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Baseball Isn’t Boring

BIB on the Go: David Ortiz Wants More Personality In Baseball

28 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What personality traits does David Ortiz believe are needed in baseball?

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Yeah, there should be some passion. This doesn't have to be boring.

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3.316 - 15.597 Bradfo

You don't get bored by baseball. Okay, one thing the game needs is more people like you.

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You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You.

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23.891 - 38.683 David Ortiz

You. You. You. You. You. 20 years in the big league, it's a short time. Yeah. I retired at 41. I was old for baseball, but I feel young for so many different things.

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38.703 - 43.033 Bradfo

Well, I don't know if you saw what our guy Joe Kelly said. Did you see this about retirement?

Chapter 2: How does David Ortiz view the concept of retirement from baseball?

43.093 - 67.583 Bradfo

What did he say? So we're going to get baseballs and boardings. It's big. I'm going to let you buy in as a partner. So I asked him, I said, are you retiring? He's like, no, no. I said, are you pitching next year? He's like, fuck no. I'm like, okay, well, I guess that's retired. He's like, I don't retire. You don't retire. No. You're like, you're an athlete.

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67.663 - 76.436 Bradfo

You stopped playing baseball, but you're doing other things. Oh, so many other things. Right? So many other things. Yeah. Everyone's like, oh, my God, you didn't retire.

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76.577 - 76.917 David Ortiz

No, no.

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76.937 - 77.678 Bradfo

No, but he's right.

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77.698 - 98.84 David Ortiz

I mean, he's right. Retire sounds like a word like, retire sounds like shutting everything down. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no. We stopped playing baseball. There's so many things going on in my life. There's so many things going on in my life that I... that you came to be part of and you just had to keep up with.

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Did you realize it was like that even when you got retired?

Chapter 3: What insights does Ortiz share about life after baseball?

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Because you did a shitload of stuff. You still do. By the way, I want to give, what is it, rum? Your rum? That's right. Osama. I got you. No, no. You're going to be wearing a baseballs and boring hat while you're drinking Osama. That's right. But did you realize you did a lot of stuff, including, by the way, the TV stuff? Which I didn't know if you thought you would be good at. You are good at.

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127.555 - 132.588 Bradfo

But all of this, it probably was a lot more than you thought even that you realized, right?

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132.989 - 164.11 David Ortiz

Well, the thing is that everything comes with your personality. Yeah. Everything. Just be yourself, man. Everything. Like, I was... doing so many things at the time, but I never stopped working on my game. I never stopped learning. I never stopped improving. I basically tried to separate my time. I mean, I'm not a big sleeper. All I need is five hours, to be honest with you, to move on.

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164.951 - 186.807 David Ortiz

So I guess on my advantage, While a lot of guys were sleeping, I was using my time on some of the things that in the long run are paying off now that I don't play anymore. So I'm glad I did it because I have a life after baseball. You know, a lot of guys disappear, a lot of guys

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Chapter 4: How does Ortiz describe his experience with television broadcasting?

186.787 - 190.13 David Ortiz

There's nowhere to be found after they start playing baseball.

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190.17 - 213.03 Bradfo

That comes back to they panic. They're not thinking about that. And another thing is that they aren't just understanding you can be you. Absolutely. That's right. You are you. When you get onto that set, I see you on the set, and I'm like, oh, I know that guy. Right? I mean, are you better at it than you even thought you would be in terms of the TV stuff?

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213.05 - 234.226 David Ortiz

Yeah, because at the beginning, You're concerned about so many things because at the beginning you are new at it and you don't want to screw it up. But once you walk into your comfort zone that you know what you're doing, you know every single step, you know where to go, where not to, it's easier.

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234.747 - 242.697 David Ortiz

You still have to be very careful about how you want to do things for national television, you know what I'm saying? But it's more natural.

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242.845 - 253.745 Bradfo

But I also, you're also able to lean into, listen, I play for the Red Sox. Oh, yeah. I'm not going to shy away from that. Nah. But they, people like that. Like, you know, you got a Yankees guy.

253.765 - 268.993 David Ortiz

That's right. You got two Yankees guys. Oh, no, you know I've been showing all my Red Sox. I can't wait for the Red Sox to win the World Series again. Ooh. so they can shove it up for everybody. Because, you know, I'm in L.A. All my boys are either Dodgers fans. We got Jeter.

Chapter 5: What role does entertainment play in sports broadcasting according to Ortiz?

269.013 - 281.796 David Ortiz

We got A-Rod. You know, they're straight-up Yankee fans. So I'm probably the one solo out there. That's all right. But you know what, though? They can fuck with Papi, man. You know Papi. Papi fire back. Yeah.

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281.776 - 306.722 David Ortiz

well that's the thing that's that's what you're better at you're like that you can say that you are better at firing back at them i mean oh my god no man but i'll tell you what though i have so much love and respect for those guys because we had a good team we get along so well we just those guys they know english is my second language so They help me with whatever I need.

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306.803 - 308.806 David Ortiz

They got my back, though.

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308.826 - 312.393 Bradfo

Do you like it better than you thought you would? I think so. Yeah.

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312.673 - 332.364 David Ortiz

I think so, because now I have fun. Yeah. If you don't have fun doing whatever you're doing, I mean... It's entertaining. Yeah. When you work in television, yeah, you're passing out information, but at the same time, you're entertaining people. Yeah. I don't sit down to watch a boring show. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? I'm glad you understand that. Oh, no, man.

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I mean, everybody know what happened in the game. Yeah. You're going to watch me pre and post.

Chapter 6: How does Ortiz feel about the importance of authenticity in sports?

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I have to bring something extra because you're sitting down to watch a baseball game. Yeah. You know what's coming. But you had this guy, you had this clown on me that give you information, but at the same time, Putting a smile on your face.

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353.779 - 354.32 Bradfo

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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354.5 - 365.672 David Ortiz

Now you're going to go and watch the game happy. Hopefully your team wins. And then you want to see me again because you know I'm going to entertain you again. And passing on information that you probably already saw.

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365.732 - 372.038 Bradfo

Did you ever talk to Charles Barkley about, like, because, like, he does that, right, with the basketball? He's the best.

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372.278 - 394.22 David Ortiz

Yeah, but it's the same thing. He's the best. Right? I mean, him and Shaq. Yeah, but that's what you guys, that's what, like... Like, they entertain. Like, when you, like, there's no way I sit down to watch and I'm not crying laughing. I don't give a shit about what they're going to tell me about what happened in the NBA, what thing is doing this. No, no, no.

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I like to watch them just going at it.

396.683 - 396.964 Bradfo

Yeah.

397.124 - 401.53 David Ortiz

When Shaq want to whoop his ass, when he just giving a hard time. The trio then, I mean, it just.

401.851 - 406.818 Bradfo

But that's how I know you want to do it. That's right. Right? That's right. And you guys are able to do it.

Chapter 7: What does Ortiz say about the relationship between personality and audience engagement?

407.138 - 425.976 David Ortiz

I think more and more and more and more. They got personality. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. That's what people is looking for nowadays. All this fake ass shit. People is tired of that shit. People want to see personality. That's it. People don't want to be watching guys trying to be perfect on TV and shit. No, no, no. Show me personality, entertain me, and I will pay for it. Okay.

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