For Sox fans: John Kerry's Advice for Big Papi

[MH1]

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1733914,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

Sounds like he had a little fun with this one.

What's ailing Big Papi? Baseball commentators have weighed in with various pet theories: his stance is wrong, his knee is bothering him, he's impatient, he's a head case. But what do they know?

So we decided to poll five experts of a different sort: passionate Red Sox fans who are famous for other things, like writing or acting or running for President. Here are their views on Big Papi and why he hasn't been performing.

JOHN KERRY, U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic nominee for president

"As a recovering presidential candidate, let me remind Red Sox Nation that it's not how you do in April, it's all about winning in late fall. Trust me, I know. On a serious note, everyone needs to exhale. This guy has been baseball's best big game hitter the last three seasons. It's April. It's cold. He's coming back from knee surgery. Get out of his way. Give him air. Let Papi be Papi. For once, can we not be the Chicken Little Nervous Nellies of yesteryear? This guy carried us to two World Series championships, the first time that's happened in my lifetime. Guess what? He's human. He's recovering. He'll get his swing back. All will be right in the world. They didn't bury his jersey under the new Yankees Stadium for nothing. And, bottom line, who would you rather have: a hobbled Big Papi in the lineup or little Steinbrenners in the front office? We win this one in the end."

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"little Steinbrenners in the front office" :rofl:

[fedupinBushcountry]

1. ROFL

:rofl:

[TayTay]

2. ROFL!

As a recovering presidential candidate, let me remind Red Sox Nation that it's not how you do in April, it's all about winning in late fall. Trust me, I know.


:rofl: good lines!

[karynnj]

3. I liked the let Papi be Papi as well.

Too bad everybody that was involved in betting when Kerry would drop out in December 2003 would have had the sense to suggest to Kerry that he be Kerry sometime around April 2004 - when they started whining that he wasn't Bill Clinton.

I know nothing about baseball - but this sounds like both good advice and the words of a kind person.