On April 20, 2003 (the day before Patriots Day), Nomar hit a walk off home run to beat the Blue Jays. My daughters were at the game, the younger one (who was 7 at the time) was pleading for Nomar to hit a home run so she could leave the game. We were all ecstatic, but none more than Meghan, because she could finally leave the game. Both daughters became huge Nomar fans. We purchased a Red Sox 5 Garciaparra tee that day for Beth, Meghan's older sister. In 2005, my sister and brother in law visit Chicago and go to a Cubs game. They come home with a Cubs 5 Garciaparra tee for Beth. Now, she has a Cub's 5 and Red Sox 5 Garciaparra tee.
In 2006, my sister and brother in law take my two daughters to Florida for a week to visit my parents. My parents lived in Vero Beach. In 2006 the Dodgers still trained at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. The girls went to a spring training game, Beth wearing the Cub's 5 and Meghan wearing the Sox 5 tee. A member of the media relations team saw them and asked if they would like meet Nomar. When the "meeting" happened, it was actually a commercial for the LA TV station who televises the Dodgers. On a commercial, Nomar handed each of them a new Dodger's Garciaparra tee. It was very cool when they called home and said "Dad, we are in a commercial with Nomar." (Side note - he didn't really interact with them other than on the camera....which kind of sucks.) (And I can't find the commercial anywhere on the internet)