Good Reads: Nomar to Chicago

Nomar is a Cub

From the Globe:
Bob Hohler's news story on the move.
Gordon Edes' analysis.
Shaughnessy says Nomar's public comments about liking Boston are not genuine.
Hohler on Lowe staying.
Cafardo on the parting.
Notebook including possibilities on future playing time scenarios.
Bob Ryan on Yankee reaction.
From the Boston Herald:
Tony Maz says this trade puts Theo on the spot.
Maz's baseball notes are also trade-centric.
Karen Guregian looks at Doug Mientkiewicz.

Providence Journal
Sean McAdam looks at the new emphasis on defense and the mixed emotions from Nomar's departure.
Steve Krasner says Nomar wasn't a leader, but gave his all.


From Chicago Papers:
Mike Downey is stunned by how little the Cubs had to give up for Nomar.
Phil Rogers' take is similar although not as funny.
Rick Morrissey says this could jumpstart the Cubs.
Jay Mariotti is uncharacteristically optimistic.

Elsewhere:
ESPN's Jayson Stark has trade deadline winners and losers. The Sox and Cubs are both winners in his mind. Granted everyone thought the Sox were big winners last year with the additions of Suppan and Sauerbeck.

Jeff Jacobs of the Hartford Courant talks to Yankees about the Nomar trade.
Baseball America Trade Analysis.
Newday uses this opportunity to write dumb headlines about curses and bad ledes with Boston accents.
The New York Daily News isn't much better with the headline "Boston finally dumps Nomar" as if he were some a bad player and a bad guy.

Columnists

Mike Bianchi does his running off at the typewriter. There's a lot of good lines but most of them are too long to put here. This one fits:
The Heat bring Shaq to town, and the Dolphins bring A.J. Feeley. That's like one parishioner bringing an apple pie to the church picnic and the other bringing three-bean salad.
Plaschke says the Dodgers deal was unnecessary.
Dan LeBetard has two columns today. One says its time for A.J. Feeley to start at QB while the other compares Wannstedt to Bush.
Kevin Scarbinsky says Bear Bryant's influence on Sylvester Croom is obvious.
Simers takes a shot at the Dodgers.
Dan Bickley continues sniping at Randy Johnson.

Stephen A. Smith wrote about Mike Tyson.

Miscellaneous

Steinbrenner isn't all bad.

The next Yao could be Yi.