I remember the spitting incident well. It was late in the season and some fans (of opposing teams) wanted the suspension to impact Alomar's availability for the playoffs. It was a classless act by Alomar, who alleged at the time that Hirschbach hurled a racial slur against the player.

I was very glad the Indians signed Alomar from 1998-2001. Watching Robbie & Omar Vizquel turn double plays was a thing of beauty. They were probably one of the best 2B-SS tandems of the past 25 years.