Nomar Garciaparra News

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Warm welcome for Nomar Athletics 6, Red Sox 0 FENWAY PARK, BOSTON It was a heartfelt moment for Nomar Garciaparra last night when the fans at Fenway Park gave him a standing ovation before his first at-bat. By Bill Ballou TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF wballou@telegram.com Add a comment Nomar Garciaparra's return to Fenway Park was ...

He's bounced around so much since 2004 that I just sort of assumed that this had already happened, but apparently tonight is Nomar Garciaparra's first trip back to Fenway since the 2004 trade .

It was a game of firsts for big names John Smoltz and Nomar Garciaparra -- and Oakland rookie Brett Anderson.

Ex-Dodger Nomar Garciaparra took the field today in Boston for the first time since the 2004 trade that broke off one of the great sports love affairs.

Monday night, one of the most beloved Red Sox of all time returns to Fenway Park.

NOMAR'S BACK: Nomar Garciaparra will be at his former baseball home Monday through Wednesday when the A's play in Boston.

NOMAR STILL LIMITED: Don't expect to see Nomar Garciaparra in the field anytime soon; his chronic calf trouble means he'll be pinch hitting the rest of this week.

Not much news pre-game and the lineup is the same as last night's. Nomar Garciaparra hit off a tee, which he said isn't a big deal - his right calf strain doesn't come into play, really.

F/X Visualizations May 15, 2009 By Dave Allen So far most of the pitchf/x analysis has focused on the pitcher, but each at-bat says just as much about a hitter as it does a pitcher.

Nomar Garciaparra is not in the lineup again because of tightness in his right calf, something manager Bob Geren said Garciaparra felt early in Friday night's game but he continued to play.

He's at third and hitting last. As I mentioned the other day, that's one of the many reasons to provide a link when you use stuff from this blog so my mistake is clearly my mistake, and there are plenty of 'em. Also, fair use issues and all that.

Nomar Garciaparra said his calf tightness isn't a major problem and he expects he'll be good to go Friday.

Nomar Garciaparra stepped up to the batter's box and thought it was kind of funny to see Jason Varitek crouched behind home plate.

Seattle 0, Oakland 3 Saturday, April 11, 2009 -- Endy Chavez struck out swinging.

Matt Holliday isn't in the lineup tonight because of a "non-baseball related condition," which means he's ill.

Nomar Garciaparra made his major-league debut at the Coliseum on Aug. 31, 1996, coming into the game to play second base in the seventh inning for the Red Sox.

The Oakland Athletics on Friday agreed to terms with infielder Nomar Garciaparra and shortstop Orlando Cabrera on one-year contracts.

One year, $4 million . Cabrera's 34 and might not have another good year left, but he's a reasonable gamble for Oakland and a nice upgrade over the disappointing Bobby Crosby .

Rationale: A long roll call of options, including Cy Young, Tris Speaker, Wade Boggs, Nomar Garciaparra and ... some guy named Clemens.

Nomar Garciaparra hasn't decided whether to retire from baseball, using an unusually slow free-agent season to ponder his playing future and focus on charitable endeavors with soccer-star wife Mia Hamm.