USA Today (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
When the Boston Red Sox are rolling, leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury is setting the table and Big Papi, David Ortiz, is cleaning ...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
When around fans of certain teams, simply saying a particular name aloud can cause a visible cringe or an audible groan. For Red Sox fans, "Bill Buckner" or "Bucky Dent" can get the job done. For Cubs fans, "Steve Bartman." For Giants fans, "A.J. Pierzynski." And the name that will always hit home for Twins fans is David Ortiz. We all know the story. Ortiz was an under-performing slugger who the Twins...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
BOSTON - David Ortiz put his mouth where his bat is last night: on mute. After going hitless in four at-bats during a 9-1 loss to the Rays in Game 3 of the ALCS at Fenway Park, the Red Sox slugger sent word he wasn't going to talk about his latest...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Boston designated hitter David Ortiz in a big slump, and he is dragging the Red Sox' offense down with him. He is 0 for 10 in the series, and just 4 for 27 this postseason.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
BOSTON | Sure seems like a long time ago that David Ortiz smiled and mentioned that, you know, the faces he saw from the Rays sure were different in the postseason than he remembered from before.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A paper cut-out of himself clung to a column in front of David Ortiz's locker, towering over his small corner of the Red Sox clubhouse the way Ortiz once lorded over the postseason. Below the cut-out hung an advertisement for a poster company. It read, "Put Up Or Shut Up."
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lineup Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox 10/13/08 1:37 PM PDT Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox Akinori Iwamura - 2B Jacoby Ellsbury - CF B.J. Upton - CF Dustin Pedroia - 2B Carlos Pena - 1B David Ortiz - DH Evan Longoria - 3B Kevin Youkilis - 3B Carl Crawford - LF J.D. Drew - RF Willy Aybar - DH Jason Bay - LF Dioner Navarro - C Mark Kotsay - 1B Rocco Baldelli - RF Jason Varitek - C Jason Bartlett - SS...
Fire Brand of the American League (Free subscription) | yesterday
@ Oct. 13 GAME 3 - ALCS 2008 Matt Garza (0-1, 7.50 @ Jon Lester (1-0, 0.00) Fenway Park (Boston, MA) 4:37 PM EDT, TBS 2B Akinori Iwamura CF Jacoby Ellsbury CF B.J. Upton 2B Dustin Pedroia 1B Carlos Pena DH David Ortiz 3B Evan Longoria 3B Kevin Youkilis LF Carl Crawford RF J.D. Drew DH Willy Aybar LF Jason Bay C Dioner Navarro 1B Mark Kotsay RF Rocco Baldelli C Jason Varitek SS Jason Bartlett SS Alex...
Fire Brand of the American League (Free subscription) | yesterday
Game thread coming around 3ish. Francona is sticking with Jacoby and Kotsay and benching Lowrie … Red Sox 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2 .Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Jason Bay, LF 7. Mark Kotsay, 1B 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Alex Cora, SS – Jon Lester, SP
Fenway West (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cora is in for Lowrie at short and J.D. returns to the lineup. 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Jason Bay, LF 7. Mark Kotsay, 1B 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Alex Cora, SS Jon Lester, SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Ortiz got the trash-talking started after game one with a thinly veiled accusation that the inexperienced Rays were shrinking in the spotlight.
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
@Rays 9, Red Sox 8 (11 innings) Ex-Rattlers for the Red Sox: David Ortiz ('96): 0-for-3, run, 3 BBs Ex-Midwest Leaguers in the game: BOS: Jason Bay (Clinton, '01) Mark Kotsay (Kane County, '96) Coco Crisp (Peoria, '00) Josh Beckett (Kane County, '00) TB: Fernando Perez (Southwest Michigan, '05) Grant Balfour (Quad City, '99) Highlighted Midwest League Alumni for Tampa Bay: I got a serious case of...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Joe Maddon's reputation as a different kind of manager was on display yesterday before Game 2 of the ALCS at Tropicana Field. Asked about Boston's David Ortiz saying he saw different faces on the Rays during the Red Sox, 2-0...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
It was Dr. David Ortiz, that noted Boston psychologist and Red Sox wall banger, who made the first diagnosis.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
ST. PETERSBURG — If David Ortiz could get a peek through the mass of players piling up in the infield to celebrate the 9-8 11-inning win, he would see jubilation and exhilaration, with a bit of relief and a tad of exhaustion.
