PED use or not, Stem Cell technology, and who knows what else has aided Colon’s body over the last 3 seasons of success. Yes he was 18 – 6, with a 2.65 ERA – finishing 6th in AL Voting, however the A’s went and paid someone else, and usually they are not wrong on guys. The 40 Year Old from Dominican Republic, is also a gigantic man who decimated his hamstring during a PFP out in 2011 with NYY. You have to think his lucky streak is numbered sooner or later – and especially on the basepaths in the NL hitting a few times a game.
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Remember when you graduated, or just had a school yearbook, and one of the best features was a ‘Most Likely To‘ Section.
It could have been John is most likely to succeed at playing football, or Sally will make a fortune by selling her clothes fashions to Hollywood Diva’s.
Lets do this for the MLB 2014 as it sits.
The Most Likely To Hit The DL after running to 1st is Bartolo Colon.
The Marlins are pretty funny giving the Red Sox crap for not sending an MLB caliber squad to the Spring Training matchup last week. As the joke has been going around, Miami hasn’t fielded an MLB level of team in the last 2 years. Give it up to Jeffrey Loria to try to cash in at any chance. This guy would push his own grandmother down a flight of stairs, if it meant he would win another World Series.
The Most Likely Field a team mostly representing a AAA team is the Miami Marlins.
The Team That will put Old Dutch Potato Chips To Shame For Their Windmilling (Strikeouts) is a tie between the Astros, Braves and Brewers.
The giveaways and delays at all road parks will be something the media will eat up all day along. Because it has been so long since we last had a Bronx Bomber retirement year of celebrations!
The Most Likely to have an overbearing retirement parade around the MLB (circa Mariano Rivera 2013) is Derek Jeter.
The Most Likely team to engage in a brawl is the Dodgers.
The Most likely GM to be the clubhouse leader in transaction is Billy Beane (who has made 56 transactions in one calendar year.)
When does Beane ever sleep? 56 transactions over the last calendar year, and also still have the time to interview with all of the Hollywood celebrities?
Too bad the Oakland A’s are also on the list for the team most likely to have to call a plumber during the 2014 season for O.co Coliseum.
The Most likely Draft Compensated player to be left on the Free Agency list is Stephen Drew, because Ervin Santana looks to sign soon, and Kendrys Morales is still garnering attention too.
The Most Likely Manager to participate in a brawl during the course of a game has got to be Kirk Gibson!
The Most Likely wife of a player not making a trip to an opposing stadium will be Dallas Latos not making the trek to PNC Park when hubby plays the Bucs. We at the Reports love Dallas Latos!
Dallas Latos was attacked at PNC Park by a rabid woman fan during the wild card play in Game versus Pittsburgh last fall. We are hoping for the best for her, but don’t think Pitty is a place for her to be right now – when Mat plays the Bucs.
The most likely guy to do a podcast every day this year is Sully (who has done 504 straight days already).
Our lead personality on this website, Paul Sullivan (please call him Sully) has done a 20 min podcast every day since Oct.24/2012. I am not sure most people have done anything at all for 504 straight days.
The most likely website to talk most about the MLB schedule is the MLB Reports!
The most likely player to have a conniption fit towards the media for an OBP topic has to be Brandon Phillips.
The most likely player to be found at a Waffle House instead of at the team’s facility is Jesus Montero.
The most likely guy to try to look like a victim in the whole PED saga from 2013 is a tie between Ryan Braun and Alex Rodriguez!
The most likely club to still have not made the playoffs post lockout and player strike has to be favored as the Toronto Blue Jays! Kansas City has enough talent to break the streak.
The most likely team to make the playoffs for the 1st time is the Washington Nationals. This would the Seattle Mariners on the clock.
The fine folks of Washington have not hosted a World Series game since 1933, and of course they welcomed a move from the Montreal Expos, a franchise that represents one of only 2 clubs not to have ever appeared in a World Series in the MLB. Seattle is the other squad.
The most likely team to not throw a no-hitter has to be the San Diego Padres. They are still searching for the franchise’s 1st no-no.
The most likely team to be hit multiple times by an opposing Relief pitcher – will be the Baltimore Orioles when facing Rays Closer Grant Balfour.
The Aussie just signed a 2 Year Deal – to return to the Rays for $12 MIL – where the Tampa Bay franchise has the 2nd most amount of wins in the last 6 years. Many of their Closers have been sniffing the leaderboard in the American League . Best yet, will be the 19 games they play against the Baltimore Orioles. A team that rejected him over a supposed failed physical – and withdrew a 2 YR deal worth $14 MIL. This guy has 2 Million reasons to be pissed at the Orioles, and will be intense to say the least, when these two teams collide this campaign..
The most likely of all agents to make sure their players hit Free Agency is Scott Boras.
The most likely franchise to have a promotion go awry is the Washington Nationals, who have had exploding chili dogs wrapped in t-shirt explode, wrong handed bobbleheads, misspelled bobbleheads and calendars, and a fireworks display call some of DC’s finest in previous years.
The most likely squad to say we have money to spend but won’t. I was torn between the Pirates, Mets and Marlins, but based on expectations and previous track record, must say New York will win this one.
Maybe the Dodgers can reach out to Morgan Freeman, in order to have a driver Puig in Sydney, Australia. I am also betting he will be the 1st MLB’er to be picked off, as Los Angeles plays 3 games before most teams even play 1 game.
The most likely player to be picked off/caught stealing has to be Yasiel Puig in Australia. Just hope he continues to have a driver even while in Sydney.
The most likely guys to win the “Rob Deer” Award for having more RBI than hits, and to be under the Mendoza Line area, with 30+ HRs are: Adam Dunn, J.P. Arencibia and Dan Uggla.
They say strikeout guys resemble windmills. 1,2 3 strikes your out at the old ball game!
The most likely player to not justify his contract for 2014 will be B.J. Upton.
The most likely of writers on this website to receive backlash on social media will be…ME!
Have a Nice Day!
It would be one thing if B.J. Upton were the only player on the Braves who had an abysmal season. When you add the injuries and the season of Dan Uggla to Upton worst year of his career, it is actually amazing this team ended with 96 Wins. With the club losing Brian McCann, Paul Maholm and Tim Hudson, they will need Upton and CO. to rebound for the team to contend again in 2014. Upton has to get back to 20/20 years for powers and steals, and at least hit to 85% of his career 3 slash – to justify the contract doled out by the Atlanta Braves. Uggla must correct his vision problems and get back to raking again. These 2 guys are the #2 and #3 paid guys on the squad in 2014 behind Justin Upton.
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