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The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 1

In the most important "real life benefiting The Dugout" moment since Barry Bonds dressed up like Paula Abdul, rosy-cheeked Faulknerian idiot man-child and Dugout regular Jim Thome has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This reunites him with another Dugout regular, Manny Ramirez, who he has not played with since they...

Starting Five: Fish, Felines Fly Forward

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Marlins and Tigers are on fire.Exactly two weeks ago, Florida was eight games behind Philadelphia. Since then the Marlins have gone 9-3, all in interleague play, to close within a game of first...

Starting Five: Zimmerman Keeps Going

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know...That Ryan Zimmerman just keeps getting hits. It's easy to forget about Zimmerman because the Nationals have been playing so poorly this year, but Zimmerman extended his streak to 27 games on...

Saturday Spotlight: Omar Vizquel

Saturday Spotlight is a weekly lightning-round of questions delving into the personalities and stories of Major Leaguers. Omar Vizquel is best known for his outstanding work at shortstop, but you may also know that he's a musician, an artist and a pretty fancy dresser. On his way to the Hall of Fame, he's now finishing out...

Starting Five: Rollercoaster Start for Fish

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what's ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Marlins have had an interesting opening three weeks. After Sunday's 13-2 loss to the Phillies, which was so ugly that outfielder Cody Ross pitched the ninth inning, the Fish have dropped six in a...

OmarVizquel News From the Web

05/27/12 AL Game of the Day / Rangers 8, Blue Jays 7 Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Josh Hamilton (far right) hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning Saturday to lift Texas over Toronto.
05/21/12 Cleveland Indians P.M. Links: Jose Lopez takes... Source: Cleveland.com Zack Meisel of MLB.com writes how infielders Asdrubal Cabrera and Jason Kipnis are a reminder of Omar Vizquel and Roberto Alomar.
05/17/12 Ideal Blue Jays Lineup: 2013 World Series Contenders? Source: Bleacher Report With Travis d'Arnaud promoted to the big leagues, Arencibia will fill the role of back-up catcher and possibly DH more to keep his power bat in the lineup.
05/09/12 Blue Jays back Morrow with 3 HRs, beat A's 5-2 Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Adam Lind hit a two-run homer after being demoted from the cleanup spot before the game, and J.P. Arencibia and Edwin Encarnacion each hit a solo drive to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Wednesday.
05/07/12 HBT: Vizquel now oldest SS in major-league history Source: Open Mike Yesterday the Blue Jays gave Yunel Escobar his first day off this season and Omar Vizquel got the start at shortstop, making history by becoming the oldest player to ever appear at the position.