After batting like a broken old man/drunken circus clown/[insert your own adjective here], he promptly turned his game back on. After his slow .230(avg)/.290(obp)/.623(ops) start in April he virtually fell off the cliff with a .143/.278/.590 May.
I started writing my original post in early June, but by the time I actually posted it BP had already hit the (no doubt incredibly hard to find) ON switch.
His .320/.409/1.062 June is almost on par with one of his career best years in 2007 when he batted an astoningishly .332/.445/1.066. (In 2006 he hit his career high 54 HR, but had lower overall numbers).
After hitting his first home run on May 20th, he hit 7 in June and so far in July has hit 2, including a 3 run blast against Oakland last night.
Getting out of a prolonged slump can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you're at a level of a Major Leaguer. As just an observer (albeit an above average such), Ortiz hasn't changed his stance, his kick or his swing plane. He doesn't look like he's lost weight or gotten fitter, yet his hands move oh so much faster than 6 weeks ago.
Being completely unable to catch up to a 91 mph fastball in May has turned into putting a 94 MPH heater into the stands in June.
It's not the first time I say it on these pages, and most likely not the last.
Mea culpa, David. Welcome back
