Big Papi, Fenway

For our 35th wedding anniversary, we rewarded ourselves with a trip to Fenway to see the Red Sox Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for two of our all-time favorite players, Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek, the knuckleballer and the catcher-captain, respectively. But the light was impossible, so I couldn't capture the pair. But there was another future Hall of Famer to see in action, probably for the last time. That would be David Ortiz, the designated hitter and maybe the best clutch hitter of all times. Big Papi, alas, had an off-night, and when he came up late in the game with the Sox down 4-2 and a chance to tie the game with one swing of his still-mighty bat, well, we all held our collective breaths as the ball headed skyward and everyone got ready to rise and scream for joy. It was just an out, and the Sox eventually lost by the same score. You can't win them all, but, as proof that you can win a bunch, David, who's retiring at the end of the season, had an awesome outing the next afternoon—we didn't get home until very late, so I'm writing this well after the fact—and, of course, an awesome career that, we hope, will end with the Sox claiming another World Series title.