David Ortiz told MLB.com that his agents are in the process of working on a multi-year deal with the Red Sox. "We are working on that right now," Ortiz said. [...]
David Ortiz' strong words to ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes about not getting respect for his leadership in the Red Sox clubhouse left the "PTI" guys shaking their heads.Tony Kornheiser called Ortiz the "unquestioned face of the Red Sox" and asked, "What is he nervous about? "What's he insecure about?"Michael Wilbon went further: "Every time I'm in Boston ... all I read about is how great a guy David Ortiz is, how wonderful he is in the clubhouse, from the media, from the fans.
MIAMI No wonder the momentous grand slam Giancarlo Stanton hit Monday against Jamie Moyer temporarily knocked out a portion of the video display of the auxiliary scoreboard at Marlins Park.
Stanton’s rocket shot had the highest velocity off the bat ever recorded by ESPN Home Run Tracker, which began in 2006, at 122.4 mph. That easily topped one of 112 mph by the Red Sox’s David Ortiz.
It also put Stanton in elite company as one of four with four grand slams before age 23, joining Ted Williams, Eddie Mathews and Ken Griffey, Jr
When I was looking at the quotes from that David Ortiz article this morning I just knew someone would take the “I don’t get no respect” part out of context and make it look like Ortiz was going on a “me, me, me rant.” Â That someone was Kirk Minihane of WEEI: I sometimes wonder if…
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