Comments on: Red Sox, David Ortiz agree to $26 million deal http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-394357 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:54:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-394357 To be fair, bad spirits can probably use some cardio too.

]]> By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-394356 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:53:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-394356 WIth the way he hit for the Yanks, I’d say he didn’t learn enough while he was there.

]]> By: ejannetta http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-394131 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:09:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-394131 13 mil is a good deal for “Big Sloppi” seeing that he can’t play the field…..horrible at 1st base.

]]> By: theskinsman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-394119 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:36:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-394119 melky learned a LOT being on the yanks roster. Hope he also realizes steroid abuse makes the bones brittle,causing curious fractures.

]]> By: giantssb42champs http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393986 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:09:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393986 That’s a lot of protein shakes.

]]> By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393972 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:46:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393972 Red Sox are banking on the fact that he uses better masking agents than Melky.

]]> By: manchestermiracle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393951 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:53:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393951 *exorcising

]]> By: hammyofdoom http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393934 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:18:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393934 He’s not a HORRIBLE defender at first, seeing him in inter-league I was always surprised that people thought he was terrible. He was originally signed as 1B for the Sox but they decided to keep him at DH for offensive reasons. He could play first (maybe not as much at his advanced age), but they just dont have him doing it.

]]> By: skeleteeth http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393925 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:21:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393925 Can’t think of any Twins lefty hitting more than 34 HR’s in a season while playing at Metrodome so really not that surprising. Combine that with only 2 of 6 years of 100+ games played.

]]> By: pellypell http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393917 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:17:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393917 Great signing. Papi is the lifeblood of the Sox, for the most part keeps his mouth shut and when he is on, he rakes.

.290/26/97 in 2013.

]]> By: boyshole25 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393905 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:32:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393905 Imagine how much he would make if he had any fielding skill set at all. Smh

]]> By: hockeyflow33 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393897 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:42:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393897 They’ve won two under this group in under a decade

]]> By: mazblast http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393892 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:34:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393892 It’s good public relations even if it’s nothing else, and I think it’s a good deal, period. Big Papi is an immensely popular guy in Boston’s territory, and he can still rake.

]]> By: sidelineshot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393890 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:26:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393890 2-year deal at 13 mil per? Not a bad thing for the Sox.
Think Yankees … 27+ mil … 5 more years … A-Rod … insanity.

]]> By: cpgray3 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393888 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:11:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393888 Wow!! Over $100K per hit for two years.

]]> By: stex52 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393855 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:49:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393855 Red Sox must still have dreams of competing in 2013. Or perhaps they can’t admit to the fans that they don’t think they can.

]]> By: brandedthefirst http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393853 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:40:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393853 No, this not money spent well by a team in need of exercising the bad spirits from a team that could get a solid dh who can also play the field? Plenty out there.

]]> By: brandedthefirst http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393851 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:37:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393851 Good luck with this.

]]> By: BigBeachBall http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393846 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:27:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393846 Sox wont win another WS with this dude in the lineup

]]> By: damnyankee13 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393842 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:10:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393842 you can still lose a boatload if you bet on the red sox winning another world series while under current management

]]> By: randygnyc http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393827 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:15:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393827 Holy cow!!! I didn’t realize papi only hit fifty something home runs before coming to Boston. Subconsciously I just assumed he hit a lot more with the twins. I would’ve lost a boat load had that stat had been the focus of a bet.

]]> By: skeleteeth http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393824 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:06:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393824 NEXT?!

]]> By: delusionalcardsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393820 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:54:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393820 PAPI!!

]]> By: edelmanfanclub http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393811 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:32:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393811 Good.

]]> By: theskinsman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393793 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:55:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393793 Best DH in the league.Lock him up,and move to the next roster hole…

]]> By: prosourcetalk http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/02/report-red-sox-david-ortiz-very-close-to-new-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-393755 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:23:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=251648#comment-393755 Myriad changes…MYRIAD CHANGES!

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