Early in the Home Run Derby on Monday night, former Red Sox farmhand Hanley Ramirez told ESPN’s Erin Andrews that Ortiz is “like my dad.” With the nation convinced that he was tight with Hanley, Ortiz felt comfortable enough to walk right up to the Marlins’ shortstop during his final round to take him off his game.
It’s either that, or Ramirez simply ran out of gas.
Photo of the Day
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Quote of the day
“I’m not going to get into that.”
–Tiger Woods, at his news conference at the British Open, when asked about his impending divorce
Comment of the day
Here is some further evidence that politics and sports can be blended together with ease. This commenter makes total sense.
“with obama in charge there is plenty to worry about…the next 2 years cant go by fast enough the guys a clown…ference is a huge environmentalist and i tip my cap to him because the world needs more athletes that show they care about the future of this planet”
–bigkniht37
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