Omar Vizquel
Omar Vizquel
Omar Enrique Vizquel González, nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 23-year Major League Baseballcareer, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays. In Venezuela he played for Leones del Caracas. Since 2014, he has been the Detroit Tigers' first-base, infield and baserunning coach...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 April 1967
CityCaracas, Venezuela
beyond challenge played prove within
It's a challenge you set within yourself, to prove you can play beyond 42. There haven't been many shortstops who have played at that age.
coming forward kindness looking pass playing test
They told me I didn't pass the test on my knee. It was kind of a shock. I was really looking forward to coming back and playing for the Mariners.
aching body feeling game groove human muscles starts traveling year
After being out for so long now he's going to come back and he his going to feel that kind of pain, the aching of the muscles and all that. I think it's just part of the game and part of the human body. ... He's 41. Every year it's a lot harder. I think it's just how he's feeling right now. When you get used to the groove again, the traveling and everything else, you're body starts feeling the same.
chemistry far guys last smiles year
After being here last year and being here this year, I think it's two different teams, as far as chemistry and guys getting along. I see more smiles on people's faces.
art connected dedicate life related somehow year
I've always said I'd like to dedicate my life to art for a whole year to see what comes out of it, painting, sculpting, everything related to art, then go from there. I feel like I have something with art. I'm connected with art somehow and I would like to do something with that.
barry bonds comment course gets good people players says sure talk tend
Of course everything Barry Bonds says gets multiplied and is huge. People tend to talk about every thing and every comment he makes. I'm pretty sure there are other players who say that too and they don't even care. 'You are? OK, good luck.' But he's Barry Bonds.
barry bonds course gets says
Of course everything Barry Bonds says gets multiplied and is huge.
barry home obviously run target
Obviously Barry is being the target of it because of the home run chase.
mixed
On the road, it's going to be a mixed feeling. But at home, he'll get the support.
boo care guy hit home people tyson watch
People want to see everything, ... They want to see him. They want to boo him. They want to watch him hit a home run. He's kind of like a Tyson fight. They don't care about the guy much, but they always want to see him fight. But it's not that people don't care about Bonds.
bodies care expecting guys happen healthy hopefully learn next older problems react skeptical team year
We really didn't have the team I was expecting to have, ... I'm kind of skeptical about what's going to happen next year. This year we had problems getting healthy people. Next year is not going to be any easier. We're still getting older and older. It's not like we're getting younger. Hopefully guys learn from how their bodies react and try to take care of themselves.
acting happened hit stupid thinks time wants whatever
I think it's kind of stupid he still thinks about that. It's something that happened a long time ago. He's still acting like a kid. Whatever he wants to do next, that's OK, I guess. What is said is said, what happened happened. He hit me, no big deal. It's part of baseball.
body five past records test
I think it's kind of bulls---. It's not right. The past is the past. I don't know if you can test a body from five years ago. They didn't have records back then.
energy guys pulling
I think it's because there's more energy around the clubhouse. Guys are kind of pulling for each other a little more.