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Posted: Tuesday March 4, 2008 12:18PM; Updated: Tuesday March 4,
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PopularRSS Aggregators David Ortiz David Ortiz has pointed the
way to two world titles for the Red Sox while averaging more
than 41 HRs and 128 RBI since 2003. Tom Verducci will answer
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When Edgar Martinez appears on the Hall of
Fame ballot after the 2009 season, Boston designated hitter
David Ortiz might be watching the election results closely.
Ortiz, like Martinez, was a relative late-bloomer in the majors
who became a dominant hitter with no significant defensive
component to his game. Neither gained full-time status early
enough in the majors to accumulate traditional