O-Cab – Liza Ketchum https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:37:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 76312305 Red Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera escaped Nomar Garciaparra’s 2004 shadow https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/red-sox-shortstop-orlando-cabrera-escaped-nomar-garciaparras-2004-shadow/ https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/red-sox-shortstop-orlando-cabrera-escaped-nomar-garciaparras-2004-shadow/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:57:01 +0000 https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/?p=575 Because "O-Cab" was acquired at the July 31 trade deadline from Montreal, few cards exist of him from that year depict him in a Red Sox uniform.

Because “O-Cab” was acquired at the July 31 trade deadline from Montreal, few cards from that year depict him in a Red Sox uniform. This Topps “Heritage” set was modeled after 1955 Bowmans, which honored the then-new “Color TV.”

Orlando “O-Cab” Cabrera had the huge task of replacing fan favorite Nomar Garciaparra at shortstop.

His stellar efforts included 17 post-season hits and 11 RBI.

Tributes from Red Sox fans flowed after after Cabrera’s 2011 retirement.

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