Why can't David Ortiz hit homeruns?

You know, with Selena Roberts in mind, it's fair to demand high journalistic standards.

But this is really just an opinion column.

I think you can safely mention the possibility of steroid use:

"Of the other 50-homer hitters, no one else has begun a season as dismally as Ortiz. Not one-season wonders such as Brady Anderson or Luis Gonzalez. Not Hall of Famers such as Willie Mays, even when he was 42 and at the end of his career with the Mets, or Mickey Mantle, in his last year on shredded knees with the Yankees. Not Roger Maris, even after his slugging feats in New York were a distant memory in St. Louis, nor Sammy Sosa, hanging on at the end in Texas."

Why can't David Ortiz hit homeruns?

Well, you mentioned Brady Anderson ... you mentioned Luis Gonzalez ... you even mentioned Sammy Sosa.

You're getting warmer.