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David Ortiz has
officially submitted his retirement paperwork to Major League Baseball. So all the pipe-dreams about his returning for one more year are just that. When the Red Sox exercised the $17.2 million 2017 option on his contract,
some in
The Nation saw visions of sugar-plum fairies dancing in the air. Alas, it would not happen. And so, the torch will be passed on to some lesser light like
Edwin Encarnación,
Jose Bautista,
Carlos Beltran or (heaven forbid) a merry-go-round centered on
Pablo Sandoval. But it won't be the same. It will
never again be the same. Enjoy retirement,
Large Father! You will be sorely missed.
