Re: Nomar to retire; heading to ESPN

[shnsajax]

A little sad, I always like him. The trade for him was one of the most exciting days as a Cub this decade. Now him and Mia can make kids to rival Agassi and Graf.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4981701

[Schwarber Fan]

Signing a one day contract to retire as a Red Sock = stupid.

[NCCubFan]

Signing a one day contract to retire as a Red Sock = stupid.

It's also completely harmless. It happens all the time in football.

[shnsajax]

Signing a one day contract to retire as a Red Sock = stupid.

It's also completely harmless. It happens all the time in football.

 

exactly, whats the big deal. I would do the same thing if I was him.

[Sammy Sofa]

Aramis Fan also kicks puppies and spits at babies.

[Schwarber Fan]

haha, unbelievable

[mhuber92211]

Aramis Fan also kicks puppies and spits at babies.

 

Of all the posters to recognize someone else's negative attitude, I probably wouldn't have picked you

[Sammy Sofa]

OK, now you're just getting creepy.

[hardcorecubfan]

Aramis Fan also kicks puppies and spits at babies.

 

Of all the posters to recognize someone else's negative attitude, I probably wouldn't have picked you

 

Nuts@Gum negative Nahhhhh, never!! :roll:

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm one of the more positive people here.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'm one of the more positive people here.

 

LOL, I hope you're kidding

[Sammy Sofa]

Yes, Mr. "OH MY GOD, THE CUBS ARE LOSING, I'M GOING TO TURN THE GAME THREAD INTO MY PERSONAL WAILING WALL."

[Schwarber Fan]

Sorry, I guess I confused unending disagreement/bashing of other posters and their opinions with negativity.

[Sammy Sofa]

You were. Honest mistake.

[Butterscup1679666578]

One of my favorite players of all-time. Glad I got to see him in a Cub uniform, even though it didn't end up as good as it could've.

[RedFlash]

Sorry, I guess I confused unending disagreement/bashing of other posters and their opinions with negativity.

 

I know I wasn't basing, I geniunely wanted to know.

[Roast]

It really sucks how injuries screwed up his career. The day the Cubs traded for him was one of the most exciting days I've ever experienced as a Cubs fan. I wish him the best.

[RedFlash]

It really sucks how injuries screwed up his career. The day the Cubs traded for him was one of the most exciting days I've ever experienced as a Cubs fan. I wish him the best.

 

You ain't lying. That first game after the trade was, IMO, one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. Not only was it Nomar's debut but I believe Maddux was going for #300. I was really hoping Nomar would have given the Red Sox a big f you after being ceremoniously dumped for two mediocre players.

[Shilzzz]

man nsbb on the day the cubs got nomar was so nuts. i'm not sure another deadline deal will ever match it

[Hairyducked Idiot]

man nsbb on the day the cubs got nomar was so nuts. i'm not sure another deadline deal will ever match it

 

And after all that excitement, he ended up being pretty meh.

[erik316wttn]

It really sucks how injuries screwed up his career. The day the Cubs traded for him was one of the most exciting days I've ever experienced as a Cubs fan. I wish him the best.

 

Seconded.

 

And, one last time, let me just say.....

 

NOMAAHHHHHHHH!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Nomar certainly had a non descript career as a cub, but yes, I'm not sure I've ever been more excited about a trade as I was on the day we got Nomar. I wanted that to work out on so many levels.

 

For that reason, I think I'll always be a Garciaparra fan even though it didn't work out.

[NCCubFan]

man nsbb on the day the cubs got nomar was so nuts. i'm not sure another deadline deal will ever match it

Especially Treeman's review of the trade.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

For funsies:

 

Cubs got:

Nomar Garciaparra: 2.0 WAR as a Cub (1.3 in 2004 before signing the one-year extension. Not as meh as I remembered)

Matt Murton: 4.4 WAR as a Cub

 

Red Sox got:

Orlando Cabrera: 1.2 WAR as a Red Sox

Doug Mientkiewicz: -0.2 WAR as a Red Sox

 

Cubs gave up:

Francis Beltran: -0.3 WAR in negligible major-league time since

Justin Jones: peaked at AA

Brendan Harris: 2.2 WAR in the majors since the deal, replacement-level player outside of one season

Alex Gonzalez: 0.9 WAR since the trade, -0.5 in the rest of 2004

 

 

Hendry pwned that trade pretty hard.

[erik316wttn]

For funsies:

 

Cubs got:

Nomar Garciaparra: 2.0 WAR as a Cub (1.3 in 2004 before signing the one-year extension. Not as meh as I remembered)

Matt Murton: 4.4 WAR as a Cub

 

Red Sox got:

Orlando Cabrera: 1.2 WAR as a Red Sox

Doug Mientkiewicz: -0.2 WAR as a Red Sox

 

Cubs gave up:

Francis Beltran: -0.3 WAR in negligible major-league time since

Justin Jones: peaked at AA

Brendan Harris: 2.2 WAR in the majors since the deal, replacement-level player outside of one season

Alex Gonzalez: 0.9 WAR since the trade, -0.5 in the rest of 2004

 

 

Hendry pwned that trade pretty hard.

 

For as much as I rip on Hendry, he did get the best of that trade by far.

 

it's just too bad Nomar's groin exploded in 2005.