Nomar and Mia, a pair of class acts

[Chris]

David Brandt has a great article talking about Nomar and how great he was while in Jackson on his rehab assignment in today's Jackson Sun. The article ends with a comment about Mia Hamm. For those of you who are not aware, Mia came in with Nomar on Saturday. FWIW her favorite in-between inning activity was "Tackle the Taco", where a guy dressed like a taco comes running on the field holding a sign advertising a local restaurant. The objective for a selected fan is simple: tackle the taco.

 

Without getting specific on the details, I can attest that Nomar was great while in West Tennessee, whether it be taking questions from the media, talking with the players in the clubhouse, signing autographs before the game, or giving kids baseballs during the game. He was everything that David summarized in his article.

 

http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?SPORTS/sports_storyV2005.mv+link=200508047436909

[wade]

I'm really hoping Nomar can turn things around and stay healthy. He has been incredibly easy to root for despite being injured and producing below his career norms in his time with the Cubs.

 

I hope a mutually beneficial contract can be worked out for next year to give him one more try at a healthy season.

[Chris]

I'm really hoping Nomar can turn things around and stay healthy. He has been incredibly easy to root for despite being injured and producing below his career norms in his time with the Cubs.

 

I hope a mutually beneficial contract can be worked out for next year to give him one more try at a healthy season.

 

Nomar said that he'd like to play for the Cubs in 2006, which I personally enjoyed hearing!

[LoneStarCubFan]

FWIW her favorite in-between inning activity was "Tackle the Taco", where a guy dressed like a taco comes running on the field holding a sign advertising a local restaurant. The objective for a selected fan is simple: tackle the taco.

 

http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?SPORTS/sports_storyV2005.mv+link=200508047436909

 

How'd she look? Could she play corner for the Bears?

[Chris]

FWIW her favorite in-between inning activity was "Tackle the Taco", where a guy dressed like a taco comes running on the field holding a sign advertising a local restaurant. The objective for a selected fan is simple: tackle the taco.

 

http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?SPORTS/sports_storyV2005.mv+link=200508047436909

 

How'd she look? Could she play corner for the Bears?

 

Oh, I'm sorry if it sounded like she was the one on the field. She wasn't the one who tackled the taco, she just said that it was her favorite activity between innings.

[badger1679666666]

That's a great read. Nomar's a stand up guy. Good to have him back. Hopefully it won't take TOO long for him to get back in the swing of things but i'm sure he's gonna need 10-15 games (50 ish at bats) to really get his swing down.

 

Maybe he'll just forget about the first week and play like he did during spring training.