Five years ago to this day Theo Epstein made an under the radar signing of then free agent and little regarded former Minnesota Twin David Ortiz. At that time, the Red Sox were looking to fill several positions throughout their lineup and hoped that by stock-piling bats they would be able to fill their needs.
Then Ortiz was a young, unproven, first basemen who had never got a chance to be an every day player in his five seasons in Minnesota. Five years, two World Series Championships, and countless walk-off memories later David Ortiz is now the face of Red Sox Nation and has etched himself into the rarified air of Sox legends such as Teddy Ballgame, Yaz, or Pudge. It is safe to say that Ortiz has met and exceeded not only the needs Epstein desired in the winter of 2003 but anything he could have ever dreamed of from the man we now call Pappy.
On the heels of another Patriots Super Bowl appearance, Boston fans should take a moment or two away from football thoughts to celebrate the five years they have shared with Ortiz and look forward to whatever unforgettable memories he has in store for us in the future.
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