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Former Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra pulled a Carlton Fisk yesterday, by signing a one-day minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox, then announcing his retirement, and taking a job at ESPN to become a baseball analyst. As you may remember, I called this retirement a few weeks ago , even though I didn't get the exact method of the retirement down-pat. I don't think anyone was expecting the 1997 AL Rookie of the Year to re-sign with the Red Sox, then announce his retirement. I don't think anyone was expecting Garciaparra to talk to the Red Sox at all. His divorce from Boston was all but an all out war. Nomar's production was rapidly falling, and his injuries were mounting higher and higher. Trade rumors swirled. He couldn't get a new contract done with the Red Sox. His frustratio ...

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