Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparrais a former American Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1973
CityWhittier, CA
CountryUnited States of America
People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldn't matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. That's how I started tapping my toes.
If it was in my control, I'd still be wearing a Red Sox uniform, because it's the place I know, I love. All of those fans, I'll always remember. But I'm also going to another great place. I'm going to a phenomenal city with great tradition as well, phenomenal fans, great organization.
I think the last time I was 100 percent might have been when I was 5, but I'm feeling pretty good. I did a lot of things to keep my legs in shape and maintain that, so going out there is not going to be much of a shock.
I think that exacerbated the situation a little bit more. It was a combination of that trauma and my body kind of protecting itself from the (groin) surgery. Every day I'm doing everything I can to try and get loose.
I think it's funny. You have one fan yelling and you have all the other fans telling him to shut up. I think it was just one, so one didn't spoil the whole bunch.
That ball in center field was tough to catch. I didn't see where it was going. Things like that happen.
I wish I was playing all year, that's for sure. I had an injury, I'm glad I came back, glad I'm playing the way I'm capable of playing.
He knows how to pitch. He's a guy whose slider looks like he can throw it four times in the dirt and walk you, or he'll throw it three times and hit the outside corner and strike you out.
It didn't change him at all. That didn't surprise me. He's a such a great person, a great manager. Something like that - he wasn't going to let it change who he is.
Just get a ball I can drive and get it up in the air. If you get the ball in the air, you get a guy in. If not, worse-case scenario, you've got a guy in Bill Mueller who will give you a good at-bat.
Hard Hat Day for the rest of the year.
Health is always a factor. Everyone needs to stay healthy and do their job. These guys believe in each other.
I believe it's only going to be a two-week thing. Let's get this right so we can put this behind us.
These guys never give up, ... Guys are going out there, and they care. We're just playing pretty well right now.