Empyreal Environs

David Ortiz was a late scratch from last night’s lineup. At first, I thought he was suffering from the stomach flu that afflicted Kevin Youkilis and, more recently, Kyle Snyder. Instead, Ortiz was sent back to Boston because of a recurrence of the irregular heartbeat he had felt during the Yankees series.

Time and again he’s passed the test at the plate. These tests at Massachusetts General Hospital are infinitely more important.

Get well, Big Papi.