Nomah!

I can't quite get rid of that "soft spot" for Nomar Garciaparra or for his propensity for quirkiness-- the tireless glove adjustments, the toe tapping at home plate -- that's why I love this Nomar nugget from Bradford on Baseball:

"One of the odder sights of the other day was a close examination of Garciaparra's hat. As has been noted, spring training hats have had an elastic area on each side this year in the shape of a little arch. Well, Garciaparra, for whatever reason, decided to wear his normal in-season hat, but painted little white arches on the side to give the impression he was wearing the spring training lids."

Nomah.

On a semi-related note, when I ran a Google Image search for "Nomar," the results returned multiple photos of domestic animals with the name "Nomar." For example, let me introduce "Nomar" the parrot:

"Nomar"

Do each of these pets have a dad named "Ramon" or can we theorize that these "Nomars" live on in New England as evidence of Garciaparra's glory days in Boston?

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