Red Sox Shortstops Since Nomar with a Spin on American Pop Culture

My plan last week was to write an article on Boston Red Sox shortstop attrition since the departure of Nomar Garciaparra, but as I began writing about Nomar nostalgia got the best of me and it turned into a Nomar love fest. Thus, this Saturday morning piece will be...

Remembering Nomar

On July 1, 2004, after an instant classic 13-inning game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra’s career in a Boston Red Sox uniform effectively came to an end. In 1996, 22-year-old Nomar Garciaparra made his Major League debut against...

Assessing Boston’s shortstop options

With the departure of Alex Gonzalez to Toronto, it’s time to move on and explore what options are available to Boston to man the shortstop position in 2010 — and possibly beyond. I’ve gone through some potential free-agent and trade options and then...

TRIVIA: 4:06

Enter text here.Well, Tessie’s Dad is becoming the Yankees of the TRIVIA contest… he’s running away with them all and isn’t even close! Now begins our fourth round of trivia. No prize yet, but we’ll get one. Tessie’s Dad won a Sumo...