Omar Vizquel: The Ultimate Sacrificer

Omar Vizquel’s Golden Return to Cleveland

Dave Rouleau posted 6/25/2008 from seamheads.com

It was a special night at Progressive Field as the city of Cleveland welcomed back past Indians great, Omar Vizquel… On the face of it, Tuesday night was just another game at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario on a late June evening. At the heart of it, Tuesday night at Progressive Field was a celebration of the Indians' past. One of Cleveland's all-time local heroes, Omar ...

Sacrifice Bunts: Like Riding a Bike

RockKing posted 6/25/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Giants 3, Indians 2 (box) http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2008/06/24/mlbtv_sfncle_701389_800K.flv And if it’s like riding a bike, it often seems that our current lineup would rather ride on the pegs. Some things never change, and while Omar Vizquel received one of the better ovations for an opposing player over the last few years, it didn’t take long to see what we’ve ...

Emotional Omar Vizquel revels in his long-awaited return to Cleveland

Projo Sox Blog found this 6/25/2008 on blog.cleveland.com

Chuck Crow/The Plain DealerIt seemed like the mid-90s all over again Tuesday night, as Omar Vizquel enjoyed the affection of Cleveland fans before the Indians' game against San Francisco at Progressive Field.   • More photos | Press ...

Outside of the bright lights, Vizquel dazzled nevertheless, says Terry Pluto

The Tribe Time Report found this 6/25/2008 on blog.cleveland.com

Chuck Crow/The Plain DealerAs Omar Vizquel drank in the affection of the Indians fans who admired his shortstop wizardry for a decade, there's a question whether the rest of the baseball world really understands the quality of his career More...

Giants vs. Indians - Box Score - June 25, 2008

The Tribe Time Report found this 6/26/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

BATTING 2B: R Aurilia (12, J Sowers); J Castillo (22, J Sowers) HR: J Castillo (6, 3rd inning off J Sowers 0 on, 1 Out); J Bowker (8, 8th inning off R Betancourt 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Rowand 2 (43), J Castillo (26), J Bowker (33) 2-out RBI: J Bowker ...