He went from being one of the best hitters and overall players in baseball (and one of the BIG 3 SHORTSTOPS, along with Jeter and Arod), winning Rookie of the Year, two batting championships and being a stud for the Red Sox to becoming an average, forgettable player. This reminds me of what happened to Carlos Baerga after he got traded to the Mets. Did Fenway's green monster inflate his stats, injuries, or what?
2007-10-24 01:26:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I'm of the opinion that he was a victim of his own hype. The atmosphere of Boston & FENWAY park can take a good player and make him great or do the exact opposite, I think Nomar was the beneficiary of the upside of Boston pressure.
He thought he was better than he really was and that he didn't need the Boston fans or the RED SOX and could go be great anywhere he wanted. When his agent turned down the 15 Mil a year deal in 2004 he sealed his own fate and in the process allowed the SOX to make the deal that brought the "CURSE OF THE BAMBINO" to an end. Maybe it took trading a superstar that boston made to make up for selling a superstar Boston made to end the curse, who can say.
Now out of the Boston limelight, Nomar has lived up to his real potential on teams where the fans don't really care about Nomar Garciaparra like they did in Boston (See Mo Vaughn).
Who knows what would have happened if he would have realized 15 mil a year ain't a bad deal and stayed in boston. I'll bet he wishes he did.
2007-10-24 02:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by Qbass187 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He had a pretty good year in 2006. .303-20-93. I think he's struggled with an injury and also the Dodgers have moved him all over the infield. It's all adjustment. PLUS, the atmosphere in Los Angeles is completely different than Boston's. Some players like the pressure fans and media put on their players like that of Bostons. Some guys are gonna mellow out in Los Angeles, where they regularly attract 50,000 per game but half of those fans come late and leave early. The press in LA is not that hard-hitting. It's just different.
2007-10-24 01:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by Js_5 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He still puts up decent numbers but really the decline from amazing numbers is due to injuries, his balls to the wall style of play did him in as far as being the elite player that he once was. He also does not have the protection in the line-up that he did on those Red Sox teams. Huge difference from hitting in that line-up and hitting with only Jeff Kent in your line-up!
2007-10-24 03:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by bdough15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His wrist injury derailed what should have been one of his peak seasons (2001), and while he came back, he didn't come back great again. Some of that amazing bat speed was gone. Since then, he's just gotten older, and had a few more (much less severe) injuries.
2007-10-24 02:17:54 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They inflate everything over there. Nothing but a mercinary team. They also have no loyalty to their players - tauting them one year, and cutting them loose the next. I find it ironic that they are the ones doing all the trading in free agents this year, while the Yankees are the ones bring more people up through their system. Who's the evil empire now?
2007-10-24 03:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by 15fsg546rge1rrheljh45hjr90459ty3 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
did not he get married to a real attractiveness. or perhaps he only have been given previous in baseball. It rather substitute right into a surprising drop from while he, Jeter and Arod have been the great 3 SS in MLB. Now the precise adult males are in the national league. good success on your pursuit of the certainty.
2016-10-04 11:49:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two things:
First, injuries. He became very injury-prone and that really hurt his effectiveness.
Secondly, he stopped taking steroids when they came under scrutiny, and that really dropped his power numbers. If you compare steroid Nomar (shirtless on the cover of ESPN magazine or SI) to current clean Nomar, you will see a dramatic shrinkage. The difference is night and day.
2007-10-24 04:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by h_charles 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dodgers and lots of injuries.
In 2006 he was on the LV 51 in rehab.
2007-10-24 02:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He got married to Mia Hamm. After that his career took a nose-dive.
2007-10-24 02:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by jfbroc 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont know but his glove thing he does has caught on with every idiotic batter..I cant stand it..the old tyme batters never worn gloves ...a bunch of sissy the new players are..
2007-10-24 01:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by skippy2008 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