As far as David Ortiz commenting about Vargas, from what I've read he's taken a mentoring role with Vargas since his days in A ball... He probably sees a lot of similarities with their skill-set, and sees the same road blocks Vargas now has that he experienced as well. It all worked out for Ortiz anyways..... For those that were more aware of the team than me in 1999, why did they leave Ortiz in AAA basically all year? Just looking at the stats, I can see why he would be frustrated if he mashed 30 HRs with a .1000 OPS...