Mariners honor David Ortiz with fish throwing and Flava Flav outfits

— -- Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz played one of his  final regular season games in Seattle on Wednesday night, and the  Seattle Mariners made sure it would be a night to remember.

Before the first pitch Seattle honored Big Papi by presenting him with, among other things, 34 pounds of salmon and Ortiz's original contract with the Mariners, the first professional team he signed with in 1992. Ortiz said the Mariners are sending the fish back to Boston for him.

They also threw a fish around the field and dressed up in Flava Flav costumes.

There's a backstory that helps explain the fish tossing, but the Flava Flav connection is a bit more confounding. 

"My boys right there, they're doing their thing, bringing the bling out," Ortiz said after the game. "Just something bigger to hold on to the chain, I guess. That's some back-in-the-day thing."

Regardless, good on the M's for managing to spice up Ortiz's already immensely interesting farewell tour. 

ESPN's Scott Lauber contributed to this story.