David, please stop whining about your contract! This reminds of other whiners, Nomar, Pedro, and Manny. Pedro was just awful in this regard. I love Ortiz but have no sympathy for him making $ 12.5 million and not ” feeling secure “. Give me a break! Ortiz has been a class act in Boston. Don’t ruin it. Suck it in, collect your $ 12.5 million, get into great shape, keep your mouth shut, and hit 40 homers next year and prove everyone wrong or get a great free agent deal somewhere else.

If I was Theo I’d think long and hard about this after hearing this latest whining. Maybe they should not exercise the option. I think the fans would be ok with this. Let him test the market. I think Ortiz would be lucky to get half what he makes on the free agent market. His power numbers are pretty good but his average is low and he’s begun to strike out more than ever.

At this pointy I’m already getting sick of his whining and now feel the Sox should s.eriously consider letting him go

I don’t think David is whining. These statements of his sound very level-headed. And please stop comparing him to Manny. Manny sat on his a$$ when he wasn’t happy, like a naughty 5-year-old. Big Papi always gives his best, and there would have been no championship without him. He deserves the best treatment the Sox can give him. They give long contracts to people on spec…who often don’t come up to snuff. They can surely afford to give David the leadup to retirement he is hoping for.

Well said David!
Did you ever notice the ones that whine the most are the ones who aren’t doing it with their play? When they start talking with their mouth it’s time to move on… He should go a team that will give him the longest deal, of course I don’t think anyone is giving him more than a single year!

Play under your contract. If you have a great year then the Sox will be back. If not then you will be a free agent. That means free.

David, David, David. Hope that the Sox pick up your contract as no team in BB is going to give you more than $12.5M over 2 years and it is extremely doubtful anyone will offer a multi year deal.

Remember Homers and RBI’s don’t count just ask Theo. This guy was a no show for 2 months. Who cares what his numbers are they mean nothing. What’s his average? He will be lucky to get half of that money. V-Mart is your DH because he can’t catch. Remember the Sox only give pitchers who can’t pitch those big money deals. Next year will be a worst year then this one. No Beltre, the worst fielding SS in baseball, Drew has gotten worst if that is at all possible since he sucked every year. Slackey and Beckett are here for another 4 years, and they suck too. And the Yankees get Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford.

The seemingly obvious resolution to this “dilemma” is for the Red Sox to offer Ortiz the same contract for 2011 with a “guaranteed” incentive laden extension dependent upon him achieving certain goals during the 2011 season. It also help if they sign a good power guy to hit behind him, and if he could “power down” his own ego and become a consistent hitter to left field (I’d take five or ten less home runs for a forty percent increase in his average and the commensurate ability to hit left handers, too). Which brings up the real “dilemma”: When is Mr. Ortiz going to accept that with his current wild/power sell out swing he is never going to hit lefties well and for the good of the club the Red Sox are to begin to need to use someone else as DH against lefties (and do you pay twelve million dllars to a part-time DH

Papi’s influence on fan energy should also enter into his contract equation. As I was telling Rob at the game Wednesday, positive vibes can be measured in the lab, and can spread contagiously through the crowd to help lift a players’ performance. And Ortiz is the key to that here at Fenway. There’s plenty of info at http://www.TheJoyOfSoxMovie.com, and I’ll send more details if you contact me via the website email link.
(Rob – I’ll show you the trailer).

Ortiz does not hit for average and can’t hit left handed hitters…why is it bad to say…thanks for the good years…and let him go his own way.

Management was correct when they said Mike Lowell was not fit to play 3rd every day this year and they went after Beltre…and tons of people here criticized the decision…

If Ortiz did not want the “lack of security” by having an option year in his contract they he never should have signed the contract…

Wasn’t Ortiz supposed to find out and announce why he was on the PED list? Did I miss the announcement? Must have been washing my socks or something. The guy weighs almost 300 lbs!!! Can you say “Mo Vaughn”? No one in thier right minds is going to pay 12.5 mill for a DH. Look at the pay rates for guys like Vlade, Jim Thome and Matsui (and Maysui can still move enough to p;lay some defense too). Papi is way overpaid for what he does. That said, there are no big bats (Adam Dunn and 20o K’s)) coming into free agency. Give him two years and make him come clean about the juicing. I hate liars.

David is the last one that would whine about his contract! He has been an upfront guy from the time he became a Red Sox! With his coming here he brought a lot of motivation, compassion, and real care for his team his city and his fans! If you have ever had a chance to meet him up close and personal what you see is what you get. He is TOTALLY DEVOTED to everything about this town, team and fans! And he was right if the quotes were accurate in that the season barely started and they were saying he was washed up! NOT HARDLY! I suppose what was written maybe added determination. But it did not change the kind, caring devoted guy that he is! And there is no doubting the spirit he brings to our Club! Heck…look at the home run Derby or any of those things! He is loved by ALL! And a positive attitude goes a Hell of a long way to making things happen! Just ask some of the sick kids he has touched! Heck….my mom was in serious shape and wouldn’t go out of the house for a month cuz she was sick. He told her he was going to be meeting people at Big Papi’s Grille so fans could see the Home Run Derby Trophy! I got blasted for not making a resrvation! Needless to say we met him the next day! Mom is 78 and knows baseball but not a big fan…ecept for Big Papi! She watched the HR Derby for him! When she met him *I* wanted to stay all day! He rubbed mom’s back, her hand, etc. She’s watched other games since then for him too. He rates up there with Ted Williams in her book….who she had met! It isn’t totally the statistics…and of couse I want another World Series! But if you don’t have spirit and attitude like David you’re missing an important piece!

JMO….Jody in Sharon, MA

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