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Originally Posted by JD10367
He had four great years (1997-2000). His rep was bigger than his actual place in baseball. If he wasn't a (supposedly) handsome white dude with a cool name, I doubt he becomes the celebrity he was. JMO, but I don't think I'm alone on it. I bet most Red Sox fans will only vaguely raise their heads from the midwinter Grapefruit League stupor enough even to acknowledge this move, with a halfhearted, "Huh, that's nice of the Sox, I guess." There will probably be no parades.
Also not fond of how he left. Also hear he was a crappy clubhouse guy. And they never won with him, so he's sort of the baseball equivalent of Ladainlian, LOL.
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He's not a hall of famer, but for a while he was one of the best players in baseball when you consider his offensive numbers and the position he played. I don't know if he was overrated. I think he's looked at right about where he should be. It's not like many people think he's going into the hall of fame. I think the level of his fame was increased by playing in Boston and competeing directly against Jeter for a while, if anything. He peaked at a time when there was a bunch of really good shortstops in the majors and it became an ever bigger glamour position than it normally is. I don't think it was because of his looks or name. But yeah, I doubt Red Sox fans really care. They got their World Series, they don't worry about Nomar.