This is the first and possibly the toughest matchup in the Larry Bird Bracket.
First Lets List off some of the reasons why these athletes are considered now:
David Ortiz:
aka: Big Papi
2004 World Series Champion
2004 ALCS MVP
4-time All-Star (2004-2007)
Top 5 MVP vote-receiver four times (5th, 2003; 4th, 2004; 2nd, 2005; 3rd, 2006)
2005 Hank Aaron Award winner
3 time winner of the Silver Slugger Award
4 time winner of the Edgar Martinez Award (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Led the American League in extra base hits (2004)
Was the MVP for the American League Championship Series (2004)
Led the American League in Home Runs (2006)
Led the American League in Runs Batted In (2005, 2006)
American League Player of the Month for September 2005 and July 2006.
Member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series.
Red Sox single season home run leader (54; 2006)
Tied with Babe Ruth for AL single season home run record in road games (32; 2006)
First player ever to hit two walk-off home runs in the same postseason (against the Angels (ALDS) and Yankees (ALCS), 2004)
First player in Red Sox history to hit 40 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons (2004-2006)
Set new record for home runs by a DH in 2005 (47), then again in 2006 (54)
Is friends with Kevin Garnett
Has a Rap CD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ortiz
Tedy Bruschi:
Three time Superbowl Champ
2004 got voted to the Probowl
Comeback Player of the Year
Won the Ed Block Courage Award
As of 2006, he has 829 tackles, 27 sacks, and 11 interceptions, 4 of which have gone for touchdowns
suffered from a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) which is a congenital heart defect and came back to play
Leader of the Patriots Defense
Speaks up for his teammates
Always gives 110%
accomplished saxophonist and has played with the Boston Pops
wrote a book about his experience with his stroke and his recovery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tedy_Bruschi
My Vote: Tedy Bruschi because of his huge heart, 3 superbowl rings, leadership skills and love of the game.
Now its your turn to Vote. Make sure you include a reason why you voted for the person if you want to.
Let the Voting BEGIN!!!
First Lets List off some of the reasons why these athletes are considered now:
David Ortiz:
aka: Big Papi
2004 World Series Champion
2004 ALCS MVP
4-time All-Star (2004-2007)
Top 5 MVP vote-receiver four times (5th, 2003; 4th, 2004; 2nd, 2005; 3rd, 2006)
2005 Hank Aaron Award winner
3 time winner of the Silver Slugger Award
4 time winner of the Edgar Martinez Award (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Led the American League in extra base hits (2004)
Was the MVP for the American League Championship Series (2004)
Led the American League in Home Runs (2006)
Led the American League in Runs Batted In (2005, 2006)
American League Player of the Month for September 2005 and July 2006.
Member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series.
Red Sox single season home run leader (54; 2006)
Tied with Babe Ruth for AL single season home run record in road games (32; 2006)
First player ever to hit two walk-off home runs in the same postseason (against the Angels (ALDS) and Yankees (ALCS), 2004)
First player in Red Sox history to hit 40 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons (2004-2006)
Set new record for home runs by a DH in 2005 (47), then again in 2006 (54)
Is friends with Kevin Garnett
Has a Rap CD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ortiz
Tedy Bruschi:
Three time Superbowl Champ
2004 got voted to the Probowl
Comeback Player of the Year
Won the Ed Block Courage Award
As of 2006, he has 829 tackles, 27 sacks, and 11 interceptions, 4 of which have gone for touchdowns
suffered from a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) which is a congenital heart defect and came back to play
Leader of the Patriots Defense
Speaks up for his teammates
Always gives 110%
accomplished saxophonist and has played with the Boston Pops
wrote a book about his experience with his stroke and his recovery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tedy_Bruschi
My Vote: Tedy Bruschi because of his huge heart, 3 superbowl rings, leadership skills and love of the game.
Now its your turn to Vote. Make sure you include a reason why you voted for the person if you want to.
Let the Voting BEGIN!!!
9 comments:
Hard choice, but i have to go with D Ortiz. He's the man. Whenever u are feeling depressed about the game he somehow finds a way to make a game changing hit! Fuck Yeah!
even though he hasn't been playing his best baseball, jewlius must vote for big papi. he has repeatedly come up huge in the past, and influenced the sox in a slightly bigger way than bruschi influenced the pats
Ortiz...It's gotta be Ortiz, simply because of what he did in 2004 in the post-season, plus all of the awards he has won, plus the record-setting year last season with home runs. Bruschi has been awesome with the Pats and will be missed when he retires, I'm not saying he isn't good, but Ortiz gets my vote.
Bruschi had a stroke. He came back from an extremely serious medical condition to be one of the most recognized leaders and idols of new england sports history. A lesser man would have taken a long break, blamed the doctors, and sat around while he got paid for doing nothing. Bruschi brushed it off like it was a fly and went back to kicking ass. Bruschi get my vote. That doesn't make big papi any less of a man though.
how do I vote? Its gotta be Ortiz too. I like Bruschi, but the Pats defensive coordination is Belichick and always has been.
This is tough it's like deciding between pizza and nachos when all you want is something cheesey. Bruschi acts as the pizza in this case. Always filling always reliable and an excellent topping to any Pats defense. D Ortiz is like nachos in this situation. A quick fix to fill that late ninth inning hunger and always 'spicy' in key situations. In this case MY VOTE goes to ORTIZ, not because I like nachos over pizza in most cases but because I feel his contributions to the Red Sox in the past are more visibly identifiable than Bruschi's solid defense. This is a defensive player(TB) verses an offensive player (DO)and frankly offense 'tastes' better to me and David Ortiz wins my vote... and now I'm hungry...
Their both crazy good at what they do, but I have to go with Bruschi. As much at Ortiz has done, it's a lot easier to make a difference when you are the only one up to bat and it's a 1 on 1 battle. Bruschi has to fight through more opposition to look good and show his strengths.
Ortiz. I feel like he is a rally point for Boston Sports. You can always count on him. And he has the Name "Big Papi." You dont mess with a guy with a name like that.
I love the "Pizza vs Nachos" analogy.
The fact that Ortiz made ESPN's bracket, and Bruschi did not, shows that Big Papi is more "now."
Bruschi is a reliable soilder for the Pats and is clearly a fan favorite, but even with a mediocre 2007, Ortiz is a superstar in New England.
All that said, neither player will have to buy a Duncaccino or a Sam's Summer at 'Game On!' for the rest of their lives...
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