Omar Vizquel: The Ultimate Sacrificer

Josh Q. Public:  When you are with me, I’m free.  I’m careless, I believe.  Above all the others,  we’ll fly.  This brings tears to my eyes.  My sacrifice.  -Creed

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go.  No time today.  No time, tryin’ to get a watch repaired.  No time, never got a thing to wear.  Hear the ringing of the telephone, oh no.  Hear it ringing in my head now.  Nope.  No time today.  Wasn’t even gonna write today.  But I saw this one stat and I just couldn’t resist today.  I just couldn’t resist writing about Omar Vizquel today.   I love this guy. Manos de Seda.  Not to be confused with Mano de Piedra.  No, no hands of stone here.  No mas.  Just hands of silk.  One of baseball’s all-time best defensive shortstops.  Nine consecutive Gold Gloves from 1993-2001.  Glove, exciting and new.  Come aboard.  We’ve been expecting you.  I didn’t expect this.  Had no idea about this.  Last night, Omar Vizquel drove in the insurance run.  Drove in the insurance run in the Giants’ 3-1 win at Cleveland.  Drove in the insurance run with a ninth-inning squeeze bunt.  Mama’s got a squeeze box, daddy doesn’t sleep at night.  Big deal you say?  Who cares you say?  I say, it was the 236th sacrifice bunt of Vizquel’s career.  I say, that’s the highest total in the majors over the last seventy-five seasons.  I say that’s a long time.  A mighty long time.  A noteworthy long time.  A promoteworthy long time.  A quoteworthy long time.  Speaking of quotes.  Like my main Elder Cloward always says:  The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.

Public Acknowledgements:  Joe Jackson, Roberto Duran, Love Boat and The Who

Public Spectacle:

Peace out homies. Six two and Even!

Tags: Omar, Vizquel, Mlb, Baseball, San, Francisco, Giants

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