10.12.2006

Web Watch: Omar Vizquel

Athlete web pages. A trend that's starting to pick up, but probably not the way those superstars (and even superstar hopefuls) envisioned. They see dollar signs and sponsorships; we see over-inflated egos and perfect heckling material. Is it possible to have one of these without coming off as a pompous, self-involved tool? Every Thursday, until I can't find any more, we'll look at a (sometimes ex-) Bay Area athlete's site to find out...

Athlete: Omar Vizquel
Website: www.omarvizquel.com (under construction), MySpace

Look at the old man learning new tricks. While his official site is under construction (and actually has been for a while), Omar "Meatball" Vizquel redirects fans to his MySpace page. In a strange development there was actually an Omar poser that lurked among the MySpace ranks, robbing visitors of heartfelt comments of adulation and praise. Thankfully, the intruder has been "removed."

Kevin Frandsen's MySpace exists somewhere out there also, but unfortunately for him his occupation did not always read "San Francisco Giants" as Omar's does. However as the site tells us Omar's current technological capabilities are somewhat limited because his webmaster "Brad" (no doubt watching the market recap and having an import) is setting up his laptop still. Says Omar:
He will be sending it to me soon.
Nothing like some good off-season news.

Best comment on the page, courtesy of JOWEEZY THE GUY WHO CANT THINK OF A DISPLAY NAME:
u gotta talk to benitez and set him straight. hes a cancer. its one thing to play bad but another to blame others.
The potential of the MySpace comment as a medium to deal with team issues has not yet been realized. By posting comments every day we can only hope that Vizquel develops some beef with Benitez along the lines of Jose Mesa and Armando is forced to leave...

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