FORT MYERS — In a way, the David Ortiz Farewell Tour began late yesterday morning on a lime, two-tiered wooden bench outside the Red Sox clubhouse at JetBlue Park.
Ortiz always delivers a State of the Papi Address to kick off spring training, making a trip to that bench and trading lively quips with the media, but yesterday’s edition was different. Perhaps he was being reflective . . . misty-eyed . . . nostalgic.
Or maybe it was no more complicated than being aware of the film crew that’s following him around for a docu-series that’ll air on ESPN.