Boston Red Sox Clubhouse Issues: Is David Ortiz a Budding Cancer?
Call it the Boston Media hyping up a situation to sell it to the fans, but when David Ortiz marched into Terry Francona’s press conference saying he was “f*ing pissed”, questions about his morale certainly rose.
The Red Sox know how important team chemistry is to the success of a team. Just ask the 2004 Idiots or the frustrated clubhouse before Manny Ramirez’s eventful departure.
Ortiz is clearly concerned about his contract situation and has mentioned feeling hurt that he has not received attention from the organization that he would like, but is he becoming a clubhouse cancer, starting with the press conference incident?
Absolutely not. Ortiz’s on-field production has clearly not faltered (hit a huge double in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Yankees on Sunday, leading to a Red Sox victory) and his happy-go-lucky nature still seems to dominate his persona.
Whether it be him entertaining young fans while in the batters box or supporting teammates, Ortiz cannot even be considered a minor problem, let alone a spreading cancer.
