Farewell Vizquel!

Best SS I ever saw

F___ Mike Marshall!!!

by NuschlerFace on Sep 30, 2008 11:49 AM PDT 0 recs

You never saw A-Rod?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 30, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

DEFENSIVELY!!!!!!!!!!!

F___ Mike Marshall!!!

by NuschlerFace on Oct 1, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

I was lucky enough to be in SD for Ozzie Smith’s first few years in the league. It’s a really tough call as to who was better.

Ozzie was more spectacular with his leaps and dives, but Omar’s grace and smoothness were amazing.

They both made virtually every play imaginable and seldom made mistakes.

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Oct 1, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up 0 recs

I think the tiebreaker is that Omar is the most fashionable man on Earth. That tilts the scales in his favor, imo.

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Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Oct 1, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

Alas

He did not do flips running out onto the field.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Oct 1, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

That's a good thing

Greetings, Marklar! I am Marklar! This is Marklar.

by marklar on Oct 1, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

But isn’t that offset by Ozzie Smith’s kid making the “Top 20” on American Idol?

Incidentally, that’s not even the best the kid of a pro athlete has done on that. The gal who won it two years ago is the daughter of former Giants CB Phillipi Sparks.

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Oct 1, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

Time to hang ’em up, Omar.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 30, 2008 11:50 AM PDT 0 recs

really

he needs to take his exit now, gracefully.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Sep 30, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

Omar

Now you have all the time in the world to paint obese women (NSFW).

All kidding aside, Omar was one of the best defensive shortstops I have ever witnessed in my life. I was fortunate to personally thank him for always putting on a show on the field. He really is the most charismatic guy around.

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Sep 30, 2008 11:57 AM PDT 0 recs

Perhaps he could sign...

with the Clashquakes (the local footy team).

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Sep 30, 2008 12:03 PM PDT 0 recs

I guess when it comes to Omar’s career, Broadway is dark tonight

by FluLikeSymptoms on Sep 30, 2008 12:08 PM PDT 0 recs

hmm

New career in a band? Maybe team up with Zito.

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Oct 3, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

During his four years here, he was my favorite Giant. It was an honor to witness his defensive wizardry and a helluva lot of fun to watch his love for the game and zest for life.

My favorite moment was when he dressed up in San Diego a grounds crew uniform and helped rake the field between innings.

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Sep 30, 2008 12:13 PM PDT 0 recs

I remember that..

Kruk and Kuip were talking about “There’s this guy on the San Diego grounds crew, looks exactly like Omar Vizquel!”

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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!

by WalrusMan on Sep 30, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

lol

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 30, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

They need a loophole in the rosters to allow 1 player/coach for each team. Would be awesome to have Omar around for another year to teach the kids how to field…as long as it didn’t cost us another $5 mil. Maybe like a tenth of that

by m34josh on Sep 30, 2008 12:34 PM PDT 0 recs

Absolutely. I’d love to have Omar as a coach or working in the org in the vein of Felipe Alou. Mentoring young Latino players aside from just coaching them on how to play the game.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 30, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

Mentoring...

Why just Latino players? I think all young players would benefit from Omar.

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by leftymalo on Sep 30, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

Surely they all would. I drew a line from the young Latino players in the org to Omar because he came to the States very young, in a time when it was much more difficult for Latino players to adjust to life in American baseball. Looking up to someone who walked the same path as you’re walking is a world of help.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 30, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

Let’s just fire Bochy and replace him with Omar.

by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

+100

Let’s just fire Bochy and replace him with Omar.

Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???

by oldrips on Sep 30, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

speaking of managers and coaches

Does anybody know what Matheny is doing now? If he ever decides to coach, I would love to have him back, although the obvious choice for him would be St. Louis, I guess.

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Oct 3, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

well…
according to the wiki:
On January 24, 2008, it was reported that Matheny would return to the St. Louis Cardinals organization to act as a special adviser for the first two weeks of spring training.

by Merope on Oct 5, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Four-year Report Card

Omar gave us two and a half decent years here, in his old age.

by Moggeee on Sep 30, 2008 12:52 PM PDT 0 recs

for

pretty cheap.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Sep 30, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

Thank you Omar

For everything you did as a Giant. And thank you, Omar, for being the first big leaguer I ever interviewed, even if it was just a brief two question thing. It was a proud moment, to call up my dad and tell him I interviewed someone he has heard of.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 30, 2008 12:54 PM PDT 0 recs

something in my eye over here

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 30, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

You missed the "All Clear" Signal

Personally, I took my cocktail fork out after we DFA’d Castillo.

by Moggeee on Sep 30, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

I was at the game on Sunday...

when Omar left the field, everyone in the park was standing. They would not sit down until he came back out of the dugout for an encore.

