Nomar!!!!

[bugstud]

Cubs fans rejoice!

[ThaSaltCracka]

upgrade for Chicago, downgrade for boston

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Total upgrade for Boston. Despite his talents, his rotten attitude was bringing the whole team down. He was a great player for 95% of the time he was here. Starting last August, he stunk.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Pokey Reese bat + Alex Gonzalez bat = Not even close to Nomar's.
Gonzo has been injured for part of this season.
Mienkewitz has sucked offensively, but he still has a good glove, but if you start him at first just for defense, then there offense will be lacking. So, you now have to players playing who are offensively worse than the players before them, the Red Sox lineup is much less intimidating. Less playing time for Millar and no Nomar, mixed with average starting pitching, and well.... you have a downgrade.

I realize that a lot of you Boston fans were feed up with Nomar, but to even try to act that this trade was an upgrade, especially at short, is absurd.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Whether or not its an upgrade is irrelevant. It had to be made. He wasn't coming back next year, and his half-hearted play this year has been obvious to anybody paying attention.

He dogged it coming back from the injury. I predict the achilles will be fine once he's in Chi-town. He rejected a very fair offer from the team to extend his contract last year, then went into the tank after they tried to make the A-Rod deal. His attitude was an insult to the fans who adored him. I for one am looking forward to September.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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Whether or not its an upgrade is irrelevant.

[/ QUOTE ] There in a playoff race, its not irrelavent. But your right, they had to do it. I wonder if this was the best offer they could get? I wouldn't be surprised if he resigns with the Cubs.

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He dogged it coming back from the injury. I predict the achilles will be fine once he's in Chi-town. He rejected a very fair offer from the team to extend his contract last year, then went into the tank after they tried to make the A-Rod deal. His attitude was an insult to the fans who adored him. I for one am looking forward to September.

[/ QUOTE ] To be honest with you, the Red Sox front office is the one that let down its fans. The A-Rod trade was a total slap in the face to him. He put blood and sweat into the Red Sox, and thats how they repay him? C'Mon..... I don't know if he has been playing half-heartedly because I don't see many Boston games, nor do I read the "yellow-journalistic" Boston sports writers columns, but if he did, I can see why he played that way, its just to bad baseball is a team sport though, cuz he let down his teamates. On a side note, I have heard from Peter Gammons that Pedro and Manny are also very selfish players. The Red Sox really lake unity right now, and trading Nomar probably didn't help.

[JTG51]

Will Cubs fans learn how to say "Nomah" or will he need a new nickname?

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

They won't need to, as he'll be in Anaheim next year, if the way Moreno was wooing Ramon Garciaparra and Mia in the owners box the last time the Sox played the Angels is any indication.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Saw the interview where Nomar was asked how he felt after the trade. Very professional. Said all the right things. Even said he wanted to stay in Boston. Only problem was he looked like a kid on Christmas. No doubt he was happy to be leaving.

[Joe Tall]

All the scouts say it's a wash.

Peter Gammons says it had to happen.

I'm going to sleep on it.

Peace,
Joe Tall