Sunday, April 26, 2009

Number three hitter.

It's fascinating that Ortiz is still batting third. In a tie game with the bases loaded and no outs, I think there's no Red Sox player I'd rather have batting. Ortiz is likely to strike out or hit into a double play and unlikely to get an extra-base hit.

So why does Ortiz still bat third?

Solely because of his past accomplishments.

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