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Texas shortstops Omar Vizquel and Elvis Andrus talk about visiting their hometown of Caracas, Venezuela in the offseason and more.

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" We've talked a little bit about life in Venezuela but what's it like for Major League player like you were Elvis. To go back to Caracas in the offseason. When anybody who could."

" Did you let anybody who led the focal point anybody else out there watching you anyway. They want to learn from you don't want to see how you and how you treat people and that already on the field or off the field they want to deal you talk him. Why -- about why why why did things and you brain for your community or for there for the people they need him -- up -- up or quantity like my golf. I think we have a huge responsibility to bringing. They good and to bring that knowledge to to all the kids I'm sure what he was going on he prone to hear speech or something or somebody that kind of caught his attention."

" And I you know for me idea went -- got a scale. You know wing when he was giving me it is around CD in that."

" He really got my attention Ohio I don't recall graceful player I was a field do you wellness."

" And it made me feel proud and doesn't have been a moment and I we will so many. Good in Braves short stuff then -- make me in -- war or -- get better and everything every part of baseball and I make me proud."

" Omar is it important that all of -- learned from the accomplishments of those who paved the way for him in Venezuelan baseball."

" I think so yeah fingers and the way generation me I mean coming all of that is really watching is that. He knows because he he played that -- mean in Venezuela where a lot of people just follow that. And I'm pretty sure when he comeback this year back home there's going to be a lot of kids asking him. A lot of questions and he's going to be called my role model for a lot of them Elvis where -- and a Wal-Mart growing up half."

" In the late in the hopes pollsters and there than my in my in my room. And I'll bring a lot of kids who listen to. Was his the only poster on your wall -- got Galarraga to. You know about time he was the -- kept. That -- to replace."

" Just thinking that there is communicated out of foster's LB they're ruled like I did Appleton is a baby gone six home I remember out couple -- Mike Smith. They have their basement for the feelings. In my room to -- when I get them. No Damon get to play with -- and I tell them that and they say -- how."

" people."

" Well he still have a Foster and losing in their room and at at. More wins the first time you remember hearing about well. I think it's time that I signed with the right."

" They asked me when Valdez and you know my asthma himself from it and decide it sounds to --"

" I play against. What I did you really know much about it on deal I got to injury so it's not as though you get to keep track of all the baseball prospect in your native and Israel's hard."

" Because there -- so many good players out there that do not like I said before does not mean that they're not only. They're not already noticing that shortstop anymore you know -- noticing pitchers and outfielders and first base missing catchers you know."

" And they just get loose track of how many good players are coming out of there."

" That gotta go we know that little things and again like -- Move the runners you know how to play you know how to play the -- how to -- in -- much cooler -- and you know -- Marshall mark. Play interest on the way he plays the way he had to have been there. They way you prepare yourself. To begin in -- again another. And I thus that's a big -- for me I'm not that you know until there are going to feel that way he's playing. We're doing bad practice or -- opinion on this front. Who have led the way he -- I'm not denying going to be like Hamlet Booth and then way you know something -- you can take him in -- He can putting you going to war camp trying to relay that. --"

" Wasn't at all difficult for you. Getting used to being a teammate with one of your childhood heroes."

" Why take relatively enough. When I get too extreme treatment to luck and there than that I you know Omar Bradley I mean you know let it. The united -- you know big hero for me is now would mean -- the chance that they grumble and talk to Harry and learn from him and -- taking a little Vietnam that I talked. You know account to. Enjoyed taking ground below okay how McCain LA tech relatively."

" Nomar did you notice that. Apprehension. None Aurilia never noticed it you know he talked a lot all he was always happy who has always smiling and I think I wasn't one that I was more intimidating -- him and he's got a great -- young man who does -- does the -- not liking because see he good knowledge of the game he also -- questions he's always."

" Talking so you know got -- through their. Another kind of person I didn't have the right person -- forces -- wouldn't be of help from anybody around you. And you can be the leader of the team. If he say he asks lots of questions. On me. Well everytime -- lose a player loss at this moment is involved on. Or the other about Republican."

" Really take display a what you mean that I did days. Which is great because I'm always watching him in and around -- may as well are you not like to what he's led to let them. A watching Michael Young to man trying to learn later beat about anybody."

" So I you know we we constantly talking which is really good I think got that team we need to improve defensively a maniac and you'll help but it'd be it."

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