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Beware of Cleveland's fashion police
Updated: Thursday August 30, 2001 7:07 PM
So now Cleveland shortstop Omar Vizquel is the Joan Rivers of baseball. Or maybe Mr. Blackwell. You know, the character who ranks the 10 best dressed and the 10 worst dressed stars of Hollywood every year. Omar is baseball's fashion police. Did you happen to see what he did last weekend in Seattle? Faced with the prospect of hitting against Mr. Arthur Rhodes, the Mariners' giant-sized closer, a man who had retired 61 of the last 66 batters he had faced, Vizquel stepped out of the box and asked that Mr. Rhodes be forced to remove a pair of giant-sized diamond earrings. Vizquel said the glare from the earrings affected his concentration. Home umpire Tim McClelland agreed with Vizquel and Mr. Rhodes disagreed and a huge flap developed. Both benches eventurally emptied. Mr. Rhodes was ejected and, when he came into the game the following day, was forced to remove his earrings right there on the mound. It was just a GQ nightmare. There are a bunch of observations to make about this little contretemps -- perhaps starting with a suggestion that the fall of Western civilization is at hand -- but let's go with the easiest one: when you pitch against the Indians, you better make sure your fashion accessories and choices are right. Nothing tacky. Nothing too bright. Tone down the mascara and keep that pouty look off your face. Omar is watching. Leigh Montville appears regularly on CNN/Sports Illustrated. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer.
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