Famous for his heroics in the 2004 ALCS, leading the
Boston Red Sox on multiple come from behind victories against the Yankees, David Ortiz has emerged as one of the premier hitters in baseball. The consumate DH, Ortiz may not be nimble in the field, but his skill and power with the bat is rivaled by few.
David Ortiz likes his job as designated hitter of the Red Sox, but it seems as though he has no aspirations to trade places with general manager Theo Epstein. "Bring all of them," Ortiz said to Heidi Watney when asked which players he'd bring in for next season. Ortiz said that Theo is the right man for the job. "We had a great year, and we had Theo doing his thing out there," Ortiz said. "I'm ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:59:36 GMTRed Sox designated hitter David Ortiz wants one thing this holiday season: power. Big Papi has been the slugging source for the Red Sox since coming to Boston in 2003 but no matter what the Red Sox do this offseason, the DH wants a big bat. "I say that like a year ago and everybody looked at me like I was a [expletive] clown. I say, 'We need another 30 home-run-hitting guy.' 'What, you crazy ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:53 GMTDavid Ortiz and the Red Sox shared a similar vision last year. They both thought they needed another big bat and then the team swung and missed at Mark Teixeira. This...
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:27:30 GMT
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After his release from the
Minnesota Twins,
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner wanted to sign David Ortiz, but was talked out of it by his baseball people.
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