Who's Your Papi?

Sometimes it's good to be over the Hill! Congratulations to David Ortiz on # 52!

Known as "Big Papi" to his swelling base of fans, Ortiz blasted his way into the Red Sox history books surpassing Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx's mark of 50 home runs set in 1938.
"Great feeling," said Ortiz. "Especially doing it here at home in front of my fans. I think the whole [Red Sox] Nation really enjoys when you do something like that at home. It's pretty fun. I mean, people were just going crazy out there

Ortiz made the historic hit off Minnesota Twins left-hander Johan Santana in the first inning, receiving a thunderous ovation from the Fenway faithful as he rounded the bases, tipping his helmet to the crowd after reaching home base.In the seventh inning, Ortiz connected on his second homer of the night, a solo shot to deep center helping the Red Sox to a comfortable win.

"It was fun just to be a part of it and to just sit and watch it," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "David means so much to all of us, and I think the best thing I can say, probably the most honest thing I can say, is that as good a hitter as he is, he's probably a better person. That's saying something."

Only 10 players in American League history have hit 52 home runs in a single season.