David Ortiz was more than happy to poke fun at his arch-rival, the Yankees, on Sunday after the Bronx Bombers found themselves down 0-2 in the ALDS to the Blue Jays.
Sitting between Yankee greats Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez on the MLB on Fox set, the Red Sox legand had some fun with the moment by needling the two over the Yankees’ chances of rallying to win the series after their 13-7 Game 2 loss at Rogers Centre.
“They can bring Jesus back and they’re still going to go to Cancun,” Ortiz said, insinuating the Yankees were headed for an early offseason. “It’s over. It’s a wrap, just so you know. This Toronto Blue Jays lineup ain’t playing around.”
The comment made Rodriguez burst into laughter, while Jeter also got a good chuckle out of the remark.
But Ortiz wasn’t done there either.
The beloved former Red Sox star had one more jab to throw to his former foes, who are now his broadcast teammates.
Jeter had been seemingly trying to make some sort of positive comment when he looked at Ortiz, and immediately knew that Big Papi was gearing up to make a joke.
“Don’t say anything,” Jeter tried to preempt before the desk again burst into laughter.
“Let me tell you,” Ortiz started up again. “I love you so much, but the only chance the Yankees have is if you, [Mariano Rivera], Andy [Pettitte], and A-Rod come back and play.”
“Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth, all of them,” Ortiz continued. “Joe DiMaggio… Roger Maris…”
The Yankees are on the verge of elimination from the playoffs with Game 3 set to take place at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.
Things have not looked good for the Yankees, who have been outscored 23-8 through the first two games of the series.
The Yankees’ collapse might be even sweeter for Ortiz since his Red Sox were knocked out in the wild-card round by their rivals in three games.