I think it’s a shame, really. It’s a shame in a couple of different ways. It’s a shame that Nomar behaved so badly when he was trying to get his salary boosted. For someone who claimed to want to play out his whole career here, for any price, many of us were insulted that he decided to play hardball [sic] with management’s offer. Bad move. The fans don’t like that kind of crap, especially when the offer looks mighty good in relation to the level of recent play.
And then there were the endless weeks of injury, followed up by the less than impressive playing. Nomar, for God’s sake, stop swinging on the first pitch!
Well, go ahead, I guess it doesn’t matter anymore, does it.
Still, Nomar was my favorite for years. He was the team mascot. We all loved him. I think it’s stinky that in baseball, it’s nearly impossible to spend your whole career with one club. So ya, I’ll miss Nomar. But I guess I’m not very surprised he’s gone.
