Enshrine or Decline: David Ortiz's case for the Hall of Fame | Outside the Lines 

The baseball HOF obsession with numbers is absurd, I'm no Sox fan but Big Papi is the iconic Red Sox player of my lifetime, and you cannot tell history of baseball without mentioning his name, so yes a HOFer.

One of the best clutch hitters in the game! 1st ballot for sure

What he did to my Tigers that season… there’s no question he belongs in the HOF.

he is a hall of famer for sure ..i dont care what anyone says

DAM NEAR EVERY ELITE PLAYER IN THE 2000 WAS ON THE JUICE.

Why is this even a question?

hall of famer for sure!!!!

He broke the bambino curse. All time clutch player. Would be a DISGRACE if he doesn't goes in as a first ballot hof

This is stupid. Dude was clutch as anyone ever to play and brought bean town their first chip in forever. First ballot no question.

If you are putting Ortiz in, bonds and Clemens should go in.

He became a hall of famer in 2004 game 5 alcs when he saved the red sox season and forced a game 6

No case needs to be made You cannot tell the history of baseball in the 21st century without mentioning Big Papi prominently Hal of Famer

He should walk into the HOF. I’m not a R Sox fan but this is an easy one. Dude was a murderer at the clutches of moments, on the biggest of stages. Over and over…

His numbers after 2003 makes him a sure in for the hall of fame.

This is a dumb video. This man deserves to be in HOF Sincerely, A Marlins fan

Decline is not even an option and im a diehard yankees fan , Ortiz is a legend he deserves it

Papi is a NO DOUBT HOF

My guy Big Papi def need to be in HOF !! LFGO

Schilling should be in.

Truly first ballot hall of fame

This should not even be debate

Bruh is this even a question? I’ll go to Boston and protest! He def deserves the HOF easily

An iconic player who is liked by the fans and media (not just Boston media and fans) so I think his popularity will get him in. However, he was linked to roids in the past and while he may not have tested positive at all since that initial report. If he gets in then it should open the door for others.

As soon as i read the title of the video.. I was like.. Are these people on crack??.. That was a serious contemplation too...

youre a different typa special if you say no

David Ortiz tested positive for steroids, if he gets in Alex Rodriguez gets in.

Enshrine. No doubt!

No brainer for Big Papi

Can’t let Big Papi in if you don’t let other PED guys in

If big papi dont make hof its a glitch in the matrix

Big papi is a Hall of Famer, facts

Can’t tell baseball history with big papi

im not a fan of david ortize nor a fan of the red sox but if harold baines is a hof, then this guy is definitely a hof dh or not. it is very easy to decide a hof or not because there is no debate. 100% of fans with a brain will say david ortiz is a hof.

Sage looking hella fine

This is why nobody likes baseball anymore

If he ain’t a HOF I don’t know who is

What? How is he not HOF?

Any voter who elects Ortiz needs to explain themselves why they're perfectly happy to wreck every other guy's candidacy from that era

Baseball writers need to be liquidated. This is not a serious question.

Give me a reason why he shouldn't be a HOFer

There is no controversy just great players that's it if you got Cap Anson & Rogers Hornsby in there well than there is no controversy here.

No Manny, No Big Pappi. No Curt Schilling, No Big Pappi. No Barry, No Big Pappi. No Clemens, No Big Pappi. Ya'll chose the money over the Hall.

Hypocrites, no steroid users or cheaters allowed but the same voters put a user in as a primary dh for his career. Let mike trout or Harper only focus on batting and see their stats elevated too without peds while lying about it. Reject Manny Ramirez but allow Oscar the Grouch

1st Ballot!!!

If Ortiz gets in and A-Rod doesn’t you’ll see the clear media bias. They were on the SAME test in 2003. Ortiz def roided and so did Rodriguez. If you’re gonna make an exception for one then you have to include the other. Of course that won’t happen tho.

