Another Possible Boston Homecoming?

Doug Mirabelli rates a private jet and a police escort to Fenway. That's for a backup catcher. Roger Clemens will command anywhere from $12-$15 million dollars, use of private planes to commute to work from Houston and many, many other perks. That will be the bid for the greatest pitcher in baseball history. Now, where would a former All-Star shortstop and current firstbaseman fit in on the "Return to the Red Sox" scale? Yeah, I'm talking about bringing Nomar Garciaparra back to Boston. Seriously. Why Nomar? Because the Red Sox desperately need offense and the return of Garciaparra to the Hub of Baseball is exactly what the punchless lineup needs. Imagine a season in which Clemens returns to bolster the pitching staff, Nomar returns to add some needed punch to the lineup, and Mirabelli returns to make Wakefield a 12-game winner. So far, Nomar has been very good for the Dodgers. In just nine games (after coming off the disabled list), he is batting .313 with 2 HR, 9 RBI, an OBP of .410 and an outstanding OPS of 1.066. Yes, the time frame is a short one but numbers are numbers and history has shown us all that a healthy Nomar is a hitting Nomar. The Nomar return would hinge on some mitigating factors. One, is he healthy enough to play shortstop? Alex Gonzalez is a spectacular defensive player at short but he isn't hitting Casey Fossum's weight right now. However, shortstop isn't his only option. Garciaparra is actually playing firstbase for Grady Little's Dodgers and if there were an injury to either firstbaseman Kevin Youkilis or thirdbaseman Mike Lowell (Youk would move to third), the Sox would have a need for a corner infielder with pop in his bat. A long shot? Certainly. But with Mirabelli already in uniform and Clemens weighing his options, a guy can dream. Can't he?