by David Ortiz
background/reputation, 172, 173, 174–75
Boston firing, 182
as Boston Red Sox manager, 172, 173–76, 177
Children’s Fund golf tournament and, 174
coaches and, 179–80
drills/habit changing and, 175–76
Ortiz and, 176, 177–78, 181, 182
personality/ego and, 175–76, 177, 179–80, 182
players meeting with him (spring training), 176
players-only meeting and, 177–78
players/owners wanting him fired, 177, 180–81
Varitek, Jason
2004 postseason, 82
Boston Red Sox, 40, 48–49, 82, 110
knee injury, 110
Ortiz tribute and, 225
Vázquez, Javier, 84
vending machine incident, 12
Veras, José, 199–200, 202
Verlander, Justin, 198, 201
Victorino, Shane
baseball talents/attitude, 202
Boston Red Sox, 186, 199, 200, 202, 210, 212
contract, 210
injuries (2014), 212
Vikings jersey, 30–31, 32
W
Wacha, Michael, 203–4, 205
Wainwright, Adam, 203
Wakefield, Tim, 59, 108
Walker, Larry, 90
Walker, Todd
Boston Red Sox, 40, 48–49
Minnesota Twins, 24
Walsh, Marty, 235
Washburn, Jarrod
2004 postseason, 75, 76
baseball talents, 75
Ortiz and, 75, 76
Weiner, Michael, 143, 145
Wells, David, 57, 58, 76
Werner, Tom, 63, 169
Williams, Bernie, 58
Williams, Ted, 55, 69, 141, 219
Williams, Woody, 90
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
location, 15
Ortiz plans for after season, 19–20
pay/fines and, 16, 19
roommates/living conditions and, 15–16
Wright, Mike, 226
X
Xfinity, 227
Y
Yastrzemski, Carl, 55
Youkilis, Kevin
All-Star Game (2011), 167
baseball talents, 131, 167
Boston Red Sox, 105, 129, 167
fight with Ramírez, 129
throwing things and, 129
Z
Zimmer, Don, 52
About the Authors
DAVID ORTIZ, nicknamed “Big Papi,” is a ten-time major league All-Star, three-time World Series champion, and the all-time MLB record holder for home runs, RBIs, and hits by a designated hitter. In 2015, Ortiz was voted one of the four greatest players in Boston Red Sox History—joining Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Pedro Martínez—by Red Sox fans.
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MICHAEL HOLLEY is the New York Times best-selling author of Patriot Reign, War Room, Red Sox Rule, and Belichick and Brady. A former reporter and columnist for the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune, Holley is currently a host of WEEI’s popular radio show Dale & Holley.
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