Nice story. He is funny-looking, though.

His wife, on the other hand... yowzas.

Good for Nomar and his Uncle. And lucky for the girls. One would like to think anyone would have done that, but then, I can't swim.

wow... he didn't even injure himself in the proces??

...Unfortunately Garciaparra contracted a nasty case of Water In The Ear and had to be placed on the 15 Day DL.

The Jeter-Nomar rivalry is really getting out of hand.

"The Jeter-Nomar rivalry is really getting out of hand"

LOL - that was priceless -

YAY -Nomar - I like Nomar -even if he is a tall and sort of funny looking superhero =)

Wonder Woman

The unequivocal highlight of the story:

One woman had a large lump on her head and appeared to be unconscious, he said. When she came to, the first thing she said was: "Are you Nomar?" Victor Garciaparra said.

This is strikingly similar to an episode of Dawson's Creek, except there's no Nomar in that one, and as a result, a minor character named Abby dies.

Ok, I'm ashamed of myself.

That's refreshing to read.

I love Nomah.

Nomar "ran out the door." The uncle didn't bother with the door, he jumped 20 feet from the balcony. But Nomar was already holding the girls up by the time Uncle Vic reached the water and swam to them?

I'm glad good, old Irish Johnny O'Hara was just sitting on his butt—er, boat—watching the women nearly drown and witnessing the whole deal. Otherwise, this story would sound just a bit urban-legendy to me.

I have always liked Nomar Garciaparra, too. I'm glad to hear good news about him--and no real reports of injuring himself!

he's not all that tall, either :)

Dear Mr/Ms B,

Compared to Little Nicky Punto, Tiny Superhero, he is.

Sincerely,
BG

Dear BG

What does a Tiny Superhero do during the offseason ?

mike

LNP is going to play lots of golf and get married this off season so there will be a Mrs.TinySuperhero =)

WW

Wait a minute...LNP's getting married? Drat! My dreams are dashed! Alas, it's just as well, seeing as he's waaaayyy younger than me.

Best Wishes, LNP.

k-bro

Hang on a minute:

"...Victor Garciaparra, who oversees his nephew's
business and charitable ventures."

I smell shenanigans! Is this not the ultimate charitable venture? If the two women had instead been a sack of puppies, then I would really have my doubts.

See, to me, one of the best parts of the story is the statement by O'Hara... "It was crazy. Nomar was like jumping over walls to get to the girls and the other guy leaped off the balcony. It was unbelievable."

I mean sure, the whole story is so delicious that it may as well have been scripted... but just imagine being a faithful member of Red Sawx Nation, tooling around in your boat, wondering what went wrong vs. dem udda sawx when you hear a scream and a splash and next thing you know, freaking NOMAAAAH is playing Baywatch in Boston Harbor.

How many of his anytime minutes do you think he burned up the whole rest of the day? "I sweah ta Gawd, Fatha Tim, Nomah walked across the water and saved them two ladies. I didn't get a good look at his uncle cuz I lahst him inna glare of Nomah's halo."

Jimmy Fallon's gonna have a field day with this.

The most amazing thing, though, is that "Garciaparra" is spanish for "Coast Guard".

nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-NOMAR-NOMAR-NOMAR

let's go mets: LOL

I love this story. I've taken crap for adoring Nomar from all my friends for years, but stuff like this is why I put up with it.

re: baseball height: "Compared to Little Nicky Punto, Tiny Superhero, he is."

well, yes, but then, except maybe for Craig Grebeck, who isn't?

My man Eckstein. Ok, he's my man because he gives hope to those of us who aren't in danger of growing past 5'7 ;-)