Breaking News - David Ortiz shot during attempted robbery

Red Sox sending plane to bring Ortiz to Boston Hospital as soon as he can travel

Sort of a no brainer, not only is MGH a world class hospital, but through his tenure as a ball player they have all his records and he's familiar with at least some of the doctors.

If I had a choice between a hospital in DR, Boston, or anyplace between I'd go to Boston too.
 
Apparently a drug lord thought Papi was having an affair with his wife, and hired 2 cops to shoot Ortiz.

1 - the cops suck if they couldn't hit Ortiz from point-blank with a lethal shot
B. - the shooter that got his ish kicked in after the shooting probably was hoping he'd die there so he wouldn't have to deal with the drug czar
iii - why is Ortiz having an affair? His wife is not unattractive
 
Reports this afternoon say they had to remove his colon , part of his intestine and his liver is damaged.
He's got a very long road to recovery.
I just hope he doesn't have to spend the rest of his life toting a bag.
 
Apparently a drug lord thought Papi was having an affair with his wife, and hired 2 cops to shoot Ortiz.

1 - the cops suck if they couldn't hit Ortiz from point-blank with a lethal shot
B. - the shooter that got his ish kicked in after the shooting probably was hoping he'd die there so he wouldn't have to deal with the drug czar
iii - why is Ortiz having an affair? His wife is not unattractive
1. Its possible the goal wasn’t murder but warning.

iii. 43 multi millionaire, you think his wife’s looks enter into this?
 
Piling a bunch of crap on the guy for having an opinion. Which is as legitimate as yours. Grow up.

Yeah, I’m sure my crap is impacting him.

Can you guess the difference between him voicing his “opinion” by publicly trashing Trump, supporting illegal immigration and advocating for gun control on the one hand, and me voicing my opinion that he’s a piece of shit for it in this thread?

So does he get a pass because he’s big papi?

For the record I’m not wishing him dead or obstructing his surgery or anything.
 
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Apparently a drug lord thought Papi was having an affair with his wife, and hired 2 cops to shoot Ortiz.

1 - the cops suck if they couldn't hit Ortiz from point-blank with a lethal shot
B. - the shooter that got his ish kicked in after the shooting probably was hoping he'd die there so he wouldn't have to deal with the drug czar
iii - why is Ortiz having an affair? His wife is not unattractive

When it comes to the rich and famous....generally......even the MOST beautiful woman on earth.....somewhere on earth.....there is a guy that's sick of her shit.
 
so anyone else this wouldn't happen for them....

Big Papi receiving specialized care at MGH. Not only that...but he received a police escort from Logan to the hospital.

Must be nice to be "special".....
I thought the same thing when I saw it on the news this morning. Wonder if I had been shot on a vacation to the DR if I'd have got a sp escort to the hospital in boston? Did tax payer dollars go toward that escort?
 
The Red Sox paid for the private medical flight. Not sure if they paid for the police escort or if the state picked up the tab on that one.

I doubt that you or I would receive the same level of care as he is getting at the hospital. They would probably just assign a medical assistant to me if this happened...
I know the flight was paid for by the bosox......I have no issue there.....private money. I do have a problem with tax dollars going toward a police escort that was completely not necessary. Do motorists pull over any faster for blue lights than red ones? The whole police escort was a bunch or f***ing crap.
 
The Red Sox paid for the private medical flight. Not sure if they paid for the police escort or if the state picked up the tab on that one.

I doubt that you or I would receive the same level of care as he is getting at the hospital. They would probably just assign a medical assistant to me if this happened...

Ever been to MGH?? The difference in care between Ortiz and you at MGH is a ton smaller than you'd think. At most hospitals, it'd be night and day. MGH? That's how they do things. They are amazing over there.

I know the flight was paid for by the bosox......I have no issue there.....private money. I do have a problem with tax dollars going toward a police escort that was completely not necessary. Do motorists pull over any faster for blue lights than red ones? The whole police escort was a bunch or f***ing crap.

Really - is it "costing" us anything? I mean, besides that many less cops patrolling the highways and byways so crime will be rampant for 2-3 hours or so. I'm assuming the Commandant didn't call 5-6 off-duty Moto-cops and pull them in at time-and-a-half. At least, I'd like to think that. Because of that's how things work on stuff like that, the whole kit-and-caboodle needs to be b-slapped to the curb.

With the Mirabelli escort issue in 2006, I think the SP wouldn't provide such an escort gratis. The Sox organization would be aware of it too.

What Mirabelli escort??? I'm drawing a blank. Refresh my memory.
 
Do motorists pull over any faster for blue lights than red ones?

Absolutely Yes. Years of working on an ambulance, lots of ignoring red lights, but blues get a much better response. Hopefully the escort was funded by the sox too, but if not the only explanation they could reasonably give is that because of the news coverage of the flight and when and where it landed, they did the escort for safety reasons. Not that it's a great reason, but would be the only one that would make sense.
 
Ever been to MGH?? The difference in care between Ortiz and you at MGH is a ton smaller than you'd think. At most hospitals, it'd be night and day. MGH? That's how they do things. They are amazing over there.

MGH also has a VIP ward which he is most likely in, foreign dignitaries have been there for surgeries he is in good hands now
 
Really - is it "costing" us anything? I mean, besides that many less cops patrolling the highways and byways so crime will be rampant for 2-3 hours or so. I'm assuming the Commandant didn't call 5-6 off-duty Moto-cops and pull them in at time-and-a-half. At least, I'd like to think that. Because of that's how things work on stuff like that, the whole kit-and-caboodle needs to be b-slapped to the curb.

It doesn't matter. They'd be putting in for OT even if they didn't work it. [laugh]
 
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