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• Red Sox’ Leadership Has Endured

  As the Red Sox prepared for Game 7 of the A.L.C.S., David Ortiz and Jason Varitek were Boston’s only position players who also appeared in the 2004 World Series. Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Ortiz, David, Varitek, Jason, Playoff Games

• If Rays Are Feeling the Pressure, the Red Sox’ Ortiz Says It’s Apparent

  For David Ortiz, the Tampa Bay Rays’ expressions on Friday night made them seem tentative, perhaps even tight. Posted Saturday, October 11, 2008 11:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Ortiz, David, Playoff Games

• Shrewd Moves by Red Sox Are on Display in Postseason

  The Boston Red Sox have made shrewd decisions — developing young players, the right trades and keeping proven veterans — that should make them formidable for a while. Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Francona, Terry, Boston Red Sox, Beckett, Josh, Ortiz, David, Lester, Jon, Papelbon, Jonathan, Pedroia, Dustin, Youkilis, Kevin, Lackey, John, Kotsay, Mark, Ellsbury, Jacoby

• Red Sox 9, Yankees 2: Red Sox Exhale in Blowout; Yanks' Streak Is Snapped

  David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez combined to go 5 for 9, driving in five runs and scoring four, ending the Yankees’ eight-game winning streak. Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 1:19 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Ramirez, Manny, Ortiz, David, Lester, Jon

• Ortiz Back for Red Sox, but Ramírez Sits Again

  As David Ortiz prepared to oppose Joba Chamberlain, Manny Ramírez continued to sit with a mysterious knee injury. Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 9:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Ramirez, Manny, Ortiz, David

• Park That Can’t Hold Him Wraps Ortiz in a Bearhug

  How a sleepy minor league park planted in a blue-collar neighborhood became a weekend stopover for David Ortiz and Boston’s pennant hopes. Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Boston Red Sox, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ortiz, David, Pawtucket (RI), Rhode Island

• Major League Roundup: Ortiz Begins Rehabilitation With a Homer

  The Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz homered in his rehabilitation debut in the minors. Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Football, Liriano, Francisco, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Ortiz, David

• Yankees Notebook: Yankees Call the Shots on a Homer Promotion

  The notion that David Ortiz would be given the chance to imitate Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium, prompted the Yankees to modify the format of a home rum promotion. Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:15 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Ortiz, David, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Ruth, Babe, All Star Games

• Rays Intrude on Rite of Summer in A.L. East

  When the Red Sox arrive at Yankee Stadium on Thursday to begin a four-game series, both teams will be chasing the Tampa Bay Rays, who are in first place. Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Matsuzaka, Daisuke, Ortiz, David

• Injury Throws a Snag into Home Run Derby Plans

  David Ortiz’s bad wrist forces Major League Baseball to look at alternatives to the All-Star competition’s Call Your Shot plan. Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Ortiz, David, All Star Games

• Ortiz Will Wear Cast on Wrist for Two to Three Weeks

  Doctors are optimistic that when the cast comes off, the injury to David Ortiz’s left wrist will be healed and he can begin working his way back into the Red Sox’ lineup. Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Ortiz, David

• Major League Roundup: Utley Extends Home Run Streak to 5 Games in Phillies’ Victory

  Fresh off a rehab stint in the minors, John Smoltz will return to the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen and reprise the role he had from 2001 to 2004. Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:12 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Detroit Tigers, Ortiz, David, Smoltz, John, Rodney, Fernando, Zumaya, Joel

• Ortiz as Ruth? Yankees Say Not in Their House

  The team plans to sit down with league officials to discuss its objection to having a player from a historic rival to imitate Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium. Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Ortiz, David, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Ruth, Babe

• More Red Sox Material May Be Buried at Stadium

  The construction worker who buried a David Ortiz jersey in the cement foundation of the new Yankee Stadium has told friends he buried other Red Sox memorabilia as well. Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Stadiums and Arenas, American League, Ortiz, David

• Slumping Ortiz Is Given a Day Off

  Manager Terry Francona decided that David Ortiz, his slumping designated hitter, needed a rest and did not start him against the Yankees on Sunday night. Posted Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Ortiz, David