Comments on: Big Papi Magic

By: Vanessa Gonzalez

Vanessa Gonzalez — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:07:26 +0000

I am looking to use the image in your article–of Ortiz pointing. Where did you find that image? I’d love to buy it for usage.

Thanks,

By: Big Papi Being Big Papi « Commentary from the Commonwealth

Big Papi Being Big Papi « Commentary from the Commonwealth — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:10:41 +0000

[...] Papi Being Big Papi There is no question that on the Red Sox the two biggest stars are Big Papi Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. Both Dominicans are enormously talented ball players and have proven their star [...]

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:17:19 +0000

Great article. This is something I’ve always been interested in, as we athletes seek out seemingly illusory correlations to explain almost any occurrence, good or bad. I recently wrote a sarcastic piece about it for the Sporting News, explaining my first win in AA this year: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=398308

By: Nooree Lee

Nooree Lee — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:56:27 +0000

I love how Professors Hanson and McCann combine their love of situationalism and sports. No doubt some of Ortiz’ struggle is mental, but we’re also talking about a 32 year old baseball player who spent all last year struggling with knee and shoulder problems. And pre-steriods era, 32 is about the age that player started declining. I too hope Ortiz bounces back and hits 40+ homers, but some of this decline has to be physical, no? After hitting an average of 47 homers in the three previous seasons, Ortiz only got 35 last year. Doesn’t it make sense that players peak around 29 and start declining a bit?

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:11:28 +0000

So true. In the late 70s (I think that’s when it was), I plugged in my iron and the big blackout struck NYC. As I saw all the lights go out, in my apartment and out in the city as viewed the scene from my window, I gasped and thought, “what have I done?!”