BOSTONIAN OF THE YEAR
The Bat Man
The clutch hits of David Ortiz recall Yaz in his prime, but no player has ever won over Boston's fickle fandom like the helmet-flipping, palm-slapping, big-swinging Big Papi.
In all of sports, the argument about what the "Valuable" in the phrase "Most Valuable Player" means is by far the most tiresome. Sports-writers labor like Talmudists over the nuances of the word. Sensible people avoid these disputes altogether. Fans love them. So what do you say we just leave philology out of it and agree that, if it ... (Full article: 611 words)
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