All this talk about Manny's sub par performence, what about the rest of the offense the original 1-5 hitters just about all stunk in the first half roll call:
Lugo - Thank you Theo
Yuk/Pedroia - The bright spot
Ortiz - we need more big guy
Manny - Usually a slow starter, but did you miss the gun?
Drew - How much are we paying for that protection again.
Manny and Ortiz are the most important, but lets call a spade a spade. The offense has been nonexistant of late, and that is not just Manny, but bad offseason moves and perhaps a bad hitting coach.