Sports Media Digest- May 14, 2012
Sox/Rays on Wednesday Night Baseball- ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball this week will feature the Boston Red Sox at the Tampa Bay Rays. The battle between two of the favorites in the American League East will begin at 7:00p.m. ET on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Gomez on the call. Terry to Serve as Guest
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
What Is Your Favorite Baseball Superstition?
Superstitions have been around the game of baseball since almost the inception of the game. Nomar Garciaparra had the ritual of fixing his batting gloves a couple dozen times before stepping into the batters box. Mark McGwire donned the same protective cup in the pros that he started wearing in high school. Even the famous Joe DiMaggio had his own traditions, making sure to touch...
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April 17, 2012
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April 17, 2012
Vote: Who Should Be Shortstop on Red Sox All-Fenway Team?
The voting for most of the All-Fenway team infielders is underway, so now it's time to focus on baseball's most important position. Fans can vote on who they think is the all-time best Red Sox shortstop here and see when the voting for the remaining positions opens up visiting the Red Sox website. The candidates for shortstop are Rick Burleson (1974-80), Joe Cronin (1935...
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March 26, 2012
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March 26, 2012
Brock, Garciaparra elected to College Baseball HOF
Former major league All-Stars Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra are among seven players and coaches elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Joining Brock and Garciaparra on Friday were former big leaguer Brad Wilkerson, former Wisconsin-Oshkosh shortstop Tim Jorgensen and a trio of coaches: Lewis-Clark State's Ed Cheff, Arizona's Frank Sancet and current Rice skipper...
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March 02, 2012
Nomar Garciaparra Selling His California Childhood Home; $595k
Not sure what finally made Nomar Garciaparra unload his Whittier, California childhood home, but it’s on the market and can be all yours for only $595,000. Documents show that Nomar & Mia Hamm took ownership of the one-story house in 2010. His father bought it for $44,500 in 1976. Will your kid eventually hit .300 and drive in 120 if he sleeps in Nomar’s room? Of...
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February 22, 2012
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February 22, 2012
This Week in Baseball Cards: January 10
Unless you were living under a rock, you know that former shortstop Barry Larkin was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday. That aside...it was another former shortstop's apparent experience living under a rock that made news.Here's Bo Rosny with This Week in Baseball Cards!Nomar Garciaparra is in the news this week for casting doubt that there ever was a moon landing...
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
A “Tell All” From a Former Red Sox PR Dude
Nomar Garciaparra and Carl Everett have a bit more in common than we once thought.
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January 05, 2012
Nomar Garciaparra is Skeptical
Remember the Sports Illustrated piece where Carl Everett dispelled the notion that dinosaurs existed?"No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex" the then-Boston Red Sox outfielder told SI's Tom Verducci. And the bones? "Made by man" he said.Well, as it turns out...Everett isn't the only member of the 2000 Red Sox that can be classified (politely) as "...
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Nomar Garciaparra Tried To Convince Astronauts The Moon Landing Was Fake, And Other Stories From Six Years In Red Sox PR
Go read Doug Bailey's piece in Boston magazine, because any time a media strategist for one of the most media-dysfunctional franchises in sports starts telling tales out of school, it's well worth your time. Especially when Bailey's former employer is reportedly furious about it. More »
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January 04, 2012
Red Sox Mailbag: Could Pedro Martinez Get Nomar Garciaparra Deal, Officially Retire in Boston?
DALLAS -- The winter meetings came and went without any groundbreaking acquisitions from the Red Sox. So while general manager Ben Cherington regroups in Boston, let’s take a look at this week’s mailbag in the meantime. Josh Reddick last year and Ryan Kalish the year before showed great potential. Why is right field such a big concern? --@thejonrojas, via Twitter With Ryan Kalish...
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December 09, 2011
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December 09, 2011
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