Congratulations to David Ortiz, who broke Jimmie Foxx’s single-season home run record for the Red Sox, which was set in 1938, on Thursday night.
My friend Jamie stopped by for a little while, and while that was cool, he also brought for a visit -- and then forgot at our house -- this…
That is David Ortiz’s 41st career home run. It was hit on the night of August 6, 2002, when he was just a chubby underachieving slap-hitter for the Minnesota Twins, who were visiting Camden Yards to play the Baltimore Orioles. It was hit in the sixth inning off of Sidney Ponson, and drove home Cristian Guzman. The homer was a shot to center-right field, and was caught by my friend Jamie, who was sitting immediately to my right. The Twins went on to loose that game, 9-2, and would give up on Ortiz after that season. The rest is history.
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