Nomar Returns to Fenway
majorleagueblogging.com 7/7/2009 — It’s hard to believe it was five years ago that the trade that sent Nomar Garciaparra to Chicago and a World Series to Boston. It’s also hard to believe that over the span of those five years he hasn’t played a single game in Boston. In his return Nomar displayed his affection ...

Nomar Coming Back To Boston?
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — "Oakland's Nomar Garciaparra enjoyed an emotional return to Fenway Park on Monday, receiving a standing ovation before his first at-bat in a 6-0 win over the Red Sox. Boston is where Garciaparra began his career, and he would like to finish it there. "The minute I put that uniform on, I ...

Nomar returns to Fenway tonight
boston.com 7/6/2009 — Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra will come to Fenway as a visitor for the first time today as a member of the Athletics.

Nomar Garciaparra, A’s Visit Fenway
sportsofboston.com 7/6/2009 — Nomar Garciaparra returns to Fenway Park for the first time since 2004, now with his third team since leaving Boston in the deadline deal. The Red Sox visited Wrigley Field in 2005, but Nomar was hurt (shocking!) and they were in Oakland earlier this season when Garciaparra went 1-4 in a start ...

Nomar voices love for Fenway faithful | redsox.com: News
boston.redsox.mlb.com 7/7/2009 — By John Barone / MLB.com 07/06/09 8:53 PM ET BOSTON -- Nomar Garciaparra walked into the Fenway Park interview room on Monday sporting a grin from ear to ear. After taking his seat before a sizable media contingent, he glanced out at the crowd with a ...

Nomar is here
boston.com 7/6/2009 — Tonight's Oakland A's designated hitter is at Fenway Park, and that is notable because it happens to be Nomar Garciaparra, at one point one of the most popular Red Sox players of all-time.

Welcome Home Nomar
spartyandfriends.com 7/7/2009 — I’ve always believed that there are three stages of “fanhood” with lifelong team affiliations – childhood, where you simply root for or against whatever team your parents support, regardless of how you feel about them. This stage usually lasts until you’re about 12 or 13 years old; you might ...

Nomar: "I Never Turned the Money Down"
fenwaywest.com 7/8/2009 — Nomar disputed the common belief that he turned down a large contract offered by the Red Sox in 2004 before he was traded in an interview with CSNNE. Watch Below: Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com

Nomar Returns
hardballtimes.com 7/6/2009 — He's bounced around so much since 2004 that I just sort of assumed that this had already happened, but apparently tonight is Nomar Garciaparra's first trip back to Fenway since the 2004 trade . One of the commenters to that story reminds us that Nomar turned down a four-year, $60 million ...

After 5 Years, Number 5 Returns
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Was there ever any doubt? Nomar Garciaparra received a long standing ovation from the soldout Fenway Park crowd on Monday, as he marked his first game in Boston since the trade in July 2004. It was one of those chills-down-your-spine moments, as Nomar came to the plate the crowd roared. And ...

Yankees' Mark Teixeira edges out Red Sox' Kevin Youkilis for All-Star nod at first base — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/6/2009
Mark Teixeira picked up more than 1.4 million votes in the final three days of balloting to pass Boston's Kevin Youkilis and land the starting job at first base for the American League in this year's All-Star Game.

San Francisco Giants Bring Houston Astros Back Down To Earth — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
You figure the Houston Astros would be soaring into the stratosphere as they approached .500 in the N.L. Comedy Central and with a few people going to the All-Star Game. But before they got too excited, the Cosmonauts were brought down to earth by ...

Jeff Bailey Likely To Hit Disabled List — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
Yesterday, first baseman Jeff Bailey suffered a high-ankle strain trying to make a play on Brad Penny's acrobatic flip to first base Saturday. He's likely to hit the disabled list, a loss, given that the Sox are about to face two left-handed ...

Nomar Garciaparra Deserves a Rousing Red Sox Ovation in Monday's Return — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
We all remember how it ended. There was the flatly refused contract offer after the 2003 season. There were the protracted flirtations between the Red Sox and Alex Rodriguez. And there was a frustrated phone call to sports talk radio from Nomar ...

Nomar Returns to Boston: Let's Remember the Good Old Days — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
Well boys and girls, the time has finally come for the greatest Red Sox of them all to make his triumphant return to Fenway Park. And if there is any justice in this world, the cheers will echo through the heavens and wake God himself from his ...