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
It'll be some adjustment all year long. I've been working on that all spring, and I'll continue to work on that. I've been working hard to get ready for that.
I knew that going in, ... I never said it was going to be easy, I never said it was an easier position. I said I'll try it, knowing how difficult it will be. There are a lot of guys on our team doing things to get the team where we want to be.
I'm just swinging. It's just like third base - you go out there and work on that as well, and it's a constant adjustment and constantly working on it every day.
They'll always be in my heart. That's probably what I miss most are the people. I think they know I gave everything I could. I tried both on and off the field as best as I could because I appreciated them so much.
I'm not here to prove anything I'm just here to play,
I'm excited. I've had three days of batting practice and felt really good, so this is definitely the next step.
I kept swinging and kept feeling it. I was hoping it would feel better today, but it's still pretty sore.
I never saw a problem with it being a tie. I saw one of the best games I've ever seen.
I've got a stack of them. I'm trying to get a feel for what I like and don't like.
Not at all. I cried. I was crushed. The city and the fans meant that much to me, and they still do. I played for those fans, my teammates, the history of that franchise. It was hard to take the way it went down, but the thing I'm proudest of from my time in Boston is that we raised more than $1 million for charity and there is still a playground that has my name on it.
It just shows that they respect what I did when I was there and that's nice. I've always appreciated the fans in Boston. When I was signing autographs, I just reminded them to make sure they visit the gift shop and pick up something in a nice blue color.
It's great, I'm excited to play for Grady again. He's unbelievable. He's a great manager. He's got great wisdom, he knows the game so well, he's so great to play for and he wins. That's what's awesome.
It's driving me crazy. I want to be out there.
It was nice to be out there. I ran well. Things like that are going to keep coming. This is what I've been working hard for.