Big Papi is back!!!

The last poll that was posted asked, "Will David Ortiz come out of his slump?" A whopping 4 people responded, and only one person said yes. (I am happy to say that was me!)

Big Papi now has 3 HR in his last 5 games, and his batting average has soared over the Mendoza line to .203. Over the last 7 days, Big Papi is hitting .350 with a .458 OBP.

Ortiz has not lost his knack for clutch hitting, either. Ortiz decided to break out of his season long slump against the archrival Yankees with 2 HR in 3 games.

I think that his hot hitting probably earned him a start in interleague play against the Phillies.

John Smoltz on his way back to Boston

Here is an article about John Smoltz and his rehab, as well as some other Red Sox news:

John Smoltz Update/Red Sox News

I am not a huge fan of a 6 man rotation personally. As Browne noted, pitchers are "creatures of habit." I could not agree more. 6 days is too long a layoff for most starters.

The Red Sox should look to trade Brad Penny for a nice prospect or two, or perhaps a big league hitter. Even if someone in the rotation gets hurt, the Sox can still use Masterson, Buchholz, and Bowden as starters.

NFL Fantasy Files

This is a follow up to the post elrey made a couple weeks ago when Laurence Maroney jumped through the car windows: