Nomar In Hollywood

If you're anything like me, you still have a soft spot for Nomar. You can't quite find a way to drop that #5 Red Sox jersey into the Salvation Army bin. In the end, you're glad that he was traded because the Sox won the World Series, but you never believed for a second that Nomar was the "clubhouse cancer" that the press made him out to be.

That's why it is always a delight to read about Nomar "alive and doing extremely well" even if he is in LA. It is nice to know too that in a way he felt a part of the Sox championship season. From the New York Times:

"It definitely was difficult," Garciaparra, 32, said. "I didn't want to go anywhere. Then one day I'm told they no longer wanted me. That was very difficult. You give your whole heart and soul and suddenly you have to pack up and move."

Adding injury to insult, the Red Sox won the World Series without him. More depression?

"I felt such a part of it," he said. "Guys were calling me through the whole run. 'Did you see the game? We're thinking about you. You're with us.' They called from the bus. I called them and congratulated them."

When it was over, Garciaparra received a Series share and a ring. "It's a championship season, not a championship series," he said.

Is it Hollywood? Garciaparra Is Not Taking Calls by Murray Chass, New York Times

Nomah!

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