gammons on ortiz

from espn.com:

1. Why there is so much made of who hits behind whom, when it's who hits in front that counts. Keep your bases-empty stats. The definition of a rally is hitting with someone on base.

David Ortiz can't hit without Manny Ramirez? He has experience doing just that.
In Sept. 2007, Ramirez played in six games, and Ortiz led the majors with a 1.341 OPS for the month. Ramirez batted behind him in one game.
In Sept. 2006, Ramirez again played in six games, Ortiz was second in the American League in OPS at 1.146.

In his Red Sox career, Ortiz's OPS with Ramirez hitting behind him is 1.000. With anyone else, it's .998.