David Ortiz wants to retire with the Red Sox but said after Wednesday's win over the Orioles that he hasn't begun to give much thought to whether he will return in 2011.
"It's only the end of the season and things are going to start at one point," Ortiz said. "Even myself, I haven't been thinking about that. Sometimes, I feel like I'm part of the family and I'm going to stick around longer but I'm not the one who takes that decision and I'm not the one that makes that move. I'm trying to do my job and hopefully they do theirs after the season.
"I don't feel like going anywhere else but if I have to, I have no choice," Ortiz said. "We'll see, we'll see how things go. We'll see. I took a pay cut already, five years ago. That's some homework for you."
Ortiz signed a four-year, $52 million extension at the start of the 2006 season. The Red Sox have a club option for next season at $12.5 million, with no buyout. Ortiz said he has not heard from the team as to whether they intend on picking it up or asking him to take a pay cut.
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WEEI.com's Christopher Price talks with Mike Giardi of Comcast SportsNet. Mike breaks down the New England Patriots on both sides of the ball, gives his thoughts on the ultimate legacy of the 2011 team and offers up his thoughts on what the team is going to do in free agency.
WEEI.com's Christopher Price chats with former New England Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham. Matt breaks down the New England defense, with a specific look at linebackers Brandon Spikes, Rob Ninkovich and Jerod Mayo, and also gives his thoughts on the Patriots' Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants and where the team goes from here.
The NFL Sunday gang wraps up the season predicting the score of Super Bowl 46...and they don't think it's going to be as close as most people do. Go Pats!
Celtics play-by-play man Sean Grande sat down with WWE Hall of Fame announcer, BBQ connoisseur and No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners fan Jim Ross prior to tonight’s Celtics/Thunder game in Oklahoma City.
Doc Rivers & Sean Grande preview Celtics/Mavs tonight in Dallas
Sean Grande, Cedric Maxwell & Mavericks play-by-play man Chuck Cooperstein preview Celtics-Mavs tonight in Dallas
Former Sox manager/current ESPN baseball analyst Terry Francona joined the Big Show to talk Manny, Carl Crawford, and joing the media on the dark side.
Clay Buchholz sits down with Lou Merloni from Fort Myers to discuss Clay’s health, the September collapse, and his impressions of Bobby V.
Punto recaps his season with the World Champion Cardinals, what he expects from playing in Boston, and his leadership qualities.
Brick joins the guys and talks about the reaction to the comments made about Jeremy Lin and whether the reaction was appropriate by ESPN. They also talk about the Bruins recent performance and possible moves they could make.
Bruins defenseman, Andrew Ference, joins D&C to talk about Montreal fans cheering after Chara got hit in the face with the puck and Rich Peverley’s knee injury. How does the team replace Peverley and Nathan Horton if they are without their services for a while? Andrew also discusses the possibility of the Bruins acquiring Columbus Blue Jackets star Rick Nash before the February 27th trading deadline.
Jack Edwards talks about his disgust with the city on Montreal.
Brick joins the guys and talks about the reaction to the comments made about Jeremy Lin and whether the reaction was appropriate by ESPN. They also talk about the Bruins recent performance and possible moves they could make.
ESPN fired an editor for a phrase he used in describing Jeremy Lins sub-par performance. Was it an appropriate reaction or did ESPNs response to the story generate more of a debate over the entire thing?
The guys are talking about the impact of Rajon Rondo's two game suspension and whether he would have more value as a trade piece or staying as part of the Celtics.
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Punto recaps his season with the World Champion Cardinals, what he expects from playing in Boston, and his leadership qualities.
Mut, Kirk and Lou from Fort Myers listen to the David Ortiz press conference and give their reaction to what he said about chicken and beer and his contract status.
Glenn and Michael discuss the implications of blowing up the Celtics, and where you go with this team in the future if they do.
Holley and Glenn go back and forth about the Sox position amongst the AL East teams, and whether both the Yankees and Rays (and dare we say, the Jays) are all better than the Red Sox.
Former Sox manager/current ESPN baseball analyst Terry Francona joined the Big Show to talk Manny, Carl Crawford, and joing the media on the dark side.
Bill joins Mikey, Ryder, and Lenny Megliola to talk about Bobby Valentine possibly changing the culture in the clubhouse for the Red Sox in 2012. Bill also shares his thoughts on Tim Wakefield retiring, the passing of Gary Carter, and doesn't feel too positive about the 2012 Red Sox heading into the season.
Mikey, Ryder, and Lenny Megliola talk about the Red Sox starting rotation issues. Can Clay Buchholz stay healthy all year? How do Beckett and Lester react to all the criticism from last season? Finally, who are the 4th and 5th starters? Fans seem to think Daniel Bard can make the transition from set up man to starter pretty easily but don't have any faith in Aaron Cook, Vicente Padilla, and the other candidates trying out to be the 5th starter in the rotation.
Mikey and Ryder discuss Celtics trade possibilities and Danny Ainge's mindset heading into the All Star break. If he were to start trading off pieces, who goes first? One of the Big Three or Rondo? The Celtics PG continues to have attitude issues on the court and needs to turn it around quickly if he wants to be the elite PG everybody thinks he can be.
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Bobby Valentine is running a much tougher Spring Training program, Theo Epstein compensation issue has finally ended, plus Michael Holley has sat in a bad seat at Fenway Park.
It's Presidents Day. Tim Wakefield has officially retired and Carl Crawford reports to camp and is not happy with John Henry's comments over the winter about not wanting to sign him.
The adorable Avalanna Routh was diagnosed at 9 months old with a rare brain cancer called AT/RT and has undergone many surgeries over the course of her life. Last August, she put a smile on everyone's face, when she joined the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon and proclaimed her love for Justin Bieber. In fact, Avalanna had the chance to "marry him" thanks to the Jimmy Fund. On Monday, February 13th, Avalanna got to meet her "husband" for the first time. She, along with her parents Aileen and Cameron, sit down with D&C to talk about her big date with Justin Bieber. For more information, or to donate to AT/RT research, visit www.cureatrt.org.
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