usa today on big papi

big feature yesterday.

tidbits:

Bay knew life was going to be different when he walked through Boston's Logan International Airport and heard an announcement over the public-address system: "Jason Bay, your bags from Pittsburgh are coming in on Carousel 13. Welcome to Red Sox Nation."

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Papi: "What I do know is that I'm not done. Trust me. I am not finished."

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Ortiz's mailbox is stuffed each day with suggestions. Even games he gets a single hit, his cellphone is filled with messages from friends around the country.

"If I ever get four hits in a game," Ortiz says, "I'm going to have to get a new phone because mine will blow up."

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"I'm the same guy I've always been," Ortiz says. "I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change. I never talked (stuff).

"If my (4-year-old) kid decides to play baseball, I want people to say, 'His last name is Ortiz. I remember his dad. He was a good player.

" 'But you know what, he was even a better person.' What could be better than that?"

this is why we love him. well, that big smile and also all those clutch home runs. i take his word for it. the game ain't over 'til big papi swings.