Former Boston Red Sox star Nomar Garciaparra once claimed that the moon landing had been 'faked'
Nomar Garciaparra, the former Boston Red Sox star, claimed that the moon landing had been 'faked' in a 2003 interview. He was interviewed by Doug Bailey, an American journalist, for Deadspin.
Bailey used to interview and write mainly about the Red Sox. He was part of a PR firm that focused on the team. In 2003, after the space shuttle Columbia exploded while it was entering the Earth's atmosphere, the Red Sox franchise invited two astronauts to throw the first pitch. Dr. Catherine "Cady" Coleman was one of the two astronauts.
The game was delayed because of rain. This gave Garciaparra a chance to approach Bailey and ask him about the guests. Upon hearing that they were astronauts, Garciaparra said this to the journalist:
"I saw this show on Fox that said we never really went to the moon. The whole thing was faked. Can I talk to her about that?"
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Apparently, after watching a show on Fox, Gaciaparra believed that the moon landing was fake. He said as much to Dr. Coleman. The astronaut rebutted the former shortstop's claims.
Garciaparra was then told that all the claims he had made were conspiracy theories. He replied that the documentary that he saw on Fox seemed very true to him.
When Nomar Garciaparra got into an argument with an astronaut
Nomar Garciaparra not only argued the claims about whether or not the moon landing happened, he also went ahead and got into an argument regarding whether 90 feet was big or not.
Doug Bailey recalled the conversation between Nomar Garciaparra and Dr. Coleman. Bailey changed the topic of the conversation and talked about the International Space Station.
Bailey recalled that another astronaut that had come to throw the pitch would be going to the Space Station to train. To this, Garciaparra asked about the size of the station. The astronaut told the shortstop that it was big.
Upon hearing this, the shortstop asked:
"Is it as big as Fenway Park?"
Dr. Coleman asked a question of her own:
"No, not that big. How far is it from home plate to first base?" she finally asked. About six players yelled in unison: "Ninety feet." Coleman then continued with:"It's about that size."
Hearing the answer, the Red Sox legend had the following reply:
"That's not big," Nomar Garciaparra said. "That's small."
Can we please get Nomar Garciaparra’s thoughts on this.
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Garciaparra seemed to find it difficult to believe the astronaut's words and couldn't help but argue with her over everything.