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Nomar was better. Allow me to explain.

COMMENTARY

If you’re foolish enough to follow me on Twitter, first, I apologize for nothing, and second, you might have noticed I have two go-to recurring talking points regarding Red Sox history.

Nomar Garciaparra was better than Derek Jeter. And Butch Hobson is the greatest third baseman in Red Sox history.

Candidly, I believe only one of them to be true.

Which one? Well, ol’ Butch, bless his hustling ‘Bama soul, made 43 errors and finished with an .899 fielding percentage for the ’78 Red Sox.

He ended his career with minus-0.