01533cam a2200205 a 4500020001800000020001500018040000800033082002900041100001800070245005400088250001200142260004300154300005900197520082400256650002101080700002201101856006801123856006801191856006801259  a9780312366339  a0312366337  cDLC00a796 MAR 2007 A085 Or.aB1 aOrtiz, David,10aBig Papi :bmy story of big dreams and big hits /  a1st ed.  aNew York :bSt. Martin's Press,c2007.  axxiii, 258 p., [8] p. of plates :bcol. ill. ;c25 cm.  aOrtiz is a hero to many. Raised in the Dominican Republic, signed by the Seattle Mariners, and released by the Minnesota Twins, David Ortiz landed in baseball-crazy Boston. Generally regarded as an underachiever up to that point in his career, Ortiz blossomed into one of the most feared and adored sluggers in baseball while altering the course of the game's history by helping Boston win its first World Series in eighty-six years, breaking the infamous "Curse of the Bambino." Along the way, Ortiz established his place as a truly Ruthian figure in the annals of our national pastime: an imposing figure in the batter's box, yet an endearing man to the young, particularly in his native Dominican Republic, where he has focused his charitable efforts on improving the health of children.--From publisher description. 0aBaseball players1 aMassarotti, Tony.42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007010172-b.html42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007010172-d.html41uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007010172-s.html