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Show of hands: who teared up at the top of the second inning last night? This Bostonist feels no shame in owning up to a pair of misty eyes. The sight of Nomar Garciaparra getting choked up as the Fenway crowd welcomed him home on Monday night was one of those goosebump moments that felt by those inside the ballpark, in the broadcast booths (as noted by Dennis Eckersley) and all of us tuned to radio or television feeds. That wasn't just a standing ovation - that was a moment that had been in the making since July 31, 2004, when Red Sox fans were shocked at the sight of the freshly-traded Nomar walking down a hallway within the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Daisuke Matsuzaka is a very rich man because he is an elite pitcher. He was, or should be. We think. His 1-5 mark and 8.23 ERA, made worse by an 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday, isn't good enough. What Tony Massarotti termed "The Dice-K Dilemma" is now at hand. Theo and Terry Francona are now faced with baseball's version of the Kobayashi Maru.

Well, that's over.

You'd think that a day on which we learned that the Pope would rather celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium than anywhere near Boston would be a grim one. Let's face it, that's kind of like George Steinbrenner holding a press conference to announce that Yankees fans are guaranteed eternal salvation, but Red Sox fans will be hitting the highway to hell when their times come. But hey - let the Pope do what he will....

Nomar Garciaparra, former sox shortstop and local sports icon, was reported to have saved two women from drowning after they fell into Boston Harbor late last week. Without bringing an entourage with him for the rescue (like some people we know) the story is only breaking now, thank you Inside Track ladies.

If you're a moderate to die-hard Red Sox fan you no doubt visit BostonDirtDogs.com on a regular basis. If you've been paying attention to the site through this still-young spring training you've read the comment from Nomar Garciaparra, after being asked about the championship ring he would getting for his participation last season, supposedly said "I don't want it. They can keep it." Ouch, Nomah! It gets a little more messy — the folks...