When he was signed I, like many others, could not understand why the Giants would sign a 36 yo shortstop. Then I got the chance to see him play. I was very, very wrong. Being a “West Coast” NL Guy I had only seen bits and pieces of his play prior to 2005. Watching him play everday was joy. He made 2005,2006 and 2007 almost tolerable.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .

by nvsfg on Sep 30, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

I like Omar Vizquel

He turned double plays for the Giants.

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2008 1:16 PM PDT 0 recs

I like Omar Vizquel

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 30, 2008 1:40 PM PDT 0 recs

Meatball?

by satyricrash on Sep 30, 2008 1:46 PM PDT 0 recs

<3 Omar

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 30, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

My dad and I call him Meatball!

by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

Classic.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!

by WalrusMan on Sep 30, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Thanks Omar

I appreciate your contribution to our team.

by Jakespaar on Sep 30, 2008 2:45 PM PDT 0 recs

Open post sexy pictures of Omar thread

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My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 30, 2008 3:16 PM PDT 1 recs

On the Field @ Fenway with Omar

Thanks Omar!

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Sep 30, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

big guns

a hit with the ladies

and miscellaneous

so long, Omar

by rightcenterfielder on Sep 30, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

GUNS!

:: pew pew pew ::

by satyricrash on Sep 30, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

HOW AM I THE FIRST PERSON TO TYPE A COMMENT WITH THE WORD “DREAMY” IN IT IN THIS FANPOST?

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 30, 2008 3:57 PM PDT 0 recs

I was going to but decided to leave it up to kenshin.

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

And I mostly just type what Natto types with slight alterations.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 30, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

Omar will be missed

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by groug on Sep 30, 2008 4:28 PM PDT 0 recs

Thanks Omar

I’ll miss you more than most of the Giants players I’ve seen over the years; way more than Jeff Kent.

Greetings, Marklar! I am Marklar! This is Marklar.

by marklar on Sep 30, 2008 6:10 PM PDT 0 recs

The more I've suffered through the intervening years

the more I miss Jeff Kent.

Who — with apologies to Omar — really made a difference.

(But goodbye, Omar. You had a nice smile.)

by Moggeee on Sep 30, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Auf Wiedersehen, Omar

While in San Francisco, you set the record for most games played by a shortstop, oldest shortstop recipient of the Gold Glove, and, most prestigious of all, most triples by a Giants middle infielder of Venezuelan origin who owns a kangaroo.

Through these records your name will live on here long after you have gone home to Seattle to update your autobiography – Omar! Part Two: Why I still hate Jose Mesa. I look forward to seeing you inducted onto the Giants Wall of Mediocrity in 2017, where you will be introduced by Rich Aurilia (Giants starting shortstop 1998-2003 and 2009-2022*). Until then, enjoy your retirement making weird, funky music with the Goo Goo Dolls and sweet, sweet music with Kenshin.

*Aurilia will die in a freak cauliflower explosion in June 2018, but despite his death Bochy will keep pencilling him into the lineup. From then until the end of the 2022 season, Aurilia will set the record for most games played by a corpse, ironically breaking the record that Omar set this season. And so the circle of life continues…

by Salemicus on Sep 30, 2008 9:04 PM PDT 1 recs

I don’t agree with all your snark, but I did actually LOL. A hearty +1 to you, sir or madam.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Oct 1, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up 0 recs

Pretty good for a guy who always played out of position…..

your 2008 SF Giants: this isn’t totally insane, just really stupid

by Lyle on Oct 1, 2008 9:19 AM PDT 0 recs

peace out, homie.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 1, 2008 8:17 PM PDT 0 recs

I'm going to miss Omar

I was very happy that I got to be there for his last game with the Giants Sunday. I was also glad to see that even the Dodger fans had enough class to stand and applaud him when he came off the field.

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Oct 2, 2008 5:29 PM PDT 0 recs