Rick Reilly rites Rortiz rin… okay, Scooby-Doo voice aside, Rick Reilly writes Ortiz in as his vote for Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year. And a glowing tribute it is too, noting not only Ortiz’s 3 game-winning hits in the postseason, but also the All-Star game homer. Plus some classic Ortiz quotes, including:
“Don’t worry. We’re going to drink their beer and kick their ass!”
That man is classic. Look, he goes to Japan for one tour and everyone’s in love with him. Heck, even hit a homer on his last day of baseball. Moises Alou was impressed:
“After all he achieved during the season, then coming here and playing his butt off for another 10 days when he wasn’t even done celebrating.”
I still wouldn’t shake Alou’s hand.
Look, this year, the only way SI doesn’t give any Sox player (or the entire team) the award is because the various players split the vote.