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Dates: during 2000-2009
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True, the Red Sox slugger broke out of a truly embarrassing slump over the weekend, but he did so against the Texas Rangers, the second-worst team in the Major Leagues. And even with that, Ortiz - whose big smile and clutch hitting over the past five years have made him arguably the most popular player in all of baseball - has hit just two home runs in 79 at bats and is batting a meager .177. Fewer than a dozen AL starters have worse numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Kerry's Advice for Big Papi | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...free a camel of the burden of his hump (or slump), he wouldn't be a camel anymore. Everybody just needs to relax. Papi always comes out on top. The fat lady ain't sung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Kerry's Advice for Big Papi | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

Senior Matt Kramer has noticed that O’Hara’s swing has improved in the past few weeks after the team took a spring break training trip to California. After working with coaches following his early-season slump, O’Hara feels more comfortable at the plate now that he has adopted a different stance...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: O’Hara Jumpstarts Harvard’s Momentum | 4/21/2008 | See Source »

...contest in the first nine Ivy league games and the Crimson remains last in the Ivies with a .235 team batting average.The bats have come alive over the past four games, as production has increased up and down the order. One veteran, Vance, has come out his midseason slump by hitting .417 with a .611 on-base percentage in the last four games. Senior Matt Kramer has also become a force and has batted .375, blasted two long balls, and driven in six runs since the first game of the Yale series last Saturday.Freshmen are beginning to emerge as well...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Hitters Ready For Brown | 4/18/2008 | See Source »

...Vance broke out of his slump in the second game and went 2-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, and two stolen bases. Freshmen Tyler Albright and Sean O’Hara also came alive for the Crimson with multi-hit games in the middle of the order. In the fifth, senior Matt Kramer opened the game up with a two-run blast...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bats Erupt in Nightcap as Crimson Split | 4/13/2008 | See Source »

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