14 Days with David Ortiz

Austin Savary

10/18/14

Period 3

14 Days With David Ortiz

If I had to spend 14 days with someone, once a week for 14 weeks I would choose David Ortiz. I would choose David Ortiz because I like the Boston Red Sox and he plays for the Boston Red Sox. Also, David Ortiz is a funny and energetic guy who likes to joke around with his teammates and the media. David Ortiz would have a lot of stories to share because he was born in the Dominican Republic and came over to the United States and he has played in the MLB and won three World Series. Those are the reasons why I would like to visit with David Ortiz. The day I would pick to talk with David is on Monday because I would like to start off my week with talking with one of my favorite baseball players to ever play in the MLB.

The first five Mondays with David I would talk with him about his journey from the Dominican Republic to the Major Leagues. One these first five Monday I would meet with him at his house just to start things off with a casual talking place. I would choose this topic because I would like to know about his journey from being born in the Dominican Republic to playing in the Dominican Leagues. Also, I want to know how hard it was for him to move from the Dominican to the United States and when he was drafted and came over he had to learn a new language to be able to communicate with others and his teammates. It would be interesting to learn how he faced some of the challenges that not many of us would have to face in our life.

The next five Mondays with David we would talk about the first couple of seasons he played in the MLB. The place I would choose to talk in would be the bar inside the Green Monster at Fenway Park. I would choose this topic because I would want to learn the adjustment David had to make from playing in the Dominican Leagues to playing against the best players in the world and playing in front of thousands of people each night. I would want David to tell me about the...