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Vizquel can tie and break Luis Aparicio’s major-league record for games played at shortstop as the Giants play a doubleheader against the Florida Marlins on Sunday. Vizquel has played 2,582 games at shortstop during his 20-year career. Because of Saturday’s downpour that caused the postponement of a game at Dolphin Stadium for the first time since Hurricane Frances hit in September 2004, Vizquel can use Sunday’s doubleheader to surpass the record total of Aparicio - a fellow native of Venezuela who played from 1956-73 with the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox. While it’s assumed Vizquel will break the record within the next few days, there’s a possibility the 41-year-old won’t do it Sunday. Vizquel said he plans to play in opener of the twin bill, and then would talk to Giants manager Bruce Bochy before deciding whether or not to play in the second game. He even suggested he could start the second game and come out after an inning. 
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Red Sox and othersIt's interesting to watch a team go from the underdog to the team on top that everyone tries to knock down. I am a Bostonian and sat through what seemed like endless years of sub-par Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots teams that disappointed me annually. The poor Red Sox, people thought they had a curse that couldn't be lifted. But now the Sox are World Series winners twice in three years, something I never thought I'd say! All of a sudden, the Red Sox are the mighty that everyone will want to beat. They are the bad guys now, the ones everybody wants a piece of. And it's the same thing with the Patriots. They are now hated by lots of football fans. One commentator called every game against the Pats as that team's Super Bowl. I haven't seen the Patriots this year, but I went to the Angeles vs Red Sox game 3 in the playoffs and also Game 2 of the World Series. I bought game tickets from here. This year, I think I am going to forget about sports for a while and instead check out a show, maybe Young Frankenstein. But of course you can bet you'll see me at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field during this upcoming MLB season. |
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The first rainout at Dolphin Stadium in nearly four years may have frustrated baseball fans in Miami, but it also set the stage for a historic Sunday for San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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