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Red Sox Magazine. Official Magazine of the Boston Red (OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE BOSTON RED SOX Second Edition 2000 I $2.00 Also Inside: • Nomar Garciaparra • Derek Lowe • Rod Beck • Bob Montgomery • Jackie Jensen Plus: FREE Poster of Derek Lowe with Player Photos on Back! nwftwivr PWHii • m Rl w / Sr Ui-$IIUt(ilUIE’99 • •• 1. There’s nothing like the first time you make it to the majors. At Fleet, we are more than supporters of this great game. We are also fans. That’s why we are honored to become an official sponsor of Major League Baseball?’After all, there’s nothing like the first time you make it to the majors. AAA \ OFFICIAL SPONSOR ADMINISTRATION Welcome to Fenway Park Home of the Boston Red Sox JOHN L. HARRINGTON The Boston Red Sox organization is dedicated to maintaining a perennial, C 'hicf £v« 11 live OJfk er championship-caliber baseball team and providing our fans high quality Friendly Fenway^^ experiences at the ballpark, throughout our community and through broadcast services. PARTNERS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE General Partner; Jean R. Yawkey Trust - Executive Vice President Administration.John S. Buckley Executive Administrative Assistant.Jeanne A. Bill John L. Harrington, William B. Gutfarb Limited Partners: ARAMARK Corporation - Joseph Neubauer, ACCOUNTING Chairman; Dexter Group - Harold A. Alfond, Principal; Jean R. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Robert C. Furbush DANIEL F. DUQUETTE Yawkey Trust; Arthur M. Pappas, M.D.; Samuel A. Tamposi Trust; Controller.Stanley H. Tran Executive Vice President Central Purchasing Administrator.Eileen M. Murphy-Tagrin Thomas R. DiBenedetto; John L. Harrington; John A. Kaneb and General Manager Payroll Administrator.Diane L. Sutty Chief Executive Officer........John L. Harrington Assistant Controller.Robin R. Yeingst Staff Accountant.Catherine A. Fahy HUMAN RESOURCES Accounting Staff:.Tina K. Yong, Elizabeth N. Cossitt Director of Human Resources and Office Management.Michele Julian BROADCASTING Administrative Assistant.Adis M. Benitez Vice President Broadcasting and Technology.James P. Healey Broadcasting Manager.James E. Shannahan BASEBALL OPERATIONS Information Technology Manager.Clay N. Rendon Executive Vice President and General Manager ...Daniel F, Duquette FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Vice President Baseball Operations.Michael D. Port Director of Facilities Management.Thomas L. Queenan, Jr. Vice President, Assistant General Manager and Property Maintenance Manager.John M. Caron JOHN S. BUCKLEY Legal Counsel.Elaine W. Steward Facilities Maintenance Staff:.Glen P. McGlinchey Executive Vice President Administration Assistant General Manager.Edward P. Kenney Donald E. Gardiner, Jr. Major League Manager.James F. “Jimy” Williams PUBLIC AFFAIRS Special Assistant to the General Manager.Lee Thomas Traveling Secretary.....John F. McCormick Vice President Public Affairs.Richard L. Bresciani Instructors.Theodore S. Williams and Carl M. Yastrzemski Executive Consultant, Public Affairs.James “Lou” Gorman Special Assistant to the General Manager.Carlton E. Fisk Public Affairs Administrator.Mary Jane Ryan Executive Administrative Assistant.Lorraine Leong Publications Manager.Debra A. Matson Community Relations Manager.Ronald E. Burton, Jr. Administrative Assistant .Jean M. MacDougal! Customer Relations Manager.Ann Marie C. Starzyk COMMUNICATIONS AND BASEBALL INFORMATION Public Affairs Manager.Fred Seymour, Jr. Director of Communications and Baseball Public Affairs Assistant.Roderick S. Oreste Information.Kevin J. Shea Receptionist and Switchboard.Helen B. Robinson Baseball Information Coordinator.Glenn Wilburn ROBERT C. FURBUSH SALES AND MARKETING Vice President and Communications and Credentials Coordinator.Kerri A. Walsh Vice President Sales and Marketing.Lawrence C. Cancro Chief Financial Ojficer MEDICAL, TRAINING AND CLUBHOUSE STAFF Marketing Administrator.Deborah A. McIntyre Medical Director.Arthur M. Pappas, M.D. Director of Advertising and Sponsorships Jeffrey E. Goldenberg Team Physician.William J. Morgan, M.D. Marketing Assistant.William J. Trach Trainer.James W. Rowe, Jr. Promotions and Special Events Manager.Marcita E. Thompson Physical Therapist.Richard M. Zawacki Promotions Assistant.Richard A. Subrizio Strength and Conditioning Coordinator ..Mqt\q V. “B.J.” Baker, III Director of Sales.Michael D. Schetzel Equipment Manager and Clubhouse Operations ...J. Joseph Cochran Group Sales Manager.Corey Bowdre Video/Advance Scouting Coordinator.William Broadbent Season Ticket Manager.Joseph L. Matthews Director of 600 Club.Patricia T. Flanagan MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS 600 Club and Suites Manager.Daniel E. Lyons Director of Player Development. .Kent A. Qualls 600 Club Administrative Assistant.Molly A. Walsh Minor League Field Coordinator. .David