John Smoltz’s Fenway Park debut was overshadowed by the return of Nomar Garciaparra tonight, but it was an unheralded rookie starting pitcher for the Oakland A’s who trumped all the tributes and attention being given to those two accomplished veterans. Brett Anderson tossed a complete game shutout, dampening what was supposed to be a celebration of Smoltz first [...]
The Prodigal Son returns
Five years ago this month, the Red Sox traded Nomar Garciaparra, the homegrown hitting machine, face of the franchise and one of the most popular and productive players in team history, to the Chicago Cubs in a three-team deal that netted Boston defensive whizzes Orlando Cabrera and Doug ‘The Ball Stealer’ Mientkiewicz. And it wouldn’t [...]
