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Five Years Ago, the (Baseball) World Changed

And for the better, at least from our perspective. Five years ago yesterday David Americo Arias Ortiz signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Red Sox.

David Ortiz

Oh sure, there were plenty of other things that had to happen for the Red Sox to transform from perennial bridesmaids to an almost-dynasty (a big thank you to Jeremy Giambi for getting hurt), but Ortiz’s signing was easily the single most important event that turned Boston into a baseball power for the first time in a century.

And in case you were wondering, yes it is really slow these days.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 2:27 am and is filed under History, Red Sox. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Five Years Ago, the (Baseball) World Changed”

  1. Yigael Yadin Says:
    January 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    From now on the holiday should be renamed Martin Luther King & David Ortiz Day.

  2. Andrew Johnson Says:
    January 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    You have the order all wrong there.

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