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With a bang, Ortiz makes all the difference tonight
It looked like the David Ortiz of old was standing at home plate, admiring as the ball flew towards right field. The serene post-swing pose, the upturned chin following the little white sphere, the flick of the bat to the ground as it became obvious to 37,981 people that this one was not coming ...
Bay becomes US Citizen
Bay becomes US Citizen
athbloggs.blogspot.com — Not much going on in baseball yesterday. The Bee’s in Houston was an entertaining story I guess,... although I’m partial to the gnats in Cleveland . Here’s an interesting human interest story that happened yesterday though. Jason Bay -- the Canadian better known around Boston as Jay Ray Bay -- ... (more) Bay becomes US Citizen
They Took Our Jobs
They Took Our Jobs
bootleggersports.com — Last year, Red Sox resident steroid suspicioned player David Ortiz was sworn in as a naturalized U.S.... citizen. Today, another Boston player will go from dirty, stinking foreigner to dirty, stinking American. Jason Bay, born in British Columbia, Canada, will become a U.S. citizen in a ... (more) They Took Our Jobs
Is David Ortiz Back?
Is David Ortiz Back?
passion4baseball.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) Is David Ortiz Back?
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The Soxaholix — ... Doug: I'm so glad that when Papi picks up pieces he actually makes something out of it. He's in a groove now. ...

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