Word: vizquel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...farewell to the AL's also-rans, once more linked by October karma, this time considerably less auspicious than the last, and Godspeed to the survivors; may Omar Vizquel drag-bunt his way into our hearts and minds (now that Chad Curtis isn't around to come barging into second base standing up), may Roberto Alomar keep his well-travelled salivary glands in check, and may Greg Maddux and Kevin Brown pitch a 22-inning scoreless...
...game starring Sandy Alomar as The Natural. Down to their last four outs, Indians fans were preparing their "wait until next year" speeches when the Cleveland catcher quickly deposited Mariano Rivera's 2-0 fastball into the right field stands at Jacobs field. An inning later, Omar Vizquel singled in the winning run and stretched the series to a fifth and deciding game tonight...
...season; the leadership of Mike Hargrove, the manager who steadied the team after a tragic boating accident in the spring of '93 killed two pitchers and injured another; the savvy of general manager John Hart, who traded for Kenny Lofton, Jose Mesa, Carlos Baerga and Omar Vizquel, among others; and, of course, the new ball park, which is slightly derivative of Baltimore's Camden Yards but not at all derivative of depressing Cleveland Stadium. "What do I miss about the old ball park?" asks Hargrove. "Nothing...
With acquisitions like Eddie Murray, Dennis Martinez, and Omar Vizquel, look for the Tribe to give the Chicago White Sox a race to the finish line in the revamped (should I say depleted?) AL Norris, er, Central...
Realignment has pretty well ruined the rest of the divisional horseraces. it doesn't take a crystal ball to see that the AL West is Texas' to lose, against the Oakland A's, California Angles, and Seattle Mariners. (Memo to Mariners GM Woody Woodward: Vizquel for Felix Fermin? What were you thinking...