The new Boston Magazine features an entertaining article by Doug Bailey, who spent most of the last decade doing public-relations work for the Red Sox. The passages about Larry Lucchino and John Henry are perhaps most instructive, but the most amusing concerns Nomar Garciaparra, who attended college for three years.
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One day, it seems, a couple of female astronauts visited Fenway Park, and one of them caught Nomar’s eye. After the jump, what happened next...
“Hey,” Nomar replied, “I saw this show on Fox that said we never really went to the moon. The whole thing was faked. Can I talk to her about that?”
“Sure,” I said, eager to witness this conversation.
Coleman diplomatically handled the inquiry from Nomar. “I’ve heard about that,” she said, “but it would have to be an enormous conspiracy.”
“Did you see the show?” he quickly rejoined. “It was really convincing…. I don’t know.”
She hadn’t seen the show and looked plaintively at me as other players began to join the conversation. “Hey,” I said, trying to change the subject. “Cady is going to spend six months on the International Space Station. Talk about training for the big show.”
Intrigued, Nomar asked about the size of the space station. “It’s really big,” Coleman said.
“Is it as big as Fenway Park?” Nomar asked.
“No, not that big,” Coleman replied. Then she started looking around for ways to illustrate the dimensions of the orbiting vehicle.“How far is it from home plate to first base?” she finally asked. About six players yelled in unison: “Ninety feet.”
“It’s about that size,” she told them.
“That’s not big,” Nomar said. “That’s small.”
Nomar Garciaparra went to the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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