"When anybody gets into a slump, we definitely worry too much about it."
"I'm one of those guys who likes to stay positive."
"My teammates know that I'll be back... I'll be there."
-- all from the Ortiz interview.
Ortiz interview on EEI. "Feels like I been on vacation... been working on my mechanics..."
Also feels like everything's out of order [paraphrasing]
"When you start the season and don't get many AB and aren't producing, more people notice because it's at the beginning of the season."
"The good thing is we been winning or that would drive me more crazy."
Says fan support helps keep him going.
Jones works around the error fine, gets 2 ground outs, what should have been a third, and a routine fly ball.
It's not conclusive, but it's a nice start.
Pie jumped for it on the centerfield end of the monster and didn't get it. It rolled away from him. Markakis had to go into straightaway center and get it. Everyone had forever to run. If anyone but Markakis gets it, Papi probably comes home.