Talk:Omar Vizquel

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[edit] Encyclopedia or Omar Vizquel fansite?

I'm laothe to do the edit myself, as I'm no baseball expert, but "Vizquel turns the double play fearlessly, and no one handles popups in short left field or down the line with such ease"?? Is this an encyclopedia or a fansite?--RicardoC 23:01, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Soooooooooo true. This entry is so embarrassingly subjective it's not even funny! Some of my personal favorites used to describe Vizquel in this entry:

• "Vizquel represents another link in the chain of gifted shortstops from Venezuela..."
• "He has very soft hands and recovers quickly from miscues..."
• "With a good range to both sides, he can throw off-balance with a quick release..."
• "His barehanded plays on slow bounding balls constantly frustrate opposing batters..."
• "A small man at 5'9 and 163 pounds..."

Unless someone cares to object, I'm going to rewrite this soon minus all the complimentary remarks about Omar. -- Smuglife 00:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bat company

I heard in a television broadcast last season that Vizquel has his own bat company and that some major leaguers even use his bats. Can anyone verify this? Darwin's Bulldog 18:55, 29 April 2006 (UTC)