Papi's Just Super
David 'Superman' Ortiz Progresses from a July 16, 2012 Base Trotting Mishap to Running 120 Yards on March 4, 2013 ...
Will Soon Be Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, No Doubt
"They don’t want to wear me out either now. Because definitely the more you run the more stress you put on the joints. So that’s why today I ran like 120 yards, tomorrow they might cut me down to 60. It all depends on how I feel. But the following day it’s my goal for another 160. It all depends." -- David Ortiz, March 4, 2013
Read All About It: Steady Progress Has the Two-Year Dealer Maker Upbeat
“[Ortiz] is a little upset and a little sore but it doesn’t look like he pulled anything or tore anything. Probably going to be some days though. It’s that Achilles’. He’s had the heel problem [2010] and where the Achilles’ attaches in the back of the heel. I guess he’s had it in the past." - Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, July 16, 2012, (Ortiz, however, called his past problems a heel injury, not an Achilles’ injury)
"The early prognosis is Ortiz will be OK, but he may have to sit out a few days." -- Boston Globe on David Ortiz' Achilles injury, July 17, 2012
"It’s probably going to be a week to 10 days before he’s ready to go take a little batting practice. We’ll give him a little extra time on the outside, so he’s ready to go when he comes off... He has a right strained heel, Achilles’ attachment type thing. It’s something he’s had before.’’-- Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, July 18, 2012
If Only That Were His Fastball Speed:
Drake Britton's Arrest Report Says He Drove 111 MPH in 45 MPH Zone
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