Red Sox sign Nomar Garciaparra, then announces retirement

by Eli Greenspan on Mar 10, 2010 11:35 AM EST Comment 5 comments

The Red Sox and Nomar Garciaparra have agreed to a one-day contract, allowing the once All-Star shortstop to retire with his first organization. Garciaparra appeared in 65 games with the A's last season, hitting .281 with 3 home runs and a .314 on-base percentage.

In 14 professional seasons, Garciaparra is a career .313 hitter with a .361 on-base percentage. Garciaparra's best years came at the end of the 1990s, when he hit .357 and .372 in 1999 and 2000, respectively.

He will join Baseball Tonight as a analyst for the 2010 season.

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PR BS

This may put some people in the stands for bobblehead night.
But makes Boston look very shallow – “Hey, Nomar, whatsay you put on a Bahston jersey for a day so the suits can get paid”.
At least this is how this story sounds to me.

I'm Buck Melanoma. Moley Russell's wart. Not her wart. Not her wart! I'm... I'm the wart. She's my tumor. My... my growth. My... uh, my pimple. I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buck "Wart" Russell. That's what they call me, or Melanoma Head. - Uncle Buck

by Andiamo Cuccioli on Mar 11, 2010 8:13 AM EST reply actions

Actually

it was Nomar who approached the Sox about the idea. So, you’re wrong.

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by Satchel Price on Mar 11, 2010 11:28 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I read the story

Where does it say it was Nomars idea? I think I missed it. My bad… …oh wait a sec…

by Andiamo Cuccioli on Mar 12, 2010 7:42 AM EST up reply actions

That was a nice gesture by the Sox to allow Nomar to retire as a Red Sox(Sock?)

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by CoolJ90 on Mar 11, 2010 11:20 AM EST reply actions

Do you really believe

this is some great kumbaya moment? Do you think people were going to remember him as a Dodger or a Cub? No, we would always remember Nomar for where he did his best work – Boston. One day contract is BS. How many people are gonna remember the handful of games he played for different teams? Very few. How many are gonna remember how he left Bean-Town and was injuried most every season after that? A few more. How many are gonna remember him playing in Boston? All of them whether he comes back for a day or not.
If it was Nomars idea that makes it a little sadder in my book.

by Andiamo Cuccioli on Mar 12, 2010 7:40 AM EST reply actions