Article: Coors Field Gives Ortiz, Red Sox a New Look

As the Boston Red Sox took batting and infield practice Friday afternoon at Coors Field -- towering fly balls soaring into an endless sky, and line drives careening into vast expanses of grass where the Red Sox are accustomed to seeing crooked walls -- a strange, powerful flash of light, emanating from the area around the first base bag, pierced the bright sunshine, threatening to blind all in its path.

It was not a wayward star, or a malfunctioning spotlight. It was the glint of sunlight reflecting off the massive diamond earrings of David Ortiz, the Red Sox' burly designated hitter, as he took ground balls. The pattern of flashes, according to those conversant in Morse code, appeared ...

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