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
Meanwhile, Across the Pond ...
