In honor of David Ortiz having his No. 34 retired by the Red Sox, MLB.com and John Hancock are celebrating Big Papi's greatest career moments with the "Papi 10 List," counting down one legendary moment each day leading up to the pregame ceremony tonight at Fenway Park.
By the time David Ortiz retired, the Red Sox had raised three World Series banners at Fenway Park.
But when the lefty slugger stepped to the plate a little after 1 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2004, Boson hadn't tasted a baseball championship since 1918.
The Fenway faithful didn't know how much more heartache it could take as the Red Sox trailed the Yankees, 3-0, in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.