I'm giving you good credit for this one because it sounds like someone who actually played the game. Unless you have actually been close to situations like this, you really have no idea what it means to have that one special player in your lineup that every opponent fears to pitch to. it can influence an opponent's entire approach to how you are going to pitch to a club. From a fan's perspective, it is kind of like the anticipatory feeling of waiting every 5th day for Sale to pitch. Ortiz represented that one guy for Boston.