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Article: Don't sell it short; Trading Nomar is about making Red Sox better.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- September 20, 2002
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Byline: Gerry Callahan
You want to take him at his word, you go right ahead. He says he loves it here. He says he appreciates the fans, the pressure, the atmosphere, the history, "the uniqueness" of it all. He says he can tolerate the media and doesn't have a discouraging word to say about anyone, not even lowly tabloid columnists.
He says he wants to stay in Boston and play in Boston, and he hopes to finish his career in a Red Sox uniform, like Ted, like Yaz, like Jim Rice. He claims he even sells this city to other big leaguers who are considering signing with the Sox. It was a warm and welcome endorsement of this town, and perhaps the tourism bureau ...