There are powerful obstacles for Ortiz
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There's much frustration in David Ortiz's eyes and voice these days. He's been forced to contend with the shift teams constantly deploy against him (though the Devil Rays used a conventional alignment last night in the first inning), the ball-and-strike calls he hasn't agreed with, and his sore hamstrings. There's the fact that he sees only one or two pitches ...
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Question their motives, but baseball commissioner Bud Selig and his counterparts from around the world of sports were right about this much: The fight against doping won't be won simply by applying pressure from the top down.
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It was one of those just-between-slugger moments: David Ortiz huddling with Barry Bonds when the Giants visited Fenway Park last weekend.
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David Ortiz's recurring irregular heartbeat could cost Boston's beloved slugger the AL MVP and the Red Sox any chance of making the playoffs.
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The image was a bit unsettling: David Ortiz seated in a corner of the Red Sox clubhouse before last night's 4-3 win over the Angels with a giant ice pack on his right shoulder.
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Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, right, and Manny Ramirez watch a fly ball hit by Ramirez during batting practice for the upcoming American League Championship Series, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
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David Ortiz led the American League in home runs with 54 but didn't receive a single first-place vote from those writers charged with choosing the American League's Most Valuable Player. That is not as unusual as it sounds.
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Bum ankle and all, Curt Schilling last night embraced the buildup for the greatest challenge of his Red Sox career as if he were trying to conquer much more than the Yankees.
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It was as if David Ortiz wanted to give a gift to every fan at Fenway Park. They had already made him a folk hero here, and his legend was about to grow.
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Red Sox DH David Ortiz privately mentioned last weekend the possibility he might require a surgical procedure on his right knee, but because of the uncertainty surrounding his condition, he said he didn't want to say anything publicly until he knew more.
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For once, Joe Torre, the Yankees' manager, had to explain what went awry against a perennial punching bag.
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David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston&#039;s sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.
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While Massachusetts General Hospital has been the unfortunate destination for David Ortiz and Jon Lester , Pawtucket will be the go-to spot for several Red Sox players with baseball-related injuries.
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DETROIT -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland wasn't breaking new ground when he ordered David Ortiz to be intentionally walked three times last night.
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With a legacy of pugilism growing by the series, the Yankees and the Red Sox continued to add to their long list of run-ins, although Sunday&#39;s slights and brushbacks were
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He's the Red Sox slugger every pitcher fears. With his team on a tear and his fame on the rise, the native Dominican has just released an autobiography, Big Papi. David Ortiz will now take your questions
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NEW YORK -- David Ortiz hit his first home run in a week when he took Jaret Wright's pitch over the center-field fence to open the sixth inning yesterday afternoon, the blast drawing him within one of Jimmie Foxx's club record of 50 homers for a season.