Ortiz 500 career homers this year?
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He will ...
I hope he has the guts to work as hard as He can even though the conditioning will diminish ...
A lesser David is still formidable...
I hope he has the guts to work as hard as He can even though the conditioning will diminish ...
A lesser David is still formidable...
wilked said:
For a last place team the Sox have had great attendance. In the AL only New York and Anaheim have averaged more, and the Sox have had the highest road attendance in the league too. I wouldn't be shocked if it's hard to find a cheap ticket the next homestand if Ortiz is within 2.
If he doesn't do it in this home stand, I hope he plays sparingly or bunts a lot. I want him to do it at home and I'm sure he wants to as well. Maybe work on switch hitting for a week and a half.
Al Zarilla said:
Yeah, that's fair point, especially considering how old he is. All right, fine...but I'm still not going to be happy if he hits it in Tampa.
Do you think teams offer under the table bonuses to players as incenstive to hit the milestones at home, so the team can benefit from the extra revenue and memorabilia? Can't sell limited edition 'Big Papi 500' cups of infield dirt if he does it at Tropicana Field.
Although Bowie Kuhn had to stop the Braves from sitting Aaron in 1974 because they wanted him to hit 715 at home. He played but didn''t homer until the Braves got back to Atlanta.
He needs to pace himself. I am at Fenway on Tuesday. I saw his 2000th hit, would love to see his 500th dinger.
21st Century Sox said:
What are you doing at Fenway on Tuesday? I'll be in Baltimore watching the Red Sox.
wilked said:
Let us know how you do.... :c070:
Tonight's shot for some reason felt especially reminiscent of Papi's pre-2007 heyday. Something in the easy, almost arrogant energy of the swing and the majestic trajectory to the CF bleachers. That was a true classic Large Father Bomb.
Bought Monster tickets for the first time a month ago for the final home game. Got that estimate wrong.
Papelbon's Poutine said:
Ortiz is not going to coast. This team has been playing very well since everyone gave up on them at the July trading deadline. They've won eight out of the eleven series they've played since then. They've taken series from the Mets and Blue Jays and went 2-2 with the Royals. Baseball Propectus may have them at less than a 1 percent chance of making the postseason but I guarantee you that every guy in this clubhouse is thinking that they've got something special going and that it's not over yet.
The dude is hurting. It's painful to watch him run, and it's amazing that whatever is happening with his legs is not affecting his swing or power. I think he'll rest for a few days once hit hits 500, which I think will be at the Trop. And that sucks a million different ways. Part of me hopes he takes the entire TB series off and that he plays again at Camden, where there will be a decent number of Sox fans to go crazy for him. But it's pretty dangerous to mess with a hot streak like this by taking 4 days off.
I think he is more likely to rest when Hanley is back. If he gets 500 before then, so much the better.
I'm starting to think Hanley is not going to be back this year. I think the shoulder is pretty well banged up and it's probably not worth it to rush him back in to see if he can handle 1B for a week with a bum wing.
With the Large Father, I worry about the achilles, which a tight calf can indicate is messed up. We do not need or want him to blow his achilles out trying to help the young guys have a great stretch run that will likely lead to nothing. Because that would be the end of Papi, and it'd be a major shame. Get to 500, and get yourself feeling as close to 100% as possible before you play again. If that's Spring Training, so be it.
With the Large Father, I worry about the achilles, which a tight calf can indicate is messed up. We do not need or want him to blow his achilles out trying to help the young guys have a great stretch run that will likely lead to nothing. Because that would be the end of Papi, and it'd be a major shame. Get to 500, and get yourself feeling as close to 100% as possible before you play again. If that's Spring Training, so be it.
Yeah, seriously Edes? It's like the writers wanted him to be stuck just shy so they could write a few of those easy "it's a mental game" pieces about it. Ortiz wasn't stuck at all, he has been on a tear for several months. He was "stuck" on 499 for all of one at-bat.
Anyone have the radio call? I was watching NESN to hear Orsillo's.
Heh. 500 video is on MLB.com but that one for some reason is the 499.
Anyone have the radio call? I was watching NESN to hear Orsillo's.
findguapo said:
Heh. 500 video is on MLB.com but that one for some reason is the 499.
http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2015/09/12/14-415763-2015-09-12/web_cut/mlbtv_474221883_1200K.mp4
Download it now before this link goes away.
Download it now before this link goes away.
Ortiz hitting 2 (so far) tonight reminds me of him breaking the Red Sox single season record. I was lucky enough to be at that game. He had multiple homers off of vintage Johan Santana, of all people. He reaches his milestones in style.
I'll go ahead and say it. The Greatest Red Sox player of our generation. Better hitter than Ramirez IMO. I hope he takes his 16 million and retires. Its been a pleasure watching him play.
Missed today, just realized he got to 500.
What an absolute beast of a player. He deserves to be in the HOF, a statue in front of Fenway, and his number retired ASAP.
What an absolute beast of a player. He deserves to be in the HOF, a statue in front of Fenway, and his number retired ASAP.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/2015/09/12/david-ortiz-home-runs/zLaQDGSKI8fBSojeFeyvnI/story.html
Database of all 500 homers
Database of all 500 homers
Eck'sSneakyCheese said:
Why on Earth do you want him to retire now? Multiple people say this and I do not understand it. He's having an excellent year. He could have a good year in 2016 too. There is some bizarre rush to see him stop playing that I don't really get.