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Ortiz: You haven't seen anything yet

He says Boston's offensive burst in 15-5 crushing of Cubs is a sign of things to come

Updated: May 21, 2011, 11:50 AM ET
By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com

BOSTON -- It's acceptable, of course, to be the designated hitter when these interleague games are played in your home park, such as Friday night, when David Ortiz contributed two doubles to Boston's season-high 19 hits in a 15-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs.

But what will "Big Papi" do when the Sox go to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Houston, as they'll be required to do at the end of June?

"Just watch," he said with a chuckle. "Pinch hit. They might give me a game. But you can't move ...

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