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These days in Boston, David Ortiz can do no wrong. So during the Red Sox World Series championship parade, Ortiz hopped on the mic and recited a bit of the Jay-Z hit, "You Know I Got It." 

Think Big Papi has a future in music? 

Thanks to Next Impulse Sports for bringing this to our attention. 

The Boston Red Sox held their victory parade on Saturday, and they made a stop at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to honor the victims of the horrific attack that took place back in April.

Above are left fielder Jonny Gomes and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia paying tribute with "Boston Strong" jerseys and the World Series trophy at the finish line. 

It was a great moment for the city of Boston as it celebrated a third World Series title in the past decade.

Apparently it's not just flying bats and balls you have to watch out for at Major League Baseball stadiums these days.  MLB officials may have to post warning signs for flying hot dogs now too.

The Boston Red Sox played like champions all season long.

They posted an American League-best 97-65 record during the regular season before closing the deal by beating the St. Louis Cardinals in six games to win the World Series. Now the Red Sox will party like champions, and you can catch all of the action streaming live online.

FOX is currently searching for an MLB color commentator to replace Tim McCarver, who retired at the culmination of the World Series, and Harold Reynolds is reportedly at the top of the list of candidates. 

The Boston Red Sox have picked up the 2014 club option in starting pitcher Jon Lester's contract, which will pay him $13 million, reports WEEI's Rob Bradford:

Per source, Red Sox have activated Jon Lester's $13 million option for next season

— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) November 1, 2013

The Red Sox confirm the news:

Most eyes may currently be on the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in the Fall Classic, but a travel day made time for MLB's best defenders to be showcased on Tuesday night, as the Gold Glove awards were handed out. 

And they came with an added wrinkle: For the first time ever, sabermetrics and advanced statistics factored into the vote for this year's winners. 

A little more than 24 hours away from their biggest game of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals are stuck over 1,000 miles away from Fenway Park.

According to Los Angeles Times' Bill Shaikin, the Cards' plane is currently having "mechanical difficulties":

A redditor posted this photo of a man with a cane made out of a Louisville Slugger. When asked about it he responded, "You never know when you're gonna play ball!" Now that's love.

via Reddit

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Once considered to be the best starting pitcher in all of Major League Baseball, the past two seasons haven't been kind to Tim Lincecum.

But that didn't stop the San Francisco Giants from signing "The Freak" to a two-year contract extension: 

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman provides some further details about the contract: