Johnny Ortiz: Retire Maker Train Rolls On
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Vitali Klitschko is referring to himself as the &quot;Retire Maker,&quot; he feels he is responsible for sending Lennox Lewis into retirement after their brutal fight for Lennox&#39;s heavyweight title.
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George Steinbrenner is replacing a Yankee Legend.
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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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Boston Red Sox&#39;s David Ortiz celebrates his14th-inning game-winning single off New York Yankees&#39; Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.
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You never hear the word ``unremarkable" associated with David Ortiz, but in this case, it's a good thing.
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What looked to be a stinker of a series turned classic as quickly as David Ortiz turns on a waist-high, extra-inning fastball. A sprint turned into a double marathon.
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Carlton Fisk in 1975. David Ortiz in 2004. Twelfth inning both times. Hold on to those tickets for this afternoon's fifth game of the American League Championship Series. The left-for-dead Red Sox are still breathing.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Arizona  Diamondbacks continued their offseason makeover Friday as they  signed free agent pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year contract.
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Boston Red Sox&#39;s David Ortiz is congratulated after scoring against the New York Yankees in the frist inning during game 5 of the ALCS Monday, Oct. 18 2004 in Boston.
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If the slide Friday night that strained his left shoulder taught David Ortiz nothing else, it seems to finally have taught him this: Don't run on Jermaine Dye .
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During Wednesday night&#39;s postgame coverage, NESN studio host Tom Caron advised, &quot;It&#39;s time for the Red Sox to retire another number.
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Mike Lowell is taking the role of run-producer in Manny Ram&#xED;rez's absence quite seriously. After extending his hitting streak to 16 games with a three-run homer in the first inning in last night's 13-10 win over the Blue Jays and finishing with three hits and a stolen base, the Red Sox third baseman improved his RBI total to 101. It's ...
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Kevin Youkilis can keep on hitting, David Ortiz said, but the beard has to go.
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David Ortiz, whose two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th inning revived the Red Sox at 1:30 am yesterday, this time delivered the goods with a two-out single in the bottom
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Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz will have to be content with just being members of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox this year.
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ST. LOUIS -- The long-awaited sight of David Ortiz playing first base for the Red Sox finally arrived in Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night.
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They play a mile high and keep their baseballs in a humidor. They were tossing snowballs during practice this week. Their entire payroll is not much more than what the Red Sox paid for the privilege of eating sushi with Daisuke Matsuzaka. And they're on an odds-defying run that would have made a billionaire out of a Vegas dice-roller.