base...
Blog | May 25, 2009Really??? (American edition)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...as if there's nothing wrong with David Ortiz? And you're really going to let...
Blog | May 22, 2009Podcast: Baseball Today
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotEric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli recap the night in baseball that included a home run for Big Papi and a bunch more in Yankee Stadium
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