david ortiz

Two things happened in the last week that may have never been had another course of action been taken.  First, the Phillies signed manager Pete Mackanin to a contract extension, that makes the former Phillies interim manager the permanent manager through the 2018 season, at minimum...

The Tampa Bay Rays didn't like the way David Ortiz acted after he helped beat them with a three-run homer, and now it's back on between the teams at the bottom of the AL East. Ortiz's shot off Chris Archer lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory Sunday that ended their five-game losing streak and also stopped the Rays' nine-game winning string...

So much for bucking trends.