Remember That Stuff About Nomar Not Going on the DL?
Well, I lied. Or rather, they lied. To make room for Wilson Betemit, Nomar Garciaparra was placed in the 15-day DL for his bum knee, retroactive to July 25. By my math (for the love of all things holy, double check it), that makes him eligible to come off on Aug. 9.
—BK
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Crap!!! I had a nice conspiracy theory that I posted in the last thread!! Damn you, BK, and your knack for breaking news!!! HAHAHA!!
Posted by: LoLo | July 30, 2006 at 12:12 PM
Come on Little! Give the kid some ABs!
Posted by: Makoto Ueno | July 30, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Actually, my conspirace theory is still alive and well. We'll see if they trade Loney by tomorrow.
I LOVE hot-stove drama!!!
Posted by: LoLo | July 30, 2006 at 12:47 PM
An sprained knee should take longer to heal than 3-4 days. It seem like the Dodgers are rushing Nomar to play on Tuesday. I rather have him put on the DL and be fully healthy to play. Sure, Nomar's bat will be missed but I'm looking forward to see Loney play. He was doing pretty well in AAA but playing in the big league is an huge adjustment. I remember when Loney was playing with us in the beginning of the year when Nomar was on the DL with those ribs of his. Loney didn't do that well so I'm curious on how much he improved during this time.
GO Blue! Let's pickup a win for Mark Hendrickson!
Posted by: Anthony T. | July 30, 2006 at 01:16 PM
On the subject of Nomar and the DL, I was researching just how many times in his career Garciaparra has gone on the DL and then I ran across the following news story at a site called The Baseball Page:
From the Associated Press, October 12, 2005:
BOSTON -- Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra rescued two women who had fallen into Boston Harbor late last week, his uncle and a witness told the Boston Herald. Garciaparra, traded to the Chicago Cubs on July 31, 2004, was with his uncle in his Charlestown condominium at about 10 p.m. Friday when they heard a scream and a splash, said the uncle, Victor Garciaparra.
As soon as the All-Star shortstop and two-time American League batting champ ran out the door to help the woman, her friend also fell in, hitting her head on the pier, said Victor Garciaparra, who oversees his nephew's business and charitable ventures.
Victor Garciaparra jumped from the balcony to the water 20 feet below. "I swam towards them and by the time I reached them, Nomar was already there holding the girls up," he told the newspaper. "But he couldn't get them up without help."
One woman had a large lump on her head and appeared to be unconscious, he said. When she came to, the first thing she said was: "Are you Nomar?" Victor Garciaparra said.
The two men pulled the women from the water. Their husbands arrived and whisked them off to the hospital before the Garciaparras even got their names, he said.
Johnny O'Hara of Natick, Mass., witnessed the incident from his boat. "A bunch of us came running over and sure enough, pulling the two girls from the water was Nomar," he told the newspaper. "It was crazy. Nomar was like jumping over walls to get to the girls and the other guy leaped off the balcony. It was unbelievable."
I have decided not to complain about ANOTHER trip to the DL by Nomar Garciaparra. Instead, I want to say I hope he gets back soon, healthy and ready to play. Clearly, anyone who is willing to jump into Boston Harbor at night in the middle of October(along with his uncle, Victor) to save two strangers from drowning, is not someone who would go on the DL unless he were truly injured. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about a number of baseball players today ( a couple of Dodger pitchers come to mind) , but that's another discussion.
Nomar Garciaparra is a class act, a delicate one in terms of baseball durability, perhaps, but a man to be respected.
Posted by: Bill Baldwin, Jr. | August 05, 2008 at 01:09 AM