The Boston Red Sox’s perfect season ended last night with a defeat by the hated New York Yankees. I was sitting in Frank’s Bar. Neutral territory since most of the clientele are Mets fans. Larry, the ex-Basketball phenom, was rooting for my team. He hated the Yankees. Dave Ortiz came up to the plate late in the game. He was 0-8 this early in the season. His batting average .000. A man on base. The Yankee reliever confounded him with four pitches.
“Papi ain’t the same off the juice. He probably could hit the same, but he thinks he’s weaker without the steroids. In his mind he isn’t the same man he used to be.” Larry was on the money.
“A shadow.”
“And he’s going to stay in the line-up all year.”
Big Papi had a big contract. Managers don’t sit that much money.
“It’s going to be a long year.”
As a Red Sox fan I was used to seasons without end.
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