Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books. Omar vizquel jersey omar vizquel cool base and flex base. We offer all the latest omar vizquel jerseys, apparel, gear and merchandise, so you can order just what you need to cheer. He is an actor, known for salserin 1997, prime 9 2009 and 1995 american league championship series 1995. Get the latest updated stats and splits for toronto blue jays second baseman omar vizquel on. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues.
Omar vizquel biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is omar vizquel. Omar enrique vizquel gonzalez born april 24, 1967 in caracas, venezuela is a shortstop in major league baseball for the chicago white sox. Omar vizquel appeared in 151 major league games during the 2002 regular season. Omar vizquel, the leader in nearly all defensive stats for shortstops, is a cleveland indians fanfavorite who helped the team make two world series appearances. The eyes of the world were focused on every move we made, vizquel wrote. He had won an american league record 9 consecutive golden gloves for fielding when the book was published, and went on to win 2 more in the nl with sf.
Omar vizquel s first gameused memorabilia cards were released by pacific and upper deck in 2001. Omar vizquel cards, rookies and autographed memorabilia guide. Omar vizquel played shortstop for the resurgent cleveland indians from 1994 until 2004. Omar vizquel was a defensive wizard, but hes not a hall of fame shortstop omar vizquel will be remembered for his legendary defense, but he doesnt have. The megawatt power of omar vizquel the blazing speed of ted williams v. Omar vizquel was born on april 24, 1967 in caracas, venezuela as omar enrique vizquel gonzalez. Seattle traded omar vizquel to the cleveland indians for fermin and jefferson. Hes a fairly tough signature to find today on cards. Rhodes officially announced his retirement from baseball on january 16, 2015. Omar vizquel trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games vizquel appeared in, specifically relating to his 2002 hitting statistics.
Dec 06, 2017 omar vizquel was a defensive wizard, but hes not a hall of fame shortstop omar vizquel will be remembered for his legendary defense, but he doesnt have the complete profile that should guarantee. Did you know that in the omar vizquel miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. Omar vizquel world series stats by baseball almanac. Did you know that in the omar vizquel miscellaneous world series items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the world series label and a truly comprehensive history of that world series will appear on your screen. Jan 18, 2018 omar vizquel has always had a curious mind. The former venezuelan professional baseball shortstop, omar vizquel played for the seattle mariners, cleveland indians, san francisco giants, texas rangers, chicago white sox, and toronto blue jays during his 24year major league baseball career. The point, however, is that both mens offense was a net negative so that idea that omar vizquel s horrible offensive output wasnt as horrible as mark belangers isnt exactly a selling point for the hall. Omar vizquel biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. The omar vizquel allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable. Omar vizquel stats by baseball almanac did you know that omar vizquel was named one of the 100 greatest cleveland indians players ever. The omar vizquel allstars jamie moyer is 49 years old. If you are aware of any other unusual, less known, not as publicized baseball awards won by omar vizquel please contact us with details. Make sure you are ready to cheer the cleveland indians with the latest omar vizquel jersey from the ultimate mlb indians shop. He has been married to nicole tonkin since july 24, 1992.
The point, however, is that both mens offense was a net negative so that idea that omar vizquels horrible offensive output wasnt as horrible as mark belangers isnt exactly a selling point for the hall. At least vizquels book never claimed mesa was halfdrunk when he blew the game 7 save that cost the indians the 97 world series. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. He finished his career with a fielding percentage of. Allstar shortstop omar vizquel tells the story of his life in baseball, from the sandlots of caracas, venezuela, to game seven of the world. During his 24year major league baseball mlb career, vizquel played for the seattle mariners, cleveland indians, san francisco giants, texas rangers, chicago white. The same is true of vizquel, though omars bat wasnt quite as godawful as belangers.
