Saturday, June 11, 2005
No Hard Feelings
"I Choose John Olerud, Fredo..."
"That Hazel Mae sure has some big breasts"
Ex-Red Sox Hub Quotes:
"A scorned superstar who thought the grass was greener.
It’s a storybook matchup alright…between the haves, and the have nots (shows Nomar injured)
A pitcher labeled with potential(shows Clement) finally finding redemption." -TV 38 Red Sox-Cubs Opener
“To pour your heart out like I did in 2003 and to not be a part of it in 2004, if I’m being honest, is tough to watch.
The other side of it is we’ve (referring to himself and Nomar) got great friends in Boston and you’re extremely happy for those guys…especially in Boston where it’s a once in a lifetime thing when you get a chance to win it there.”
''Nomar hit the nail right of the head, when he said championships are won in years past. What we did the year before in Boston really catapulted them to what they did last year. To pour your heart out in 2003 and then in 2004 not to be a part of that, it's tough. If I'm being honest with you, it's tough to watch.
''The other side of it is we've got great friends over there, you're extremely happy for those guys, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing, especially in Boston. Ultimately, when it was all said and done I was proud for the city. I knew how badly the city wanted that to happen."
-Ex-Sox second baseman Todd Walker
``He meant a lot to this team…It's unfortunate how his career has been going the last couple of years with the injuries and being traded. We always wish Nomar the best. Nomar meant a lot to us.-Johnny Damon
""I don't think there's really any need for it to be a public thing, especially here... Me getting it and being part of it is something that obviously was in that other wonderful city. It's something that is going to be done in a private manner that I think is best for everybody -Nomar on the ring
Blinded By The Light:
The former Sox icon claims he didn't watch any of last year's World Series or, for that matter, any World Series. He felt connected, nonetheless.
''You're still part of it," he said. ''The championship wasn't won in just one year or over the course of seven games. It's won over the course of the season and the years before that. That team that won it last year wasn't just put together that one particular year. It was all years, and there was a tradition embedded. People came over there because it was something they wanted to be a part of. " -Nomar on the Sox Championship
Georgia Tek:
Nomar Garciaparra received his ring last night from Jason Varitek following the Red Sox-Cubs game. Unlike in the cases of Pedro Martínez, Doug Mientkiewicz, and Orlando Cabrera, a Red Sox owner did not make the presentation.
The former Sox shortstop wanted it that way.
''We're doing it as former teammates and as friends," Varitek said before yesterday's Sox-Cubs game at Wrigley Field. ''He's been playing with some of us for a long time. I just happened to be the guy whose wife isn't in town."
It sure doesn't look like Nomar has forgiven the Red Sox brass for last year's events. So much for the rumor that Nomar might be playing third base for the Red Sox in 2006. -NF
