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
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.
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.
easy fool fools-and-foolishness front perform teammates
It's not easy to perform in front of your teammates and make a fool out of yourself.
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.
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.
beginning decision doubt factor greatest history hitters home run team
He was a big factor in my decision to come here, to be on a team with one of the greatest home run hitters in the history of the game, ... There is no doubt that if he was here from the beginning it would be a different story for this team.
hit hopefully means seeing time
Every time I get a hit right now it means a lot. I'm getting better and seeing more pitches, being more patient. Hopefully I can find my groove.
bat hit hopefully means pitches seeing swinging time
Every time I get a hit right now it means a lot because I'm not swinging the bat real well. I'm getting better, seeing more pitches and hopefully I can get in a groove.
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.
drive everybody freedom player pride runners scoring win
Everybody will know the kind of player he is, and everybody will know, especially with runners in scoring position, not to give him the freedom to drive in runs. As much pride as you have, you still want to win the game.
barry bonds comment good people players says sure talk
Everything Barry Bonds says is multiplied. People talk about everything and every comment he makes. I'm pretty sure other players have said (they're retiring) too, and people don't even care. 'Oh, you are? Good luck.' But this is Barry Bonds.
mean
That would mean a lot to me because I'm in a different league.
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.
past
I don't know why that is such an important thing. The past is the past.