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Ortiz finishes his stay with Sea Dogs
by Outspoken on Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:37 am
Ortiz finishes his stay with Sea Dogs
BY KEVIN THOMAS
Blethen Maine Newspapers
PORTLAND -- David Ortiz crossed first base, well after the throw arrived. He stopped, pulled his shirttail out and kept walking.
Big Papi has left Portland.
The exit was not exactly dramatic. And the performance -- one walk and one grounder into a double play -- did not inspire.
But Ortiz's three-day appearance with the Portland Sea Dogs accomplished everything else. Hadlock Field fans got a chance to see one of baseball's most magnetic personalities, and Ortiz got his work in.
"I think I am where I want to be," Ortiz said before Wednesday's game between Portland and the Connecticut Defenders. Ortiz was finishing a six-game rehabilitation assignment -- three games in Pawtucket, three in Portland -- as he recovered from torn tendon sheath in his left wrist.
Wendesday's game started two hours late because of rain and then was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning when the rain returned. The Sea Dogs led 2-1 with the bases loaded and two outs.
Several fans already began to leave before the fourth inning, following Ortiz's departure.
Now Ortiz goes from facing the 87 mph fastballs of Connecticut starter Brooks McNiven to the 97 mph heaters from Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees. Ortiz joins the Boston Red Sox on Friday for their home game against New York.
"I'm not afraid to go against nobody, now," Ortiz said, "but before I started playing I definitely was.
"I didn't know what my reaction was going to be. But once I started swinging everything has been good.
"I'm not going to lie to you, I'm not 100 percent. But I'm close."
Ortiz said his wrist occasionally becomes sore, but the soreness goes away.
"Sometimes you feel weak because it's not an easy injury to deal with," he said. "I can take one swing and can feel sore, but then I take another swing and I don't feel anything.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/5260006.html
BY KEVIN THOMAS
Blethen Maine Newspapers
PORTLAND -- David Ortiz crossed first base, well after the throw arrived. He stopped, pulled his shirttail out and kept walking.
Big Papi has left Portland.
The exit was not exactly dramatic. And the performance -- one walk and one grounder into a double play -- did not inspire.
But Ortiz's three-day appearance with the Portland Sea Dogs accomplished everything else. Hadlock Field fans got a chance to see one of baseball's most magnetic personalities, and Ortiz got his work in.
"I think I am where I want to be," Ortiz said before Wednesday's game between Portland and the Connecticut Defenders. Ortiz was finishing a six-game rehabilitation assignment -- three games in Pawtucket, three in Portland -- as he recovered from torn tendon sheath in his left wrist.
Wendesday's game started two hours late because of rain and then was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning when the rain returned. The Sea Dogs led 2-1 with the bases loaded and two outs.
Several fans already began to leave before the fourth inning, following Ortiz's departure.
Now Ortiz goes from facing the 87 mph fastballs of Connecticut starter Brooks McNiven to the 97 mph heaters from Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees. Ortiz joins the Boston Red Sox on Friday for their home game against New York.
"I'm not afraid to go against nobody, now," Ortiz said, "but before I started playing I definitely was.
"I didn't know what my reaction was going to be. But once I started swinging everything has been good.
"I'm not going to lie to you, I'm not 100 percent. But I'm close."
Ortiz said his wrist occasionally becomes sore, but the soreness goes away.
"Sometimes you feel weak because it's not an easy injury to deal with," he said. "I can take one swing and can feel sore, but then I take another swing and I don't feel anything.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/5260006.html
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