P. Jauss 600 Club Staff:.Edward C. Pistorino Baseball Administration Coordinator .... Marci S. Blacker Sales Representative: .Gabriel A. Auguste Coordinator of Florida Operations... .Ryan Richeal Sales Project Assistant.Carole A. Alkins Special Assignment Instructor. .John M. Pesky Director of Ticket Operations.Joseph P. Helyar Special Assignment Instructor. Edward J. Popowski Ticket Office Manager.Richard J. Beaton, Jr. Special Assignment Instructor. ...Charles T. Wagner Telephone Sales Manager.Sean Carragher Administrative Assistant. ...Raquel S. Ferreira Telephone Sales Manager.Marcel Saporita Ticket Office Staff: .Marilyn M. DiBenedetto SCOUTING Vice President of Scouting.W. Wayne Britton STADIUM OPERATIONS Executive Director of International Baseball Operations Vice President Stadium Operations.Joseph F. McDermott .R. Ray Poitevint Superintendent of Grounds and Maintenance.Joseph P Mooney Assistant Scouting Director.Thomas L. Moore Ground Crew Manager.Casey Erven Director of Latin American Scouting.Levy Ochoa Stadium Operations Staff: ....Albert J. Forester, Gregory A. .Arrington Major League Scout.Frank J. Malzone Major League Special Assignment Scout.G. Edwin Haas DIAMOND COUICTION ■j'f.t j' of the Boston Red Sox www.majesticathletic.com Available at Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. MLB's Official Web Site www.maiorleaguebaseball.com CONTENTS 5 Nomar Garciaparra Born to Play Baseball by Garry Brown 11 Derek Lowe Big Man in the Bullpen by Glenn Miller RED SOX MAGAZINE 17 Take the “T” to Fenway Park in 2000 Published by The Boston Red Sox by Anne Weisman and Rick Subrizio 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215-3496 Editor-in-Chief: Dick Bresciani 23 Player Profile: Rod Beck Editor: Debbie Matson 25 My Favorite Ballpark Editorial Assistants: Mary Jane Ryan, from National Baseball Hall of Fame Gwen Callahan, Rod Oreste, Fred Seymour 37 Adopted Sons of New England’s Team: Contributing Writers: Garry Brown, Herb Crehan, Bob Montgomery » John Grabowski, Glenn Miller, by Herb Crehan Mark Millikin, Rick Subrizio, Anne Weisman 51 Jackie Jensen Photographers: Dennis Brearley, by M Jack Maley, Cindy Loo Graphic Design: Accent Design, Carlisle, MA Printing: Mass Printing and Forms, Inc. Vice President Sales and Marketing: Larry Cancro Director of Advertising and Welcome to Fenway^Park. Sponsorships: Jeffrey Goldenberg Red Sox Broadcaster Network. Marketing Assistant: B.J. Trach How to Keep Score.. Editorial & Advertising Offices: Fenway Advertising Associates 2000 Red Sox Schedule. 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215-3496 Red Sox in the Community...... Advertising: 617-236-6611 Ticket and Seating Information RED SOX MAGAZINE" is published and Kids’ Page.. copyrighted "^2000 by the Boston Red Sox. All rights reserved. RED SOX MAGA¬ 2000 Red Sox Promotions.. ZINE™ is a trademark of the Boston Red Fenway Facilities Sox. Reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission is pro¬ Code of Conduct hibited. RED SOX MAGAZINE™ assumes no responsibility to return unsolicited editorial materials. Letters become the property of the Boston Red Sox. All rights in letters will be treated as uncon¬ ditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes, and subject to RED SOX MAGAZINE™ unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. The Boston Red Sox is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Red Sox Magazine THE PHRASE "AS AMERICAN AS BASEBALL AND APPLE PIE” JUST RECEIVED A SLIGHT MODIFICATION. M\ftQv missing 16 days of spring camp because of a strained right knee, Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra came out swinging. S In his first Grapefruit League at-bat, he had a single: In his second spring training game, he had a three-run homer and RBI single. At that point. Red Sox pitching ace Pedro Martinez could only sit back, shake his head, and say, “That’s Nomie. He is not like the rest of us. He doesn’t need to practice. Just give him a bat and glove and send him out there. He was born to play baseball.” Garciaparra chuckled when he heard about the Martinez cornments. - . .- ^ V ' “Born to play baseball? If that’s so. I’m a very lucky guy,” he said. - 1 Red Sox Magazine | LA j garciaparra c o n t Well, maybe he is lucky, but so are the fans of New England. They’re getting the opportunity to see a truly great ballplayer, one who seems to rise to the heights when he plays before the Fenway Park multitudes. A prime illustration of that would be his performance last May 10 against the Seattle Mariners - three home runs (two of them grand slams) and 10 RBI. Only 10 other players in major league history have hit two grand slam homers in a game. Only two other Red Sox players have done it - 3B Jim Tabor in 1939, and IB Rudy York in 1946. As for the 10 RBI, that has been accomplished by only four Red Sox players - York in ‘46, 1B
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