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How very ridiculous
So is he going to play in today's game?
He will sprain his wrist during the signing ceremony and miss the next three months.
This contract is less about what fans think of him as, and more about what Nomar thinks of himself as. (I agree, it's silly to do a one-day contract. But I'm not the one signing the contract. Clearly it's not silly to Nomar.)
Jamie Moyer. So I've got that going for me.
Agreed. When did this silly sort of crap start? I remember it being a (non-)big deal with Jerry Rice a few years ago. What a bunch of drama queens.
As a reformed Nomar fan - I'm OK with a one day contract... at least it isn't for 4 years, $60 million.
Didn't Fisk do it with the Red Sox so they could retire his number?
Did the Sox make room for him on the 40-man? No?
Sorry, Nomar, spring training invites don't make you a "member of the Red Sox."
What if it's one day, $60 million?
Oh, and there is no Santa Claus.
Especially if he's there to cover the game with ESPN.
I thought it was a football player, Emmitt Smith maybe, who was the first to do the one day contract thing and now it seems like everybody does it. It is pretty silly but whatever
Joining him at the podium will be Fred Lynn.
This actually happened to Jeff Conine in 2008. . .
And in attendance - Tony Conigliaro, Phil Plantier and Sam Horn.
watching him sting line drives to left was a pleasure.
Who, Corey Haim?
Too soon.
Wait - OK you can go now.
One Corey down. One to go.
I once sold a signed copy of that book, where he'd written "Watch out for beanballs" right under that picture of him with his famous shiner. Showed he had kind of had a sense of humor.
It took me a while to appreciate the significance of his dating Mamie Van Doren a few times, but I grew into it.
I thought that was Bo Belinsky whom Mamie Van Doren had dated, but then I guess she got around.
Does this mean I can't get a new Jose Canseco White Sox jersey?
Wow--I didn't know even Francona wanted Nomar out. Was he that much of a drain on the team?
Not exactly the same, but the Braves signed the recently-released Phil Niekro to pitch the last home game of 1987. A one-day contract in Spring Training probably would have been a lot better than 12 baserunners and 6 runs in 3+ innings. Watching him legging it to second on Jose Uribe's error while trying to avoid pulling both hamstrings simultaneously wasn't a welcome edition either.
It's been a long time since I read it; it got destroyed along with the rest of my library about 28 years ago. I seem to remember that they went out a couple of times but that was it. I think it was in the context of needing to protect himself from too much celebrity.
A couple of years ago, I kept trying to order a custom Bernie Williams jersey, but the orders would automatically cancel a week or so after I placed the order. Many phone calls later, I learned that I wasn't allowed to customize a jersey of a player who retired for that team. This annoyed me b/c Bernie made a point of NOT retiring at the time, considering himself a free agent.
A couple of years ago, I kept trying to order a custom Bernie Williams jersey, but the orders would automatically cancel a week or so after I placed the order. Many phone calls later, I learned that I wasn't allowed to customize a jersey of a player who retired for that team. This annoyed me b/c Bernie made a point of NOT retiring at the time, considering himself a free agent.
I am confused, because the Yankees don't have names on the back of their jerseys. Are you saying you can't even order a jersey with Bernie's number on it????
Did he step away from the podium every fifteen seconds to adjust his cufflinks?
That's not what Francona meant. He was joking about the strong negative reaction and saying "Oh, sure, boss, I was behind you the whole way ... hiding behind you."
yes, but he also said that Nomar was "Boston'd out, and that sometimes it's just time to move on."
Yes, I know, it was all the devious Boston FO and the pliant press that created the whole Nomar issue.
Yeah, I looked into a Kirby Puckett jersey once. Didn't take.
If I was going to guess which Corey would die first, I wouldn't have guessed Haim.
Apparently you didn't notice who said they were going to miss him.
Really? The other one's an idiot, but hasn't Haim been on the verge of an overdose death for going on 15 years now?
I am sorry I don't understand this.
Are you guys saying MLB won't sell you a jersey of a player (name and number) if that jersey is for the team the player retired with?
Has anyone heard that story elsewhere or was that just some glorious nonsense?
It also looks as if you are out of luck if your last name happens to be the same as a current player who is playing for a different team.
I bet the Korean League doesn't have that same restriction.
His father is Ramon.
Really? The other one's an idiot, but hasn't Haim been on the verge of an overdose death for going on 15 years now?
They both have been on that verge.
Has anyone heard that story elsewhere or was that just some glorious nonsense?
I thought it was to honor his dad, who is named Ramon.
That, & the apparent fact that his parents are imbeciles.
My father's name was Billy, but somehow it didn't occur to him & my mother to name me Yllib.
The reception Nomar got from the Fenway crowd last year when he finally made his return was 18 kinds of awesome.
(Granted I am a complete sucker for that kind of stuff, but still.)
The following is from the 2010 Red Sox Media Guide:
The Red Sox’ policy on retiring uniform numbers is based on the following criteria:
- Election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- At least 10 years played with the Red Sox
- Finish his career with the club
And best of luck to the original Nomar in his new job as media member... and thanks for the contributions towards the 2004 championship.
they just retired Johnny Pesky's #, so that doesn't appear to be too strict a policy.
Mike Lieberthal did too.
The only bittersweet thing about 2004 was that Nomar, whom I had always envisioned being a key component of any Sox championship, having to watch his former team win it all from a remote location.
It has to be a Brooklyn Atlantics shirt?
NO DEAL.
In 1988 my family got a dog. We named him Kirk. I give you three guesses as to which team my father and two of my brothers follow.
Don't give up! You've still got one more day to sign a contract with the Red Sox and then retire.
I think this would be fantastic, actually. At least as an Onion headline: "Gay guy in cut-offs riding a stegosaurus signs one-day contract with Red Sox; retires"
The Sox issued Rocco Baldelli #5 last season. If they're going to retire a number, don't they generally keep it off limits to current players?
My handle comes from Nomar, so even though it was time for him to go in '04, I'm happy things worked out this way in the end.
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