Roberto Alomar retires

This should be a big story. He's the best second basemen I've ever seen, and I might even argue he was the best all around player in the 90's. Some interesting things about Alomar.

• A member of one of the greatest overlooked teams in baseball history. The 1992 and 1993 World Champion Blue Jays had Alomar, John Olerud, Tony Fernandez, Joe Carter, Devon White, Ricky Henderson, Juan Guzman, Pat Hentgen, Jack Morris, Dave Stewart, Mike Timlin, Al Leiter, Woody Williams, Paul Molitor, Dave Winfield, Jimmy Key, David Wells, and David Cone along with youngsters Jeff Kent, Derek Bell, Shawn Green, and Carlos Delgado. I'm amazed at this list of talent and they didn't have a payroll like the Yanks and Sox of recent years.
• Alomar did all the things the casual fan ignores. Great fielding, great bunting (either for a hit or sacrifice), hit behind the runner, and stole bases when it mattered.
• Lived in the Sky Dome hotel during his years in Toronto. Talk about a good commute.
• For a great player, played for way too many different teams. (Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles, Indians, Mets, White Sox, and Diamondbacks). People would look at his career differently if he most of his time with one team.
• Part of one of the most talent-laden trades I can think of: Padres trade Joe Carter and Alomar to Blue Jays for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez.
• At 34 his career just plummeted when he signed with the Mets. Pedro Martinez turns 34 this year. Sorry, I couldn't resist.