I couldn't post during the game. It was just a very emotional day, and the realization that I will never see Ortiz at Fenway again in the regular season is hitting me. He has been such a special player who has provided so many thrills.
I was at Yaz Day in 1983, and Yaz was my boyhoodidol, but with cable TV and MLB TV, I have watched more of Ortiz's ABs than probably any other player. For me, it it difficult to envision baseball without him.
Thank you, David "Big Papi" Ortiz! You will be missed.