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| Bobby V Doing His Damn Thang |
BOSTON—One of Bobby Valentine's first acts as Red Sox manager was to visit David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic and let him know how important it was to keep him on the team. Now everybody is seeing that. Ortiz, a free agent in the offseason, is off to one of the best starts of his career. On Sunday, the slugging designated hitter doubled in the go-ahead run for his seventh consecutive hit and Boston won its third straight game over the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4.
Welp, folks, mea culpa. It won't be the last time I flip flop on my feelings about this team. And sure the pitching still sucks, but the bats are on fire. A lot of that has to do with being home, I'm sure, but still it was good to see Youk finally wake up, Papi partying like its 2004, and Mike Aviles making me say "Jacoby who?" (I kid, please hurry back Jacoby) And hey, in a few hours this team could be a half game out, by the end of the day? First place. First place by Patriots day, its what every fan was dreaming of, right? So for today, I've got nothing to swear about, yes I could rag on Buchholz I suppose, but I'd rather focus on Beckett, who Friday proved for now that his expanded waste line does not impede him as a pitcher. So there's that.
