1. David Ortiz Way
So yeah, this one was pretty obvious. Henry wants this to happen and if that’s the case, than this name is the option most likely to become Yawkey Way’s replacement.
David Ortiz deserves this street. Most people thought that the Red Sox would change Yawkey Way to David Ortiz Way when he retired but the Red Sox did no such thing. Most believed it was a good way to get Yawkey’s name off of the street sign. Most are aware of Yawkey’s racist past, but let’s use Ortiz’s retirement as the reason we’re changing it instead.
Either way, Ortiz should get this street.
In the previous slide, I said that Martinez “was a large part of the winningest time in the franchise’s history”. Ortiz was the largest part of the winningest time in the franchise’s history. Big Papi represents all three World Series won since the Curse of the Bambino and he represents Boston as a whole.
While with the team, he was the team’s most clutch hitter, he was their leader and he was their spokesperson. And he wasn’t just the leader and spokesperson of the Red Sox; he was both of those for the city of Boston.
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Without a doubt, Ortiz was the most important player in Red Sox history. He represents everything the Red Sox should want to model to the coming generations of fans and he’s a legend who will never die.
Give the man his street for God’s sake.