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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Vizquel nears Venezuelan hits mark

Omar Vizquel is expected to be in the Texas Rangers’ lineup tonight as he attempts to become the all-time hits leader for a Venezuela-born major league player.

sptaylor Posted: June 17, 2009 at 02:38 PM | 13 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Athletic Supporter leads the nation in drifters Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:02 PM (#3222615)

2677 hits? I don't believe it, surely Hugo Chavez has put out more hits than that.

2. Davo Malvolio Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:14 PM (#3222632)

Surely Hugo Chavez has put out more hits than that.

Two drums and a cymbal fall down a cliff...

Also, because I had to look it up: Luis Aparacio, 2,677.

3. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:31 PM (#3222661)

(in case you're wondering)

Cuba:
Rafael Palmeiro 3020
Tony Perez 2732

Puerto Rico:
Roberto Clemente 3000
Roberto Alomar 2724

DR:
Julio Franco 2586
Manny Ramirez 2424

Mexico:
Vinny Castilla 1884
Jorge Orta 1619

4. Obama Bomaye Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:37 PM (#3222668)

Ship on Atlantic Ocean:
Ed Porray 0
your mother 0

5. Swedish Chef Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:43 PM (#3222678)

Sweden:
Eric Ericksson 50
Axel Lindström 1

6. Sox Machine Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:44 PM (#3222679)

"When I look back at my career and look at the Texas Rangers uniform, it’s going to mean a lot to me that I got the record with Texas," he said. "This is the team that gave me a chance to do that."

"It would've meant more if it were Boston, but... whatever."

7. Barry`s_Lazy_Boy Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:46 PM (#3222685)

Vizquel is a Ranger? damn.

8. Barry`s_Lazy_Boy Posted: June 17, 2009 at 08:47 PM (#3222687)

Manager Ron Washington has said all along that he wants Vizquel to break the mark at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Even though he has been with the Rangers only two months, Vizquel said the Rangers will always hold a fond spot in his memory. Without them, he might not have been given a chance at history.

"When I look back at my career and look at the Texas Rangers uniform, it’s going to mean a lot to me that I got the record with Texas," he said. "This is the team that gave me a chance to do that."

9. kthejoker Posted: June 17, 2009 at 09:11 PM (#3222718)

The all-time leader in hits for countries that no longer exist: Jack Quinn (Austria-Hungary) with 248. Unless we're counting West Germany as its own country, then it's Glenn Hubbard.

10. Bob Dernier Cri

Posted: June 17, 2009 at 09:21 PM (#3222733)

Sorry, not even close, kthejoker. Elmer Valo was born in what was then Czechoslovakia in 1921, and had 1,420 ML hits.

11. JRVJ (formerly Delta Socrates) Posted: June 17, 2009 at 09:35 PM (#3222754)

(in case you're wondering)

Cuba:
Rafael Palmeiro 3020
Tony Perez 2732

Puerto Rico:
Roberto Clemente 3000
Roberto Alomar 2724

DR:
Julio Franco 2586
Manny Ramirez 2424

Mexico:
Vinny Castilla 1884
Jorge Orta 1619

Hey, don't forget us Panamanians. We may not be the most numerous of baseball spics, but we've still have had our fair day in the sun.

Rod Carew 3053
Carlos Lee 1706

12. Davo Malvolio Posted: June 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM (#3222882)

7. And he's hitting .322!!!

13. Random Transaction Generator Posted: June 18, 2009 at 01:07 AM (#3222994)

Canada:

All-Time:
Larry Walker 2160
Jeff Heath 1447
Tip O'Neill 1386

Active:
Matt Stairs 1324
Jason Bay 851
Justin Morneau 837

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