June 10, 20196 yr Not cool to see this happen to anyone. Ortiz seems like a pretty gregarious and overall good guy. I hope he is okay and has a quick recovery.
June 10, 20196 yr there's a surveillance video up on the twitters. he apparently was shot thru the back, not leg, and is in surgery. and it doesn't look like a robbery at all.
June 10, 20196 yr This really sucks, Papi is a good dude. Of course, this is probably the best to assure Americans they are not being targeted.
June 10, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, dcar00 said: if I was David Ortiz I'm not sure I'd go back to live in the DR... Yeah, if I clawed my way out of there and became a multimillionaire, there is no way would I return back home and I would get my family out ASAP. Wilson Ramos was kidnapped in Venezuela about 8 years ago and Elias Diaz's mom was kidnapped last year. If I was a Venezuelan and a MLB catcher, I would definitely not return home and get my family out.
June 10, 20196 yr No steroids involved? Lots of steroid talk about the DR back in that era. Edited June 10, 20196 yr by cochamps
June 10, 20196 yr Sounds like he’s gonna be fine. It’s hard to tell what happens from the video, but it looked like someone walked up behind him in a crowded restaurant and shot him in the back, then ran off. A very interesting “robbery” strategy. But the guy also seemingly had a layup of a headshot and opted not to take it, so it doesn’t seem like a targeted hit either.
June 10, 20196 yr 43 minutes ago, Helobious said: Sounds like he’s gonna be fine. It’s hard to tell what happens from the video, but it looked like someone walked up behind him in a crowded restaurant and shot him in the back, then ran off. A very interesting “robbery” strategy. But the guy also seemingly had a layup of a headshot and opted not to take it, so it doesn’t seem like a targeted hit either. Where were you tonight?
June 10, 20196 yr Father to many, married to noneAnd in case you're unaware I carry a gunStepped into the party, the place was over packedSaw the kid that dissed my home boy and shot him in the back
June 10, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, Beau Vine said: The shooter is now in police custody: i'd expect someone who shoots someone as popular as papi in DR to look about like that after the police get hold of him.
June 10, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said: i'd expect someone who shoots someone as popular as papi in DR to look about like that after the police get hold of him. He is lucky he made it to the police. Now once in jail he is fucked. They are not nice places on the Island.
June 10, 20196 yr Take the shooter. Drop him off in Southie, at night in October when the Sox get eliminated in the ALDS in a t-shirt that says, “I shot Big Papi and all I got was this stupid t-shirt, go Yankees”.....and you will see true justice.
June 10, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, F250 said: Yeah, if I clawed my way out of there and became a multimillionaire, there is no way would I return back home and I would get my family out ASAP. Wilson Ramos was kidnapped in Venezuela about 8 years ago and Elias Diaz's mom was kidnapped last year. If I was a Venezuelan and a MLB catcher, I would definitely not return home and get my family out. The Astros worked behind the scenes to get Altuve's family out of VZ. I understand why Papi was in the DR (family there), but if I was him my visits would be few and far between and they sure as heck wouldn't involve being out in a nightclub. The DR is a shit hole. Never forgot, years ago I was in PR on business and the evening dinner talk turned to baseball. I asked about the DR players and the country - our customer looked me straight in the eye and said don't ever go there - they are fucking animals. I was sort of taken aback, but laughed it off as PR-DR rivalry.
June 10, 20196 yr The kids and I went to the DR two years ago and enjoyed it a lot. We rented an apartment in Punta Cana where we rode the city bus around quite a bit. The we hired a driver to take us to Santo Domingo where we spent several days wandering around the old town. We didn’t go out clubbing at night so we didn’t get shot.
June 10, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: The kids and I went to the DR two years ago and enjoyed it a lot. We rented an apartment in Punta Cana where we rode the city bus around quite a bit. The we hired a driver to take us to Santo Domingo where we spent several days wandering around the old town. We didn’t go out clubbing at night so we didn’t get shot. Even the clubs are fine and a good time as long as you aren't a known wealthy celebrity. That looked more like a hit to me than a robbery.
June 10, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, FondrenRoad said: Even the clubs are fine and a good time as long as you aren't a known wealthy celebrity. That looked more like a hit to me than a robbery. yep, I lived there for about 5 years, my mom and both brothers live there now. If you are smart and know where you are it is fine.
June 12, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said: that drug lord hired the shittiest hit men in history if that is true. Chris Davis, imo
June 12, 20196 yr $8000 USD? That’s all it costs in the DR to (attempt to) execute one of the famous people in the country?
June 12, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, spystud13 said: And that may have been divided by 6. Doubt all six were all being paid. That is probably 8K for the shooter and driver.
June 12, 20196 yr Just now, spystud13 said: Either way, that is some shit. agree. Probably gave a 200 dollar rebate since they were Yankees fans from Los Minas.
June 12, 20196 yr Damn, now it’s been updated to possibly 10 suspects. Quote Six suspects, including the alleged gunman, have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz, the Dominican Republic's chief prosecutor said Wednesday. Four other suspects were also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars. —— The four suspects still at large were identified as Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase, aka The Surgeon, as well as a woman known as The Venezuelan, or Red, and two other men, prosecutors said in a statement. Edited June 12, 20196 yr by spystud13
June 12, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, spystud13 said: Damn, now it’s been updated to possibly 10 suspects. No wonder it wasn't successful -- that's a full fucking committee they had tasked to carrying it out.
June 13, 20196 yr 10 hitmen? target lived? when are they going to name mr. biggs the suspect? this has his fingerprints all over it.
June 14, 20196 yr On 6/12/2019 at 5:02 PM, InkaUtexas said: agree. Probably gave a 200 dollar rebate since they were Yankees fans from Los Minas. 40 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Well we know the Yankees are behind this. No, we have sights on Mookie and Steve Pearce. Much respect for Big Papi. Hope he does not have lifelong complications.
June 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Well we know the Yankees are ARod was behind this. fify
June 16, 20196 yr How about dont go around fucking the women of local drug lords. Some people just ask to be shot. If he was doing that, and allegedly bought her an $84,000 BMW, nthen the only surprising thing is that the drug lord hired the 3 stooges and wile e coyote to carry it out.
June 16, 20196 yr On 6/12/2019 at 4:30 PM, dbecks said: $8000 USD? That’s all it costs in the DR to (attempt to) execute one of the famous people in the country? $8000 USD goes a long way in the DR
June 17, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, Goo Punch said: someone hired 11 people to kill one guy? and they still couldn't do it? I see you've never served on a committee at work.
June 17, 20196 yr So he hired the fucking Stormtroopers to carry out the hit? Lmao. How embarrassing. A drug lord hiring that many people and the hit fails that miserably. After the dude fucked his wife.
June 18, 20196 yr On 6/12/2019 at 11:12 PM, hornimal said: 10 hitmen? target lived? when are they going to name mr. biggs the suspect? this has his fingerprints all over it. To be fair to the shooter, Big Papi presents a massive target. Hard to know where the vital organs are. On the flip side though, he could have just shot him in the back of the head.
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