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MLB's Official Web Site www.maiorleaguebaseball.com CONTENTS 5 Nomar Garciaparra Born to Play Baseball by Garry Brown 11 Derek Lowe Big Man in the Bullpen by Glenn Miller 17 Take the “T” to Fenway Park in 2000 RED SOX MAGAZINE by Anne Weisman and Rick Subrizio Published by The Boston Red Sox 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215-3496 23 Rod Beck Player Profile: Editor-in-Chief: Dick Bresciani 25 Editor: Debbie Matson My Favorite Ballpark Editorial Assistants: Mary Jane Ryan, from National Baseball Hall of Fame Gwen Callahan, Rod Oreste, 37 Fred Seymour Adopted Sons of New England’s Team: Contributing Writers: Bob Montgomery » Garry Brown, Herb Crehan, John Grabowski, Glenn Miller, by Herb Crehan Mark Millikin, Rick Subrizio, 51 Anne Weisman Jackie Jensen Photographers: Dennis Brearley, by M Jack Maley, Cindy Loo Graphic Design: Accent Design, Carlisle, MA Printing: Mass Printing and Forms, Inc. 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All rights in letters will be treated as uncon¬ ditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes, and subject to RED SOX MAGAZINE™ unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. The Boston Red Sox is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Red Sox Magazine THE PHRASE "AS AMERICAN AS BASEBALL AND APPLE PIE” JUST RECEIVED A SLIGHT MODIFICATION. M\ftQv missing 16 days of spring camp because of a strained right knee, Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra came out swinging. S In his first Grapefruit League at-bat, he had a single: In his second spring training game, he had a three-run homer and RBI single. At that point. Red Sox pitching ace Pedro Martinez could only sit back, shake his head, and say, “That’s Nomie. He is not like the rest of us. He doesn’t need to practice. Just give him a bat and glove and send him out there. He was born to play baseball.” Garciaparra chuckled when he heard about the Martinez cornments. . - . .- ^ V ' “Born to play baseball? If that’s so. I’m a very lucky guy,” he said. - 1 Red Sox Magazine | LA j garciaparra c o n t Well, maybe he is lucky, but so are the fans of New England. They’re getting the opportunity to see a truly great ballplayer, one who seems to rise to the heights when he plays before the Fenway Park multitudes. A prime illustration of that would be his performance last May 10 against the Seattle Mariners - three home runs (two of them grand slams) and 10 RBI. Only 10 other players in major league history have hit two grand slam homers in a game. Only two other Red Sox players have done it - 3B Jim Tabor in 1939, and IB Rudy York in 1946. As for the 10 RBI, that has been accomplished by only four Red Sox players - York in ‘46, 1B Norm Zauchin in 1955, outfielder Fred Lynn in 1975 and Garciaparra. “Sometimes you have to sit back and wonder if everybody realizes what we’re seeing out there. Nomie is a baseball player - period. He does it with his defense and he does it with his hitting. He Just loves to play Nomar reading to the group of youngsters who participated in the “Read Across the game,” said his manager, Jimy Williams. America” program during spring training. As a youngster growing up in Bellflower, CA, Garciaparra played baseball, but he also excelled in football and soccer. jumped on a fast track to the big leagues. with Oakland 1986-88 and Mark McGwire “I enjoyed all the sports. I loved play¬ In the spring of 1997, Williams made with Oakland 1987-90. ing a lot of different positions, especially in him his shortstop while switching the veter¬ Despite 19 games lost to injuries in ’98, baseball,” he said. “I played ’em all, except an John Valentin to second base. The move Garciaparra still managed 195 hits and a pitcher. Actually, catching was my favorite. I put Garciaparra in what appeared to be a career-high 122 RBI while hitting .323. To was a lot like my hero. Bugs Bunny. high-pressure situation, but he dealt with it top it all, he won his second straight Thomas Remember that cartoon when he played all simply by being himself He knew in his A. Yawkey Award as the Red Sox MVP. the positions himself, and at once? That’s my heart that he was ready for the big leagues, Garciaparra’s 1999 season showed just idea of a great day on the baseball field.” and he went on to prove the point with a how versatile he can be. His manager put While Garciaparra insists that he’s “a blockbuster rookie year. him in the cleanup spot, and he responded lucky guy,” luck has nothing to do with his In his ’97 debut season, he led the by winning the batting championship. Along consistent, outstanding performance over American League with 209 hits, 11 triples, with his .357 average, he scored 103 runs, the first three years of his career. He has 68 multi-hit games and a Sox-record 684 at- hit 27 homers and drove in 104 runs. All that reached superstardom because he works at bats. He led A.L. rookies in 13 offensive cat¬ was accomplished despite injuries that it. The talent is there, of course, but he never egories. His 30-game hitting streak from reduced his playing load to 135 games. stops honing it. July 26-Aug. 29 was an A.L. rookie record, His ’99 average is the highest ever by a In the off-season, he puts himself and his 30 homers established an A.L. rook¬ Red Sox shortstop, and marked the best by a through a rigorous exercise program to get ie record for shortstops. Perhaps his most Red Sox right-handed batter since 1939, “toned up” for the long haul from April to astonishing statistic, though, was his RBI when Jimmie Foxx hit .360. The Red Sox October. During the season, he’s always total. He had a M.L. leadoflf record 98 to top franchise is known for its great left-handed making adjustments, both at the plate and in the Sox — and he did it while hitting out of hitters - Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and the field. the leadoff spot in each of his 152 games. Wade Boggs. Right-handed batting champi¬ “It’s a game of adjustments. You have to In 1998, when he hit 35 home runs and ons in Red Sox uniforms have been rare, do it every day. You have to do it at the plate, finished second in balloting for the American indeed. Before Nomar, the only Red Sox or they’ll find new ways to get you out. And League’s MVP Award, Garciaparra became right-handed batters to lead the A.L. in hit¬ you have to do it in the field,” he said. only the fifth player to have 30 or more ting were Dale Alexander (.367 in 1932), Garciaparra is the first No. 1 draft pick homers in each of his first two full seasons. Jimmie Foxx (.349 in 1938) and Carney of General Manager Dan Duquette’s time Before him, it had been done by Rudy York Lansford (.336 in 1981). with the Red Sox. Coming out of Georgia with Detroit in 1936-37, Ron Kittle with the Now, after three full seasons, Tech after his junior year in 1994, Nomar Chicago White Sox in 1983-84, Jose Canseco Garciaparra’s career totals include a .322 Red Sox Magazine | 7 ■ V iT-i ^as-t€.r. S-trsrs9-er. i ■ ’b r* .'v -'I ■'*' - ''■'-^ 36 use 380 TV«« Official Spor-ts Drink / i' , ’■f ^r <1 of Th« Oli^/Wpic Gam-es is *‘A* rvs* > V