Episode 20: Omar Vizquel with Zack Meisel

On today’s podcast, Jim is joined by Zack Meisel, writer for The Athletic and author of the book "Cleveland Rocked", to breakdown the resume of former MLB shortstop Omar Vizquel. Jim and Zack first talk about whether or not Vizquel is the most beloved Cleveland Indian in team history (6:11). Then, they talk about Vizquel's missed squeeze bunt "walk-off" in game 3 of the 1997 ALCS, Ozzie Smith, defensive advanced metrics, and whether having a 24-year career helps or hurts Vizquel's case for the Hall of Fame (10:24).  Finally, they discuss if Vizquel was ever even a top-five player on those great Cleveland teams of the 90s (29:04), before making a final call on whether or not Vizquel deserves to be voted into the Cooperstown (46:54).