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...name is one of the best-known at Harvard, a rarity considering athletes aren’t usually revered here. He’s our own slice of a Boston sports culture that includes several first-name-only stars (see Larry Legend, Manny, Nomar and Pedro). And depending on his NFL fortunes, “Dante” might rival “Yo Yo” and “Conan” as the most famous first names to graduate from Harvard in the last 30 years...
...name is one of the best-known at Harvard, a rarity considering athletes aren’t usually revered here. He’s our own slice of a Boston sports culture that includes several first-name-only stars (see Larry Legend, Manny, Nomar and Pedro). And depending on his NFL fortunes, “Dante” might rival “Yo Yo” and “Conan” as the most famous first names to graduate from Harvard in the last 30 years...
...down in Section 42 of Fenway’s right field bleachers. Soon after the FM entourage arrives, Boston right fielder Trot Nixon makes a backpedaling, leaping catch at the wall to rob the Indians of extra bases. After the rest of the Indians are retired, Sox superstar shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads off the bottom of the inning with a homer to left-center. “Wow,” Topjian notes. “The first Sox player I see bat hits a home...
Major League Baseball is a long, long season. It’s a Darwinistic society: only the strong survive. Nomar Garciaparra came into yesterday’s game with a .311 on base percentage. Many major leaguers would be shipped back to Triple-A if they could only manage to get on base 30 percent of the time...
...don’t be too concerned about Nomar. He’s been there, done that. When June and July come around, if he’s healthy, Nomar will be tearing the cover of the ball. The same likely cannot be said for Alex Gonzalez. Or Alex Gonzalez...