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Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:51 am EDT

Gut Check Time: Can you name these baseball bellies?

By 'Duk

Tiger Woods redefined the way golfers should look. NFL teams want their head coaches to look more like Mike Tomlin and less like Andy Reid. Heck, even poker players believe that being in better shape will increase one's odds at the table. Yes, the sports gut is a dying breed. 

Luckily, we have baseball as one of the lone celebrants of the majesty that is a well-formed belly. Painstakingly created by irregular schedules, postgame spreads filled with temptation and lots of time just sitting on a bench, baseball bellies are a mark of distinction, a trophy for lifetime service.

Combine those stomachs with ill-fitting baseball uniforms and it makes for a great weekly quiz here on the Stew. The inaugural class is listed in increasing order of difficulty, so feel free to post your guesses below.

And lest you believe that we're trying to poke fun at those featured, be assured that's not the case. Since we're working on a nice little blogger belly ourselves, each set is presented with the utmost admiration.

UPDATE: The answers have been posted.

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  1. Mr. Fantasy
    1. Posted by Mr. Fantasy Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Hey #1 I beat the Celeb guy for the first time
  2. am_curiousity2000
    2. Posted by am_curiousity2000 Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

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    I can't say anything I just put on my spring suit this year...a little on the snug side.... Do they still fit on the metro though? I still fit on the metro in several countries....do you think they all fit on the metro, I don't think the metro was ever created for the NBA or NFL do you? Isnt that discriminatory?
  3. baller13zg
    3. Posted by baller13zg Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    1: Definitely Jon Broxton.
    2: Not sure but I'll guess Mark Redman.
    3: Ryan Howard?
    4: Could be Tyler Walker. He looks really old though, and Omar Vizquel is only 175 lbs, so I'll say Bruce Bochy?
    Final guesses: Broxton, Redman, Howard, Bochy. I'm probably wrong but what the heck.
  4. MarqPTM
    4. Posted by MarqPTM Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    1.) LaSorda
    2.) Hurdle
    3.) Alfonseca
    4.) Mays
  5. Anonymous
    5. Posted by Anonymous Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:17 pm EDT

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    I'll go with:
    1. Jonathan Broxton
    2. Brian Fuentes
    3. Ryan Howard
    4. Tyler Walker
  6. thefantasyadvice.com
    6. Posted by thefantasyadvice.com Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    1. Broxton
    2. Hurdle
    3. Alfonseca
    4. Walker (Although he does look pretty old..)
    Ryan Howard is a lefty why would he have a glove on his left hand?
  7. meechone
    7. Posted by meechone Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    #3 is DEFINITELY Alfonseca.
    I could pick that out of a belly-lineup everytime.
    #1 Lasorda
    #2 Hurdle
    #3 Bobby Thompson
  8. blazer 49
    8. Posted by blazer 49 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    #4 hit it right on the belly button
  9. Jason W
    9. Posted by Jason W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    1. Lasorda
    2. Hurdle
    3. Alfonseca
    4. Gaylord Perry
  10. blazer 49
    10. Posted by blazer 49 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    #4 hit it right on the belly button
  11. dmart1018
    11. Posted by dmart1018 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    No Ray King!? That's embarassing.
  12. Duk
    12. Posted by 'Duk Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    We already had Lasorda for the easy one, Dmart.
  13. dmart1018
    13. Posted by dmart1018 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    A better excuse would have been that you simply couldn't fit the baby elephant Ray King keeps underneath his shirt on the page.
  14. baller13zg
    14. Posted by baller13zg Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    I was under the impression these were active players/managers on their current teams... bad 'Duk!
  15. Mr B
    15. Posted by Mr B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    I don't know the rest, but the most famous stomach in MLB was on the Dodger's and it belongs to Lasorda.
  16. partyatgzero
    16. Posted by partyatgzero Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:59 pm EDT

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    what about cc sabathia?
  17. ben a
    17. Posted by ben a Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    what about ronnie bellylard?
  18. ben a
    18. Posted by ben a Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    what about ronnie bellylard?
  19. Jb8810
    19. Posted by Jb8810 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

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    3 is definately not Ryan Howard. The guy has a glove on his left hand, Howard throws left handed. Probably right in saying Alfonseca.
  20. jmo27
    20. Posted by jmo27 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    Hey #'s 4 & 8, newsflash: Willie Mays is not white!
  21. A Yahoo! User
    21. Posted by A Yahoo! User Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:20 pm EDT

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    1- joe torre
    2- hurdle
    3- alfonseca
    4- bruce bochy
  22. Kuz
    22. Posted by Kuz Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    #1 is LaSorda
    #2 is Clint Hurdle
    #3 is Alfonseca (Woulda been easier if we saw his 6th finger on his hand)
    #4 I don't know, but it is not Mays. Last time I checked he was African-American, unless he went Michael on us
  23. Sass
    23. Posted by Sass Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    1- Tony Larusa
    2- Hurdle
    3- Alfonseca
    4- No clue
  24. Sam J
    24. Posted by Sam J Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    1-lasorda
    2-hurdle
    3-Tom gordon
  25. Luke
    25. Posted by Luke Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT

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    Puts a new meaning to the phrase "follow your gut."

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