An amazing career. Most clutch hitter I've ever seen.
Ortiz is one of just four players to ever hit 500 home runs and win three World Series, along with Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle.
2 posted on
09/12/2015 6:25:43 PM PDT by
big'ol_freeper
(Mi baol ach dom olcas mise)
To: big'ol_freeper
John Kerry’s favorite player, “Manny Ortez.”
3 posted on
09/12/2015 6:28:49 PM PDT by
JennysCool
(My hypocrisy goes only so far)
To: big'ol_freeper
Also a PED user. I guess some of them are okay?
4 posted on
09/12/2015 6:30:21 PM PDT by
BlueStateRightist
(Government is best which governs least.)
To: big'ol_freeper
7 posted on
09/12/2015 6:51:14 PM PDT by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: big'ol_freeper
He didn’t like the welfare-collecting Tsarnaev murderers and did not hold back in his remarks about them. He was not born American but he sure has become a good American in many ways, even if his foul mouth did get the better of him.
To: big'ol_freeper
Barry Bonds 762
Sammy Sosa 609
Mark McGwire 583
Rafael Palmeiro 569
Gary Sheffield 509
All these players, with superior numbers, have been eligible for the Hall of Fame but have not even come close to being elected. And these guys played in the field. Ortiz has been basically just a DH, a half a player. So why should Ortiz get in before them?
To: big'ol_freeper
The DH is one of the worst innovations of baseball in my lifetime.
No matter, I lost interest in baseball forever following that 1994 strike. Ortiz may be a terrific guy, but as far as I am concerned, he is only half a player.
16 posted on
09/12/2015 7:20:02 PM PDT by
Radix
("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
To: big'ol_freeper
How many are due to PEDs?
17 posted on
09/12/2015 7:53:37 PM PDT by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: big'ol_freeper
Ortiz is a fan favorite in Boston, since he delivered two World Series.
500 home runs is amazing but suspicious.
Ortiz is a loser in my opinion, because he is a boring DH hitter and used the “f” word when talking to the Boston crowd.
19 posted on
09/12/2015 8:03:43 PM PDT by
Falconspeed
("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
To: Biggirl
To: big'ol_freeper
Ortiz getting in before Bagwell? Bagwell played his first 9 years in a stadium that was one of the toughest to hit a HR in MLB history ever He would have easily passed 500 otherwise. Bagwell also won gold a gold glove, and in fact is better than Ortiz on almost all batting categories. 200+ SB for Bagwell. Ortiz? 15 (lol)
IF he does get in earlier, it just more MLB costal mindset and HOF BS as far as I am concerned.
26 posted on
09/13/2015 5:17:22 AM PDT by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
To: big'ol_freeper
But alas, he may never get into the Hall of Fame. The reason is simple: a lot of suspicions of PED use, even though Ortiz has never test positive since PED testing became mandatory in 2005.
33 posted on
09/13/2015 7:36:20 AM PDT by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: big'ol_freeper
I was at the game. The Trop is the opposite of Fenway. Fenway is a great ballpark while The Trop could make a dump look inviting.
34 posted on
09/13/2015 8:21:08 AM PDT by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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