Nomar Garciaparra

## About

**Nomar Garciaparra** is an all-star shortstop who played in MLB from 1996 to 2009, He mostly played for the Boston Red Sox, and represents them in both versions of Backyard Baseball.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar's bat is more skewed in the power direction, with 81 power and 56 contact. In the field, he is known as an excellent fielder, especially at the shortstop position. He has a high glove rating at 89/100, and while his arm strength is moderate, at 72, it's very accurate, rated 87. Nomar also has above average stamina at 83 and a perfect 100 rated left hook, so he can be used as a pitcher in a pinch.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL draft, Nomar was taken 12th overall by coach areyoutyler of the Bombers. Nomar was a nice bat in the middle of the lineup, batting 0.565. He led the team with 3 triples. He also pitched a little bit.

#### Season 2

The next season, Nomar was taken with the last pick of the first round, 8th overall, by coach GSchlim of the Angels. Nomar's improved many of his offensive stats, and he was tied for second on the team in runs scored with 27.

#### Season 3

Even with the expanded player field, Nomar was taken 6th overall by coach gmchappe of the Red Sox, Nomar's real life team. Chappe himself is a Red Sox fan. Nomar had a fantastic year in gmchappe's grounderball system. He batted 0.700 with 14 home runs, 53 RBIs and 52 runs scored, stealing 18 bases along the way.

#### Season 4

Nomar slipped to the second round in Season 4, where he was taken by coach jibbodahibbo of the Brewers with the 28th overall pick. Nomar had a very similar season to Season 3, except in home runs. Nomar helped the Brewers make it all the way to the Season 4 World Series, although they lost to the White Sox.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Nomar was taken 9th overall by coach MintJagger of the Bombers. While the Bombers had a rough season, Nomar was one of the bright spots. This was the first season in which Nomar did not pitch.

Nomar also won the Season 5 Home Run Derby.

#### Season 6

Nomar was taken with the 30th overall pick in the second round by coach Nick Foles is my dad of the Athletics. Nomar was one of the biggest bats on the team, leading them in home runs and RBIs, reminiscent of his pre-Lulu days.

#### Season 7

Nomar was reunited with coach JibboDaHibbo and the Brewers after being selected 35th overall in round 2. While Nomar couldn't quite replicate his Season 4 output on the Brewers, he was still one of their man bats, finishing second in home runs and RBIs behind Parker "Ice Man" Collum.

#### Season 8

Nomar was taken 21st overall by coach MartianMan of the Rockies, who eventually traded him in a 4-player trade to Wizard of the Cubs, who traded him to crazyei8hts of the Athletics in a cosmetic deal, swapping clones. Nomar's Season 8 production was strikingly similar to his Season 7 production.

In Game 3 of the NLDS against the Fishes, Nomar blasted an 892 foot home run down the left-field alleyway at Cement Gardens. This is believed to be one of the longest home runs in BBL history without the use of power-ups.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, with player position locks abolished, Nomar's SS lock was not as important. Consequently, Nomar was drafted 55th overall in the 3rd round by coach Mavfatha of the Orioles, who eventually traded him to coach Itaniium of the Giants. Nomar once again had a solid season, batting 0.569 with 8 home runs while driving in 28 runs and scoring 18 times. Just like his previous season, Nomar made it to the playoffs but lost in the first round.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

For the 2001 side of Season 10, Nomar was drafted 36th overall in the second round by coach jakerthesnak of the Bombers, his third time being a Bomber. Nomar batted a career worst 0.435, but scored the second most runs on a struggling team.

##### 2003

In the 2003 league, Nomar went with the 33rd overall pick in the second round by coach alex7456 of the Angels. His power numbers were down, with just 2 extra base hits, but he batted a rather nice 0.608 and scored 16 times.

## Trivia

* Nomar's full pre-batting routine is included in the game, with fixing the batting gloves and tapping his toes. However, if you hit a foul ball and it cuts back to him, that animation is pre-loaded and can't be skipped. So you may have to watch his routine several times!