Comments on: David Ortiz Is Every Bit as Bad Now as He Used to be Good

By: Jeff J

Jeff J — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:19:25 +0000

I’ve heard that he has a wrist and an ankle injury at the same time, which is causing his entire swing to be thrown off. Who knows if its true, but if you can’t place your feet how you are used to, and you can’t get the bat around the same due to those injuries, combine that with the mental issue of not being able to hit, and I can see how it will take a while to get your new swing adjusted. I do agree with gene however that the first thing that pops in my head when a player goes down that quickly is that maybe it’s steroid related. Maybe Ortiz just has to say to F*&$ You to Jobu!!

By: Larry Brown

Larry Brown — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:51:30 +0000

JS, it’s fair to figure that could be the case with anyone, even Lee. I always wonder about that one season he flirted with the triple crown. Where did that come from?

By: JS

JS — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:47:39 +0000

I wonder if it’s the same with Derrek Lee, who is giving the Cubs bupkis while Micah Hoffbauer is hitting big time.

By: SpinMax

SpinMax — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:24:57 +0000

Cecil Fielder, Mo Vaughn, Andruw Jones….when they break down they really break down.

By: Gene

Gene — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:08:37 +0000

Maybe he was using steroids and stopped. That is my first thought these days whenever there is a major performance decrease by a player.

Thanks Donald Fehr and Gene Orza for enabling so many players to put up inflated statistics in a game where statistics are more closely followed than in any other.