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
fighting forward league looking national personally played playing shape type
We're still fighting for something and when he comes back it will be even better, ... I don't know what type of shape he's in, but personally it will be great. I've never played in the National League and I'm looking forward to playing with him.
doubt great mind played
There is no doubt in my mind I've played a great shortstop this year.
best hold onto played strange team
It is strange to see a team play .500 and get into the playoffs. But in this division, they are the best. They played the best baseball. They were able to hold onto the lead.
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.
best games lose nice percent playing shot stand stay weeks win
We're going to have to win at least 85 percent of our games for us to get there. But at least it's nice to know that we're playing for something, that we still have a possibility to get there. I don't think we should lose hope. I think we should stay focused, give it the best shot we've got and see where we stand two weeks from now.
create wherever
Wherever he goes, he's probably going to create a lot of controversy. That's why he's one of the greatest.
rid
I think if I could have come up cleanly it would have been the same result, because it didn't take me too much to get rid of the ball.
chance forward knee looking maybe might mind playing stayed team test tried worth
Maybe if the team had been in a different situation, he might have tried to come back. I was really looking forward to playing with him. With all the injuries, it stayed in the back of my mind I was going to have a chance to play with him this year. ... I don't know if it's worth it to him to try to test the knee at this point.
mean
That would mean a lot to me because I'm in a different league.
change everybody mean pitch teams wait walk
Just a walk right now would mean a lot. And it would change the way the other teams pitch to everybody else. I just can't wait to see him back. I think it will be huge.
base guys hitting patient seem
I seem to be more patient with guys on base than hitting on my own,
almost carry guy huge lose percent runs scoring win
It's like we have to win almost 80 or 90 percent of the games. Can we do it with him? That's the question. They say one guy can't carry a team. In these games, when we're not scoring too many runs and we lose by one or two, he can be a huge difference.
connect fun
It was pretty cool. I just thought he was going to be a judge. As long as you have fun you connect with each other.
energy losing matter time tough
It's tough, because we're losing some tough games. It's not because of the weather. Any time you win, you're going to have energy, no matter what. When you lose, your energy drains out.