Article: No Star for Nomar? It's no big deal

Nomar doesn't need a tissue box, so why should you?

Making the All-Star team is not exactly high on the list of Nomar Garciaparra priorities. "I really don't care," he insists. "It doesn't bother me at all."

Now if Player X or Player Y were to say that, it would definitely be eye-rolling time. Most players care very much, even if they pretend otherwise. Most players can quickly switch from being something resembling a regular guy to what we can refer to as their Act. Not Nomar.

"Nomar doesn't have an Act," says Jim Corsi. "He's just a regular schmoe."

I'm not sure regular schmoes play a four-star major league shortstop while slugging .534 (and climbing by the hour), but you get Corsi's ...

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