Today was a sad day for me personally as one of my favorite players has retired from baseball. Nomar Garciaparra, known for his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, has retired as he signed a one day contract in order to do this as a member of the Red Sox. I always enjoyed his hitting style and his contributions to the team and the sport. Even when he was traded, I always rooted for him and hoped things would work out for him.
It was never as good as it was in Boston, however. There he was the Red Sox best player until Manny Ramirez was signed. Nomar continued to play well with Manny on the team and got close to a World Series appearance in 2003. When 2004 came, Nomar was struck with injury again and eventually was traded in a three team deal in which the Red Sox got Orlando Cabrera, who was another Short Stop. It worked out for the Sox as they won a World Series.
Nomar would never really recover as he would be plagued with injuries for the rest for his career. He never played a full season again and his stats would drop. He would retire because of this and it was too much work to try and play ball again. Plus he was considering his family. I will miss Nomar very much and I hope he has a great life.
P.S. He's working for ESPN? ALRIGHT!!!
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