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The Boston Red Sox held their first home game since the Boston Marathon bombings on Saturday afternoon. And coming less than 24 hours after authoritie (more)

The Boston Red Sox held their first home game since the Boston Marathon bombings on Saturday afternoon. And coming less than 24 hours after authorities successfully took suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev into custody alive, the game acted as a city-wide celebration of triumph over the bombers who tried to terrorize the city less than one week earlier.

Designated hitter David Ortiz, better known to fans as "Big Papi," took the mic for a short but effective speech to the crowd. "This jersey that we wear today, it doesn't say Red Sox, it says Boston," Ortiz began. "We want to thank you, Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, the whole police department for the great job they did this past week."

"This is our fucking city!" Ortiz exclaimed, drawing wild applause from the stands. "And nobody going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong," he concluded, lifting a fist in the air and the cheers went up in the crowd and he walked off the field to begin the game.

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