Big Papi. My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits. by Ortiz, David - 2007

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007. First edition of David Ortiz's memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. "David Ortiz Big Papi." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Boston's "Big Papi," always "had a knack for coming through when needed the most." Tony Massarotti, who co-authored Big Papi, once said: "'I don't think anybody knew what he was when he arrived... there's no way anybody could have possibly understood what was coming.' Anybody, that is, except Ortiz. 'I knew I could do it'... As Red Sox Nation discovered in 2004, number 34 also had the ability to deliver what was once thought an impossibility: a World Series title in Boston. Three years later, another one. And then, on October 13, 2013, Ortiz cemented his status as the greatest clutch hitter in Red Sox history. His team was an inch away from falling behind two games to none in the American League Championship Series--a deficit that would have put their World Series dreams on life support. With the bases loaded and his team trailing by four in the eighth inning, Ortiz stepped up to the plate. First pitch: grand slam. Pandemonium at Fenway Park" (Boston Common).