close
close

David Ortiz enjoyed soaking up the mockery of Yankee fans

Posted on by Kennedy
David Ortiz enjoyed soaking up the mockery of Yankee fans

Morning sports update

“Come on man, show daddy some love.”

David Ortiz enjoyed soaking up the mockery of Yankee fans

David Ortiz on the set of the Fox baseball broadcast. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

David Ortiz's moment with Yankee fans: As Red Sox fans continue to enjoy the 20th anniversary of the 2004 World Series team, they don't have to look far to see a few familiar faces on Fox's standard baseball broadcast.

David Ortiz, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are part of the network's standard lineup of pre- and postgame playoff experts. The friendship between the group is obviously notable given their history of competition against each other (including 2004).

But while their style is naturally friendly banter, Red Sox and Yankee fans are not so quick to put historic animosity behind them. New York fans underscored that point on Monday before Game 3 of the World Series (which the Dodgers won, taking a 3-0 lead), when the former Boston slugger drew loud cheers from the crowd.

“Daddy sucks, Daddy sucks,” shouted the Yankee fans.

Ortiz, who not only grew accustomed to New York's boos over the course of his career but eventually embraced the atmosphere, smiled broadly and cackled as the New York crowd serenaded him.

“Come on, man, show daddy some love,” Ortiz joked.

The Yankee boos for Ortiz are, whether New York fans admit it or not, ultimately a sign of respect for the former designated hitter. In 243 career games against the Yankees (not including the postseason), Ortiz hit .303 with 53 home runs (good for an OPS of .961).

In the postseason, Ortiz hit .333 in 14 games (the two seven-game series in 2003 and 2004) against the Yankees. During that time, he hit five home runs with 17 clutch RBIs. This included his consecutive walk-off hits in Games 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS.

Interesting facts: According to Baseball Reference, David Ortiz has hit six regular season home runs against a particular pitcher throughout his career. Can you name the pitcher he hit so many home runs with?

(Answer below).

Note: He won the Cy Young Award twice, once in each league. He also led the league in complete games seven times.

Scores and schedules:

The Celtics defeated the Bucks 119-108 on Monday, with Jaylen Brown leading Boston with 30 points.

In national news, the Dodgers are now just one game away from a World Series title after defeating the Yankees 4-2 in Game 3 on Monday. Los Angeles now leads 3-0 in the series.

The Celtics play the Pacers again on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Indiana

Tonight the Bruins host the Flyers at 7 p.m

More from Boston.com:

Game 4: The Red Sox have released a series of recaps of the 2004 run on the team's YouTube page. The final section looked back at Game 4 of the World Series with interesting perspectives (including starting pitcher Derek Lowe).

The Patriots locker room after the game: The team shared some footage of their celebratory moments after their win over the Jets on Sunday.

On this dayIn 1971, the Celtics handed the Bucks their first loss of the new season when they beat Milwaukee 125-114 at Boston Garden.

Dave Cowens led Boston with 37 points and 15 rebounds and dueled with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who scored a game-high 43 points with 17 rebounds of his own).

The deciding factor in the game was John Havlicek, who posted a triple-double (24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) and four steals – a performance that, according to Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan, “should be sent to the Louvre, along with.” other masterpieces.”

Celtics Bucks Boston Globe 1971

Daily highlight: To close out the quarter, enjoy Payton Pritchard's now patented buzzer beater.

Trivia answer: Roy Halladay

Hayden Bird is a sports writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *