passion4baseball.blogspot.com - 7/10/2009
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The first third of the season showed a brutally awful David Ortiz who after sixty games was batting .178 with no homers. He looked lost and he looked slow. It was so bad that it became almost a spectator sport to see how long the really bad could be. But watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN ...
Is Ortiz Powering Back Up?
fangraphs.com 6/25/2009 — David Ortiz had a horrible start to the season, going the first month and a half (154 PAs) without a home run. But recently he has turned it around, hitting five home runs since June 6th. Does this mean that Ortiz’s power is back, or has the ...
The season needs to start over now for David Ortiz
blog.masslive.com 6/10/2009 — APDavid Ortiz shouts after popping up with two men on base during the fourth inning of last night's 7-0 Red Sox win against the New York Yankees. I like to consider myself to be a rational person. Eccentric, sure, but...
Big Papi Comes Up Big in June
baseballreflections.com 6/30/2009 —
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So now that David Ortiz has found his stroke again, all the murmurs will start.
This will certainly mirror the talk that surrounded Jason Giambi a couple of years ago.
You all remember, don’t you? Giambi admitted to doing performance-enhancing drugs ...
Is Ortiz Powering Back Up? | FanGraphs Baseball
fangraphs.com 6/24/2009 — David Ortiz had a horrible start to the season, going the first month and a half (154 PAs) without a home run. But recently he has turned it around, hitting five home runs since June 6th. Does this mean that Ortiz’s power is back, or has the recent HR ...
Welcome Back Big Papi
joshqpublic.com 6/27/2009 —
Do that to me one more time. Once is never enough with a man like you. Do that to me one more time. I can never get enough of a man like you. -Captain & Tennille
Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Big Papi . My favorite two words in the dictionary. The most feared ...
Scout: ‘Ortiz’s is older than his reported age.’
scoresreport.com 6/9/2009 —
Here’s a shock: David Ortiz might be older than what it says on his birth certificate .
“The chances of his birth certificate being accurate are zero,” the scout said. “That’s both birth certificates. Remember, he was ...
When is enough for David Ortiz?
firebrandal.com 5/15/2009 — This is a situation that I was not too eager to broach, but now that it's the halfway mark into May and the home run total by David Ortiz matches my career total, it's time.
When do the Red Sox make a change with David Ortiz?
The way I see it, there are two options, both of which belong ...
Big Cheat, Or Is He?
mysportsrumors.com 7/30/2009 —
What a day! What a freaking day! While I planned on writing about trades all day, I got something better. David “Big Papi” Ortiz has officially joined THE LIST, the PED 2003 List. At least that’s what the New York Times has been reporting today and you know what how can ...
Ortiz: "If you want to judge me, it's on you"
boston.com 8/15/2009 — ARLINGTON, Texas -- With David Ortiz "hitting like [expletive]," the designated hitter was dropped to seventh in the order today. He was dropped lower even than he was in the long days at the beginning of the season, when he...
Ortiz Says “I Never Used Steroids”
soxanddawgs.com 8/8/2009 —
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz and MLBPA general counsel Michael Weiner met the media this afternoon in New York to address the report about Ortiz being on the “list” of players that tested positive for steroids and/or performance-enhancing drugs.
Ortiz came ...
Sox Bullpen Blows It, Royals Steal Opener —
Bleacher Report - MLB
In a memorable night highlighted by David Ortiz hitting his 300th homerun, the Red Sox bullpen spoiled the historic feat by blowing the lead and letting the game get away from them, something we have rarely seen this season from baseball’s best ...
Watch out Cubs! Here Come the Cardinals —
Bleacher Report - MLB
The rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals is probably the oldest and best in baseball, no matter how the Red Sox and Yankees spit and spite at each other. That's a tabloid-fueled soap opera about money and ego and sound bites. That's a pair of ...
'86 TROPHY IS LATEST MET LOSS —
NY Post: Sports
> As if the Mets needed any more bad news, someone auctioned off a rare World Series trophy originally awarded to the team to commemorate its 1986 win over the Boston Red Sox. Robert Edward Auctions got $32,313 from a South Korean ...