Ramon spelled backwards

Nomar Garciaparra is one of my favourite baseball players since the first time he came up with the Red Sox. The Wild Pitches section of the official Dodgers site features a very informative interview with Nomar. I don't know how I managed to be kept in the dark for such a long time, but apparently:

My first name is actually Anthony ...
But I have always been called by my middle name, Nomar.
It's a good ice-breaker and easy to remember.
It's my father's name spelled backwards (Ramon).

Well, you learn every day :).