Comments on: Is newly retired Nomar Garciaparra a Hall of Famer?

By: Alex Chipman

Alex Chipman — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:12:07 +0000

Look, He didn’t have the greatest numbers. But when you look at what he did for the Red Sox in the late 90′s and early 00′s, he was amazing. Not only did he help a team get to the ALCS, but he made himself one of the hardest outs in baseball. The first pitch is more than half the time a strike. As a first pitch swinger, this made pitchers worry about getting a pitch over. He hit countless lead off homeruns, and rivaled Jeter and A-rod in those years. He won a silver slugger, placed second in MVP rankings, was a six time all-star, and was arguably the one player who ushered that good Red Sox team of the late 90′s and early 00′s to the modern era in which they became truly and undeniably dominant.

By: Newspaperman

Newspaperman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:26:05 +0000

Good call on Mattingly … although I think he will eventually get in as well, especially in light of the era in which he played.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:17:16 +0000

He’s not even close to a Hall of Famer for the same reasons that my favorite player as a kid (Don Mattingly) isn’t even close. Both of them were great players, but not for nearly the amount of time that would be required for a Hall of Famer. The only reason that either would even be considered is because of the media’s love affair with anything having to do with the New Bostork Yank Sox.