The world gon react if he don’t make it just because bro everyone know his name! Everyone even kids, I know kids I play basketball with at the park and ask me about my cousin and i be like “how you know about David you too young to know!” Lol but they know

Biiig Dominican Lunch. We had mofongo..

There is no way he should be in before bonds period

Enshrine. No question.

Big Juicy

Ozzie Smith is in Hall of Fame. 28 homeruns in 19 years! Yes 28 in 19 years. 260 average. 4 years he had 0 hrs. Yes 0 and he is in Hall of Fame because of his defense Fred McGriff 490 hrs not in! This what the hall of Fame is.

HOF NO DOUBT

love Ortiz. i was a huge Sox fan from the time Johnny Damon joined until Pedroia retired. that group was so amazing to watch. but to elect this *proven* PEDs user, while denying the other PEDs users, the MLB HOF voting process lost all credibility. all of it. you either take PEDs completely out of the equation when voting, and elect all suspected users in, or you elect none of them.

Not a Sox fan but I want to believe Ortiz, oh how I want to believe Ortiz but so many big names have insisted for years that “I never took PED’s” and then we find out different. There’s no sense in going over the names but we’ve seen it before. Mediocre athlete suddenly becomes Superman or Superwoman seemingly overnight.

HOFer. No doubt about it

Hall of gamer BUT BE CONSISTENT he failed a drug test in 2003

He is and will be a hall of famer it's so idiotic to even discuss this. Trash topic ESPN...

What do you mean case? First ballot no question about it

How tf do u have a hall of fame voter who doesn’t speak English

How did he test positive if it wasn’t a banned substance? It’s clear he did something he was terrible in Minnesota I’ve been saying it for years

Baseball HOF is out of control, really really!!! Big pap not a HOF????

NO BONDS NO PAPI SORRY. BONDS WAS THE BEST EVER SO NAH But THE MEDIA LIKED ORTIZ NOT BONDS SO THEY MIGHT PUT HIM IN AS A DH OVER BONDS…WHAT A JOKE

Steroids no deal

ORTIZ LIED HE KNOWS HE TOOK THEM I HAVE WAY MORE RESPECT FOR THE GUYS WHO ADMIT IT.

Dude if he's not voted in... the baseball hof is a joke.

Enshrine

Juiced to the Gills and gets in on his first try.....no Bonds....no Roger.....no credibility.

DH's never make first ballot

Bad loss

GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY

We know numbers say he's a HOF but I really do hope he didn't cheat the game and MLB cover it.

He was juicing

i like ortiz but how do you deny clemens and bonds but let him in 1st ballot. piazza didnt get in for a bit due to rumors ortiz actually failed a test the writers are hypocrites

Steroids=no hall of fame Im a big yankee fan if he gets in Arod is getting in no questions asked then...

where do we draw the line? mantle used PEDs. ted williams did. where is the line?

red sox cheat. ortiz was juiced.

Designated hitters do not belong in the Hall of Fame. You have to get a glove and play defense, play the entire game. They're designated hitters because they are defensive liabilities.

Not a hall of famer he sucked on Minnesota got to Boston was juicing and got good come on if Bonds and Clemens don't get in Ortiz doesn't belong in the hall

What garbage! HOF is a JOKE!

Absolutely not a 1st ballot HOF. Not really an HOF at all. He was detrimental when he played the field. That means he cost more runs with his glove than he provided with his bat. His average isn't great. He doesn't have 3k hits despite his ONLY job being hitting. He has the lowest WAR of all 1st ballot-ers of all time. If the post season is the only thing that he's inducted for, Andruw Jones would be a 1st ballot HOF. And on top of all of that, he was busted for PEDs. He's no different than Barry Bonds except Bonds was twice as good of a player. For someone who was a DH to be in the HOF they need 3,000 hits, a .300 average and 1800 RBI. Ortiz has none of that. I would even argue that a DH needs 500+ homers, the only thing that Ortiz did have.