Freddie Freeman is in, you guessed it, the best shape of his life
Feb 6, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT
Calcaterra stepped out of the virtual office for a moment, so it’s my duty to inform you of yet another player in the Best Shape of His Life.
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution has the big news on Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman:
Freeman’s put on lot of muscle since last yr, did rigorous workout regimen w/ a top trainer. 15 lbs? “At least,” McCann said of Freeman.
— David O’Brien (@ajcbraves) February 6, 2012
Freeman, who finished runner-up to teammate Craig Kimbrel in the Rookie of the Year balloting, is listed at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds. Add him to the list!
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- tcgators1 - Feb 6, 2012 at 1:10 PM
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Lol
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- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Feb 6, 2012 at 1:31 PM
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Could a team put a BSOHL clause in a contract? I’m sure it is impossible due to a union issue, but it seems like professional athletes should be held accountable for their conditioning by their employers. Either bonus for BSOHL by some tangible measure (BMI? Weight? Speed? some combination?) or some fat-camp requirement for failing to be in the BSOHL 1 month prior to Spring training.
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- CJ - Feb 6, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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I think the BSOHL requirement you propose is too complicated. If you make kopy’s official BSOHL list then you get the bonus, if not, time for some more P90X.
In other news, it seems we’re on pace for every 1B in the majors (minus of course Prince Fielder and the one Achilles-ed Ryan Howard) to be in the BSOHL. Howard will probably earn the title around mid to late May, and Fielder–well–let’s just say it’s a good thing he doesn’t have one of those clauses in his contract.
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- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Feb 6, 2012 at 1:42 PM
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The bar is not all that high for Fielder. BSOHL could still be morbidly obese.
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- CJ - Feb 6, 2012 at 3:11 PM
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doesn’t matter how high/low the bar is, he still isn’t jumping over it anytime soon.
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- okobojicat - Feb 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM
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kopy? Anywhere?
CF Guitierrez
RF Heyward
’3B’ Cabrera
1B Teixera
DH Alonzo
LF Cespedes
‘SS’ Tejada
’2B’ McGehee
C OlivioBench:
3B, SS, 2B, Hall
1B, ’3B’ ‘RF–hhahahaha’ Huff
OF Fowler
1B Smoak
1B, ’3B’ Dmitri (Viking) Young
1B FreemanS1: Garcia
S2: Cecil
S3: Hughes
S4: Zambrano
S5 TillmanI don’t think Freeman’s superior defense over Teixera gets him the starting nod. Maybe after this year. And yes, Yankee Fans, I acknowledge that Teixera is widely considered very good at 1B, but Freeman is also very good, and much younger.
Also, notice we have 6 first baseman on this list? Does anyone else think this is weird?
Miggy
Teixera
Smoak
Huff
Freeman
AlonzoI understand 1B are occaisionally out of shape, but they all shouldn’t be in that bad of shape.
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- kopy - Feb 6, 2012 at 2:11 PM
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Here we are:
Anybody have strong thoughts on the Lincecum/Wilson duo? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/03/the-san-francisco-giants-have-gained-weight-and-lost-weight/
I’ve added Wilson, but I didn’t think Lincecum counted because he only lost the weight that he gained just for 2011 and didn’t have in 2010. But I don’t feel strongly about either case, and this list isn’t exactly my sole intellectual property. Opinions encouraged, and weighted by thumb ratio.
Official 2012 BSOHL Roster
Freddie Freeman – ATL
Brian Wilson – SFO
Jason Heyward – ATL
Casey McGehee – PIT
Chris Tillman – BAL
Franklin Gutierrez – SEA
Miguel Olivo – SEA
Miguel Cabrera – DET
Justin Smoak – SEA
Dexter Fowler – COL
Jaime Garcia – STL
Miguel Tejada – FA
Aubrey Huff – SFO
Vicente Padilla – BOS
Carlos Zambrano – MIA
Yonder Alonso – SD
Carlos Gutierrez – MIN
Mark Teixeira – NYY
Dmitri Young – FA
Yoenis Cespedes – FAAwaiting Confirmation:
Phil Hughes – NYY
Brett Cecil – TOR
Bill Hall – FA
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- kopy - Feb 6, 2012 at 2:16 PM
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Oh, and I think Brett Cecil will be confirmed next time around. He really did lose 30+ pounds, after all. Hughes still needs to be confirmed, and although Hall has lost weight, he probably needs to sign with a team that will confirm his shape before we can say he’s BSOHL.
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- takingbovadasmoney - Feb 6, 2012 at 3:03 PM
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Wait, under the NHL section NBC had a post that said making the same dumb comments over and over will get you banned. So when will the baseball writers be banned for the best shape of my…. stories?
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- kopy - Feb 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM
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When baseball stories are posted in the NHL comment section.
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- btwicey - Feb 6, 2012 at 4:05 PM
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15 pound is a lot?
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- cur68 - Feb 6, 2012 at 7:39 PM
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According to Arnold’s Bodybuilding for Men (1984) the average person can mange about 7 to 10 pounds/year. Schwarzenegger (1984) contends that with supplements, intensive training, and a dedicated diet a person could exceed this, but there is considerable risk of injury. So, yeah, I think if you believe that wimp Schwarzenegger, 15 pounds is a lot.
