Death Sentence: Los Angeles Dodgers
Nomar Garciaparra 回到了 starting lineup 兩場，Dodgers 也在 AT&T Park 掉了兩場，而我們在談論的是一個 OPS .68x 且傷勢尚未復原的 3B。問題在於：假使 Nomar 打得和 Alber Pujols 或 Miguel Cabrera 一樣好，那麼個人完全同意把非 100% 的 Nomar 放回 starting lineup，但要達到這個標準，Nomar 至少要提昇目前的 OPS 200 ~ 250 points，如果這不是事實，任何人都會把 starting 'current' Nomar at third 當成一個很不好笑的笑話。
因此就攻擊面，Starting Nomar is completely out of question；至於守備面....就算 Andy La Roche 不是首選，Tony Abreu、Ramon Martinez 也應該在 Nomar 之前，個人可以理解 Grady Little 只讓 sprained knee 的 Russell Martin 休息一天就重新塞回 starting lineup 的決定，但 Nomar？
Plus -- 雖然這個理由不夠充份 -- old school 的 Little 在做決定時好歹也看一下 split stats 吧？Nomar 07 年在 home / away 的 OPS 是 .816 / .550 (AB: 196 / 205)。
What on earth did Little think he needed Nomar at AT&T Park？
我相信目前的 Dodgers 完全符合了個人季初的期待，雖然在過程上有些曲折，但 Grady Little 終究完成了 07 年最大的成就 -- 把一支擁有 best competency 的 Dodgers 送上死路，以他這種 pigheadedness，03 年在 Boston 被火掉應該也是死有餘辜。
Just get ready for the winter vacation, bravo!
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Nomar再怎麼爛也曾經是幾次的all-star，他實在不應該是假貨，那麼到底是哪裡出問題？
幾種可能的原因：
1. Free-Swinger 到了一定年紀後，成績的下滑會和飛機推頭俯衝一樣快，Nomar 就是 Free-Swinger (期待 Juan Pierre 的俯衝吧！)。
2. 有傷不報。
3. 他在 07 年球季前剛好得到了一對雙胞胎，初為人父的人 "通常" 在事業與家庭間不易取得平衡，很容易兩頭空。
話說回來，Nomar 在 06 年也只打好了兩個月而已...
謝海倫也曾經是全星星選手呀 XDDD
Dufflin 老大....
謝海倫應該不算 Dodgers 近來最慘的全星星，Cesar Izturis 和 Lance Carter 遠遠的將他抛在後面。
問題是這些全 "鳥" 星都有機會穿 Dodgers 的球衣...
Morikawa,
I feel like Nomar at this point is just living on his career. That late 90s Nomar that hits 330 with 30hr is never coming back.... you see it, I see it, everyone else sees it... except for our moronic GM/Manager combo....
Cheers,
Wilson
Wilson,
Speaking of Nomar, in fact, he only played two months A-ball in 2006. Since then, all he had done for LA was two lucky walk-off shots in the late 06 regular season. This seemed to be the main reason Ned signed Nomar a 2-yeaer 19M deal with a full NTC.
Nevertheless, with the ridiculously bad performance this season, have you ever seen anybody on Daily News or LA times picking Nomar? IIRC, none! And I'm sorry I can't figure out why...
Personally, I hope Nomar is able to repeat his 07 performance in 08 so that the circumstance may boost Ned to thoroughly dump him in 08 offseason.
Anyway, I feel better that at least there's someone thinking what I'm thinking, thanx a lot.
Morikawa
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