MVP
I don’t know the guy, obviously; for all I know, he reads Wordsworth and is a member of PFLAG. But if we’re talking physical presentation, I challenge you to find me a bigger meathead than Jason Giambi. With the mullet, dripping as it always is with sweat even on the chilliest October evening, and the perma-stubble, and the piggy little eyes…I mean, did anyone else see that pic of him from the Times today with his tongue hanging out?
Okay, Giambi in his current roid-less iteration pales in comparison to the fat-marbled beefiness of the Oakland days — and I should probably confess here, before the Couch Baron outs me in the comments, that although Giambi is so necklessly frat-tastic I half expect him to whip out a funnel whenever he safely reaches base, I think he’s kind of hot for some reason, or I used to before he entered this unacceptable suburban-guitar-teacher tonsorial slough of despond.
But my contention stands: Giambi is baseball’s Meatiest Valuable Player. Anyone who cares to nominate an opposition candidate in the comments should 1) link to a photo and 2) confine his or her (probably futile) argument to active players.
The only reason Giambi’s even got a shot at the title is because his brother, Jeremy “Nice Slide” Giambi MVP Emeritus, is out of the bigs. Meatier, frattier, and squintier: a rare triple play.
Greer- Nah, Travis is good people. Or, at any rate, not in the same league as Giambi. Although he’s definitely cute. And playing well at the moment, praise be to God. (I have to end anything good I say about the Indians with a little prayer right now. It’s totally superstitious, but I’m not about to tempt the wrath from high atop the thing, either).
Sarah, Fasano looks like a Mafia enforcer’s un-connected Dad.
Okay, I will admit that the Pronk has a certain Vin Diesel quality. I would definitely hit that.
“… a mafia enforcer’s un-connected Dad.”
Joe R? Where is your mind? I like it.
Can you be a meathead AND an Aruban knight? Let’s ask Sidney Ponson
Conor Jackson of the Arizona Diamondbacks isn’t there quite yet, but I think he has potential. He looks like a frat boy who is always on his way either to or from a keg stand.
http://photostore.mlb.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=314&ptp_photo_id=403796&size=575x480_mb
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/card/images/headshot_45433.jpg
Gigi- That photo is simply awesome. :-)