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Sports Guy says farewell to David Ortiz
By adamg on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 12:19pm
Bill Simmons reluctantly gives up on Big Papi:
... I still watch every Ortiz at-bat thinking, This is the one. When he belted his first bomb of the season, I clapped like everyone else and pumped my fist. Yes! He's back! The Fenway crowd cheered as if it were Game 7, demanded a curtain call and showered him with love. This was the single strangest sports moment I've ever seen: Fans going absolutely bonkers for something that once was a routine act. Turned out, it was Papi's only homer of the first eight weeks. So it really was a curtain call. By May's end, Francona had dropped him to sixth in the order. Barring a miraculous return of bat speed, he'll be benched or released soon. It'll hurt, and I'm going to feel bad. I already do.
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Another sad fan
I am sad to see the demise of one of the great clutch hitters in Red Sox history. I agree, it seems there will be a very sad day real soon when Papi is released. The important thing is to remember just how much he meant to the 2 championships. If I know Sox fans, they will never forget him.
I call BS
There's no way Simmons 'watches every Ortiz at bat' given his schedule of Pilates, watching the Hills and going to Pinkberry. He's the new Rick Reilly and that's a shame.