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
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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