Nomar Garciaparra offcially retires as a Red Sox
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:37 pm
Nomar Garciaparra signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox today.
He then suited up, just to say his goodbyes and officially retire as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
I hate too see him go, and it's a shame that injuries derailed what looked to be sure fire "Hall Of Fame" type career.
One of the Boston sports writers nailed this sentiment with this comment.
In a Perfect World, He Coulda Been the Next Ted Williams
Even the Yankees chimed in (at least the other 2 of the big 3 shortstops that all came into the league at the same time, and were always being compared, ...Nomar, Jeter, A-Rod)
I always enjoyed playing against Boston because of Nomar," Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said of Garciaparra, who was sometimes in the thick of the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry. "I used to enjoy being mentioned with him."
Added Alex Rodriguez: "I love Nomar. He's a great player and a friend."
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Nice to see him in a Red Sox uniform, even if it was only for one day.
When I first heard about him talking retirement I was hoping the Sox would sign him and make him a bench player and see how things go.
But, I guess it was not meant to be, no more baseball for Nomar, he is starting his new job as ESPN tomorrow.
I wish him luck, he was one the greatest all around hitters to ever play the game when he was healthy.
He then suited up, just to say his goodbyes and officially retire as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
I hate too see him go, and it's a shame that injuries derailed what looked to be sure fire "Hall Of Fame" type career.
One of the Boston sports writers nailed this sentiment with this comment.
In a Perfect World, He Coulda Been the Next Ted Williams
Even the Yankees chimed in (at least the other 2 of the big 3 shortstops that all came into the league at the same time, and were always being compared, ...Nomar, Jeter, A-Rod)
I always enjoyed playing against Boston because of Nomar," Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said of Garciaparra, who was sometimes in the thick of the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry. "I used to enjoy being mentioned with him."
Added Alex Rodriguez: "I love Nomar. He's a great player and a friend."
http://bostondirtdogs.com/
Nice to see him in a Red Sox uniform, even if it was only for one day.
When I first heard about him talking retirement I was hoping the Sox would sign him and make him a bench player and see how things go.
But, I guess it was not meant to be, no more baseball for Nomar, he is starting his new job as ESPN tomorrow.
I wish him luck, he was one the greatest all around hitters to ever play the game when he was healthy.