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medford · 12-06-2011, 08:52 AM

I think the good news in this, is that Alonso stated this was his plan near the end of last season. Clearly he recognized that in order to win the LF job he needed to alter his body type. He talked then about hiring a chef and designing a work out to accomplish that goal. Now apparently it was more than just talk

oregonred · 12-06-2011, 01:54 PM

Easily one of the most entertaining yearly threads on the board.

savafan · 12-06-2011, 01:56 PM

Didn't expect to see this guy show up in the thread:

http://www.masnsports.com/nationals_...-comeback.html

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DALLAS - Dmitri Young strolls through the Hilton Anatole lobby at the Winter Meetings, stopping to greet old baseball friends. An effervescent grin has replaced the frustrated scowl that Young wore as his major league career wore down, and he's a shade of his former self, having pared his more than 300-lb. frame down to a svelte 230 lbs.

"Cap and gown," he cracks wise when asked when the last time he was at this weight.

The 38-year-old Young last played in 2008 for the Nationals, when weight and health issues associated with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes ruined an impressive comeback story that started on the minor league fields in Viera, Fla. Before 2007 spring training, former Nats general manager Jim Bowden offered him a shot to prove he loved the game enough to work his way back alongside teeangers trying to make their mark..

Now Young wants to make another comeback, if a major league team will take a chance on a guy who's gotten more opportunities than most.

Big Klu · 12-06-2011, 02:43 PM

He might look all right as a switch-hitting PH with some pop in his bat and a righty-hitting backup 1B.

Scrap Irony · 12-06-2011, 03:46 PM

If he's 230 again, he might be a back-up option as a LF again.

Though his defense was always bad, it would be fun to see him in the GABP again.

I'd root for him, for sure, especially playing the erstwhile fifth OF and back-up corner IF spot. (Brutally, of course, but playing them.)

klw · 01-19-2012, 12:36 PM

Miguel Tejada
http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove11/st...ain-unemployed

Quote:

A person close to Tejada said he's "working out like crazy, and he's in the best shape he's been in years.''

Always Red · 01-19-2012, 01:21 PM

Waiting for the Big Donkey to check in...

MikeThierry · 01-19-2012, 01:54 PM

Can you all give Carlos Beltran some good mojo in here? Berkman was part of the thread last year and had an All Star year, lol.

_Sir_Charles_ · 01-19-2012, 02:19 PM

*casts the evil eye in Mike's direction* For SHAME! :O)

MikeThierry · 01-19-2012, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_

*casts the evil eye in Mike's direction* For SHAME! :O)

HAHAHA I love this forum!

Johnny Footstool · 01-19-2012, 02:32 PM

How long until Ludwick's name shows up in this thread?

Ghosts of 1990 · 01-19-2012, 03:09 PM

This thread is looking awfully light (no pun) for this time of year

klw · 02-12-2012, 09:15 AM

No longer in worst shpe of life, Lincecum drops 21 pounds

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ps-21-pounds/1

mattfeet · 02-13-2012, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klw

No longer in worst shpe of life, Lincecum drops 21 pounds

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ps-21-pounds/1

From.....where??? Dude was already a beanpole.

-Matt

I(heart)Freel · 02-13-2012, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

How long until Ludwick's name shows up in this thread?

It is self-declared... but it satisfies your need:

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...s_cin&c_id=cin

12-06-2011, 08:52 AM	#16
medford Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,037	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition I think the good news in this, is that Alonso stated this was his plan near the end of last season. Clearly he recognized that in order to win the LF job he needed to alter his body type. He talked then about hiring a chef and designing a work out to accomplish that goal. Now apparently it was more than just talk

12-06-2011, 01:54 PM	#17
oregonred "So Fla Red" Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: South Florida - The Real Humidor Posts: 4,470	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition Easily one of the most entertaining yearly threads on the board.

12-06-2011, 02:43 PM	#19
Big Klu Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cambridge, OH Posts: 16,274	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition He might look all right as a switch-hitting PH with some pop in his bat and a righty-hitting backup 1B. __________________ Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser....Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed...the very idea of losing is hateful to an American. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

12-06-2011, 03:46 PM	#20
Scrap Irony Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Bedford, KY Posts: 8,992	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition If he's 230 again, he might be a back-up option as a LF again. Though his defense was always bad, it would be fun to see him in the GABP again. I'd root for him, for sure, especially playing the erstwhile fifth OF and back-up corner IF spot. (Brutally, of course, but playing them.) __________________ "You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat." -- Christy Matthewson "Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot." -- Leo Durocher

01-19-2012, 01:21 PM	#22
Always Red nothing more than a fan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,988	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition Waiting for the Big Donkey to check in...

01-19-2012, 01:54 PM	#23
MikeThierry Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis, Mo Posts: 3,135	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition Can you all give Carlos Beltran some good mojo in here? Berkman was part of the thread last year and had an All Star year, lol. __________________ “Our next home stand follows this road trip.” “I just want to tell everyone Happy Easter and Happy Hanukkah.” says on the day before Easter Mike Shannon

01-19-2012, 02:19 PM	#24
_Sir_Charles_ 2013 NL MVP and WS MVP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 6,402	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition casts the evil eye in Mike's direction For SHAME! :O) __________________

01-19-2012, 02:32 PM	#26
Johnny Footstool Churlish Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 13,667	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition How long until Ludwick's name shows up in this thread? __________________ "I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful

01-19-2012, 03:09 PM	#27
Ghosts of 1990 The Future is Now Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,885	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition This thread is looking awfully light (no pun) for this time of year __________________ 2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4 2013 Attendance Record: 1-1

02-12-2012, 09:15 AM	#28
klw Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New England Posts: 4,308	Re: The Best Shape of My Life 2012 edition No longer in worst shpe of life, Lincecum drops 21 pounds http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ps-21-pounds/1

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