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Drellich: Why David Ortiz should hang around the Red Sox more often

No person has meant more to the [John] Henry-[Larry] Lucchino-[Tom] Werner era than David Ortiz, Kennedy said. Lets accept the premise wholly: that because Ortiz is so special, the timing for his ceremony deserved to be just as unique. The design of the day was centered on how much Ortiz means to people: fans, the team.