Nomar Garciaparra News

Seattle 6, Oakland 3 Friday, September 04, 2009 -- Ichiro Suzuki flied out to left.

NOMAR OUT: Nomar Garciaparra tweaked a quad beating out a throw to first. He didn't think it was too serious but later left for a pinch runner.

"David Ortiz looks like one of the television evangelists who gets caught in a seedy motel with a hooker," sneers the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy , adding, "the 2004 Red Sox really were Idiots.

My father was simply a Sox fan who died too young. A country kid from a town called Cornish, Maine.

Nomar Garciaparra and David Ortiz hug in 2003, their one full season together with the Red Sox.

Nomar Garciaparra is DHing tonight rather than playing first because manager Bob Geren wanted to stack the lineup with right-handed hitters against lefty Joe Saunders.

Nomar Garciaparra, Barney Frank, Violet Affleck. Aw, that's what Boston calls a walk of fame.

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.