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David Ortiz
By adamg - 7/31/10 - 9:52 am
The Herald reports on the hunt for a second Big Papi's location.
Ed. note: What? Boylston Street across from Jerry Remy's isn't available?
By Kaz - 7/12/10 - 10:42 pm
Your 2010 All-Star Home Run Derby Champion: Big Papi.
He beat Hanley Ramirez (a Boston farm system product) 11 to 5 in the final round for the win.
By adamg - 5/14/10 - 11:21 pm
David Ortiz hit two home runs tonight (when's the last time he did that? Ed. answer: Yeah, all of two weeks ago, doh.), including one, as Jerry and Don reminded the 4 of us watching the game roughly 72,000 times, hit where no home run had ever been hit before.
By adamg - 4/21/10 - 12:14 am
A home run to tie the game and then a walk-off single? Yes! Big Papi? Um, no, he got benched for a pinch hitter. All hail Darnell "Who?" McDonald.
By adamg - 8/8/09 - 12:33 pm
David Ortiz at his press conference:
I definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when I was buying supplements and vitamins over the counter, legal supplements and vitamins over the counter, but I never [bought] steroids, I never used steroids.
Says union confirmed he was on the 2003 list but NOT that that meant he took steroids.
By adamg - 7/30/09 - 10:27 pm
Reaction from some local bloggers about the news about Ortiz (Ortiz's statement):
Noternie, who was at game 5 of the 2004 ALCS - which Ortiz won - is disgusted if the news is true:
By adamg - 7/30/09 - 12:20 pm
The New York Times reports David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez "were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the results."
By adamg - 6/30/09 - 10:22 am
David Ortiz is opening a steak place in Framingham, called, big surprise, Big Papi's. Will also serve seafood and burgers, so they've gotta get Dennis Eckersley out there to analyze the serving of the first burger:
That thing's got some serious cheese on it! Hairy cheese! With paint!
OK, maybe not.
By adamg - 5/25/09 - 10:35 am
MLB Adjusts Drug Policy To Allow David Ortiz To Take Steroids.
Sadly, the story is now out of date, which anybody who follows batting averages will notice.
By adamg - 5/15/09 - 12:55 pm
The Sox Sistahs are trying to organize a campaign to send David Ortiz postcards of support:
Get or make 10 postcards and write encouraging messages. Mail them ASAP but not after Wednesday, May 20, because they hit the road again the following Monday.
David Ortiz
c/o Boston Red Sox
4 Yawkey Way
Boston, MA 02215The point behind this is to show Papi that we support him and want him to do well - in spite of the negativity that might show itself through the media or jerks at the park.
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