Omar vizquel society for american baseball research. He has a younger brother, carlos alberto born 1970, and gabriela 1980. Get the latest updated stats for toronto blue jays second baseman omar vizquel on. Jan 19, 2017 former cleveland indians jim thome and omar vizquel should be elected to the baseball hall of fame during their first year of eligibility in 2018. Omar vizquels first gameused memorabilia cards were released by pacific and upper deck in 2001. Jan 27, 2012 soontobe 45yearold omar vizquel is set to play a 24th season in the bigs after recently inking a minor league deal with the blue jays. Has more hits, home runs, rbi, and a higher fielding pct. Former cleveland indians jim thome and omar vizquel should be elected to the baseball hall of fame during their first year of eligibility in 2018. Offers a superb glimpse into the life of a master sports player and is highly recommended for baseball fans everywhere. Omar vizquel bio wife, married, divorce, salary, net worth. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. One of the most popular is his sp game bat milestone piece of action international gold card.
While leigh montvilles ted williams remains the best book about williams not by williams. If he makes the rockies this year and coming off a four inning nono it looks pretty good for him it will be the eighth franchise hes. The date box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. The same is true of vizquel, though omar s bat wasnt quite as godawful as belangers. Alfonso carrasquel colon, better known as chico carrasquel january 23, 1926 may 26, 2005, was a venezuelan professional baseball player. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. But the 1994 labor stoppage when the world series was canceled and baseball did not resume until the following season had vizquel at a loss. Vizquel has saved 99 runs above average in his career, this is a fantastic total. Over the years, omar vizquel autographs popped up in other products but not in massive quantities. Sep 08, 2019 omar vizquel biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is omar vizquel.
Aparicio, dave concepcion, ozzie guillen and omar vizquel among others. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the omar vizquel page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. He won nine gold gloves, was a time allstar and is a member of the baseball hall of fame. Show your support for the indians when you pick up omar vizquel jerseys for men, women and youth. During the previous season in 1993, vizquel played in 158 games while only hitting.
Any shortstop who wins 11 gold gloves has to be someone who is constantly thinking, anticipating plays, figuring out angles, knowing the different options. Debuting in major league card sets in 1989, many of the key omar vizquel baseball cards are some of his earliest releases. Omar vizquel as a player, vizquel was a joy to behold, a graceful, gameimpacting defender who was without peer at shortstop over much of his 24year career. The omar vizquel trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where omar vizquel has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on omar vizquel of the toronto. Baseball is a fun sport to play, but unfortunately not many people really. Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. Toronto blue jays selected the contract of omar vizquel from las vegas 51s. Omar enrique vizquel gonzalez spanish pronunciation. Deans cards was founded in 2001 by dean hanley, a fellow card collector, and has become the leading online seller of vintage sports cards and nonsports cards. As part of the clubs 100th anniversary celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the top 100 greatest indians and vizquel was named one of the seven shortstops. But vizquel did suggest in the book that the mound was the last place mesa wanted to be when that ninth inning rolled around.
Omar enrique vizquel gonzalez popular as omar vizquel, is a former venezuelan baseball shortstop who played for the seattle mariners, cleveland indians, san francisco giants, texas rangers, chicago white sox, and toronto blue jays during his 24year career in major league baseball mlb. Do you enjoy talking about baseball cards, baseball collectibles, and baseball memorable. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of. All professional baseball statistics for omar vizquel. He played in major league baseball mlb as a shortstop for the chicago. Omar vizquel 2002 game by game batting logs baseball almanac. Omar vizquel and the hall of fame hardballtalk nbc sports.
My mother was a woman of the household, enterprising, with a very strong character, vizquel remembered. Omar vizquel isnt quite a hall of fame shortstop sports. Apr 26, 2003 offers a superb glimpse into the life of a master sports player and is highly recommended for baseball fans everywhere. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Soontobe 45yearold omar vizquel is set to play a 24th season in the bigs after recently inking a minor league deal with the blue jays. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the omar vizquel page and 1 help support the baseball cube. This is part 2 of our excerpt from a passage that was ultimately cut from the final version of the baseball codes, concerning the protracted, onfield battle between omar vizquel and jose mesa. Best defensive shortstop ever, and didnt take steroids. The omar vizquel page is available to be sponsored. If you are the type of fan who truly enjoys intelligent debate and thinks you can teach others why omar vizquel did or did not deserve the gold glove award shortstop in 1993, join us on baseball fever.
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