Pierzynski 12 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 MEXICO CITY -- Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra will play for Mexico at the World Baseball Classic in March. The native of Whittier, Calif., qualifies because of his Mexican parents, Mexican baseball league president Alejandro Hute said in a newspaper interview published Saturday. A Dodgers official confirmed Garciaparra's WBC participation on Saturday afternoon. The 32-year-old Garciaparra played for the Red Sox and the Cubs before signing with Los Angeles. Mexico is in Group B of the world tournament, playing against the United States, Canada and South Africa. The team includes pitchers Oliver Perez of Pittsburgh, Rodrigo Lopez of Baltimore and Luis Ayala of Washington http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/NASApp/m...t=.jsp&c_id=mlb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 LOL, shows what I know. I thought Garciaparra was greek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 08:39 PM) LOL, shows what I know. I thought Garciaparra was greek! I'm Greek, and as Garciaparra doesn't sound too Greek. Doesn't sound very Mexican either though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 QUOTE(Jake @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 08:50 PM) I'm Greek, and as Garciaparra doesn't sound too Greek. Doesn't sound very Mexican either though. Garcia = Mexican Parra = Mexican Nomar = Ramon backwards(his father's name) = could mean Mexican. Jury says he's part Mexican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 i always thought he was italian... huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 (edited) How exactly do you qualify to play for a particular country? Interesting decision by Nomar. I wonder if he speaks Spanish. As a side note, when I was a kid, most of the Latin ballplayers in MLB were Mexican. Today, there are few and far between. I know there has been a huge influx of Dominicans and Venezuelans, but why the drop off in Mexicans?? Edited January 15, 2006 by LosMediasBlancas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Never knew what he was but I figured hispanic with Garcia in his name, but I didn't really care much either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 QUOTE(Jake @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 09:50 PM) I'm Greek, and as Garciaparra doesn't sound too Greek. Doesn't sound very Mexican either though. i dont know what made me think that. He looks greek to me, I guess. I never thought he was hispanic, thats for sure. He just never came across to me like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 10:27 PM) Garcia = Mexican Parra = Mexican Nomar = Ramon backwards(his father's name) = could mean Mexican. Jury says he's part Mexican. Thats awesome. I remember the Nomar Ramon part, but I didn't think to break down his last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'm just sure the Dodgers are thrilled that Nomar will be getting extra playing time this season. I'm sure it'll do wonders for him in overcoming all those other freak injuries he's suffered over the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 14, 2006 -> 10:07 PM) How exactly do you qualify to play for a particular country? Interesting decision by Nomar. I wonder if he speaks Spanish. As a side note, when I was a kid, most of the Latin ballplayers in MLB were Mexican. Today, there are few and far between. I know there has been a huge influx of Dominicans and Venezuelans, but why the drop off in Mexicans?? DO YOU NOT REMEMBER STEVE LOAIZA? If I had to take a complete guess...I would guess it's that either the Dominican and Venezuela just have all around better talent, or that soccer is bigger in Mexico than baseball is, whereas baseball is huge in both the Dominican and Venezuela. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 17, 2006 -> 03:50 PM) DO YOU NOT REMEMBER STEVE LOAIZA? If I had to take a complete guess...I would guess it's that either the Dominican and Venezuela just have all around better talent, or that soccer is bigger in Mexico than baseball is, whereas baseball is huge in both the Dominican and Venezuela. Soccer has always been more popular than baseball in Mexico, even when there were a lot more Mexicans in MLB. I think you're right though, it's probably a combination of a few things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Wtf? Mulder on the Dutch team in WBC??? South Holland, eh, good enough. I guess France could field a team with all its Paris, TX alums. I figure someone's already posted on this, as the story's a couple days old. If it's already been explained somewhere, could someone just point me to it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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