[SteveStromberg]

Earlier, when asked who his favorite Red Sox player was, Kerry responded, ''Manny Ortez.'' The Sox do field Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, but there is no ''Manny Ortez'' on the roster. (We hasten to add, however, that ''Manny Ortez'' was closer to the mark than the response Kerry gave the last time he was asked that question: ''My favorite Red Sox player of all time is 'The Walking Man,' Eddie Yost.'' Yost never played for the Red Sox.)