So it was a pretty slow sports weekend, eh?
HA. Hardly. From the insane Texas A&M/Mississippi game on Saturday night to the crazy finish to the Saints/Patriots game yesterday afternoon, this was one of the best sports weekends in a long, long time. And David "Big Papi" Ortiz capped it off last night with the grand slam that you see in the GIF above. With the Red Sox trailing the Tigers 5-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Ortiz launched a home run over the right field fence at Fenway Park, and the Red Sox ended up winning the game in the bottom of the next inning to tie their ALCS series with Detroit 1-1. With one swing of the bat, Ortiz turned the ALCS into a series again.
Ortiz also caused a massive shift to take place on Twitter last night. Before he hit his epic home run, Tigers fans—and Red Sox haters—were taking to Twitter and talking plenty of trash. Tweets like this were everywhere:
Tigers are killing it!!
The tigers are just killing the red Sox with their pitching DAYUM
The Tigers are killing Boston!!
The Tigers pitching rotation is just killing it.
Some fans were even calling the Red Sox out for being fraudulent World Series contenders:
What have I said ALL YEAR LONG? The Red Sox are sheep in wolves clothing. Tigers seriously might sweep.
But Ortiz changed all of that. Shortly after he hit his home run and tied the game up, Red Sox fans rejoiced:
Don't call it a comeback! Big Pappiiiii! Postseason hero coming up clutch again! #RedSoxNation
IN BIG PAPI WE TRUST!!!! #REDSOXNATION UNBELIEVABLE!!!
This cop's reaction to Big Papi's grand slam not getting robbed is priceless #RedSoxNation pic.twitter.com/nKECa84vbV
Tigers fans, well, didn't:
Wasted my time rooting for the tigers and redskins tonight. One team choked the other didn't show up.
"@ryankirkham: Redsox grand slam….ugh. #sickofthem" dude, youi said it. My Tigers have choked!! Smh
My day was perfect... Lions won. Walking Dead started back up. No class tomorrow but then the damn Tigers choked #butthurt
Some of them even accused Ortiz of being on steroids:
Let's see David Ortiz hit a grand slam without his best friend steroids next time!!!
We all just gonna keep ignoring the fact Ortiz used steroids? Yeah? Cool
I'm not watching the baseball. Did the Fenway crowd boo Ortiz for being an admitted steroids user? #doublestandard
But in the end, Red Sox fans had the last laugh. And as you can see by this looooooong list of celebratory tweets from Red Sox fans, this was one home run that they're not going to forget anytime soon. All hail King Ortiz!
Yesterday, David Ortiz was Tom Brady with a bat and minus the sweater.
One thing is clear... David Ortiz is a bad bad man
David Ortiz is a god
David Ortiz is Tom Brady with a bat
Boston Waking Up Happy, 2 Game winners in One Night #Brady @davidortiz
David Ortiz is definitely arguably the most clutch player in post season history
What David Ortiz did last night is almost every kids dream growing up.
Yesterday, Tom Brady and David Ortiz proved that it ain't over until it's over.
David Ortiz> Tom Brady
Still smiling over David Ortiz's bomb
Im not a Red Sox fan, but what @davidortiz did last night was so #clutch and proved why baseball is the greatest game!!
You cannot be more clutch than David Ortiz #RedSox but I still hate the team
Seriously can’t believe David Ortiz grand slam. Fuckin clutch. I’m not even over the feelin.
boys tell stories bout the man @davidortiz
Dear Big Papi, I want you to get down here so I can get on one knee and propose to you, you beautiful son of a bitch
They call him Big Meech, David Ortiz, whipping work hallelujah
David Ortiz is the most clutch player in all of baseball
David Ortiz. Making fat fucks everywhere proud.
David ortiz may be the clutchest postseason hitter ever
