Monday, January 31, 2011

Jonathan Papelbon CL Boston Red Sox



Jonathan Papelbon is seen here drinking court side at an NBA game. Papelbon is a 4 time All Star for the Boston Red Sox, with 422 strike outs and 188 saves as a closer. He is the first pitcher in history to record 30 saves in each of his first 5 years of MLB service, however, 25 his first 5 seasons would have held that record also so he went above and beyond what was needed. The Red Sox closer position has been given to Daniel Bard and he will be a free agent soon, or could possibly be traded.

[Photo -- again -- from Andy Gray's SI Vault]

Earl Weaver Manager Baltimore Orioles



Here is Earl Weaver, a Hall of Fame manager for the Baltimore Orioles, and Dan Stanhouse a 1 time all star who pitched for 10 years int he league drinking in the Orioles locker room. Stanhouse allegedly had a reputation for walking batters he did not want to face, which enraged Weaver and made him change smoke cigarettes and gave him the nick name "FullPack" for the amount of cigarettes he would smoke while watching him pitch. Weaver was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1996, probably with the best statistic -- 97 ejections -- under his plaque.

[Photo from Andy Gray's SI Vault]

Friday, January 28, 2011

Brian Cashman GM New York Yankees


From BuzzFeed comes New York Yankees General Manager and Senior Vice President Brian Cashman bartending and drinking at a local charity event. During his tenure which began as an intern in 1986, he has won 4 World Series Championships. Also on Drunk Athlete.


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Adam Kennedy IF Seattle Mariners

Adam Kennedy, utility infielder extraordinaire, was arrested on suspicion of a DUI. Kennedy, who signed a minimum contract with the Seattle Mariners this month, was arrested at 9pm while driving down the highway. That's right, 9pm. Party hard. Kennedy was a part of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the District of Calfornia's (or something like that, we will just go with L.A. Angels of Anaheim) 2002 World Series Championship team. In game 5 of the 2002 series, Kennedy hit three home runs, something only four other players had done in a post season game before. Kennedy's career slowly started to disappear after that series as his offense turned absolutely T-R-B-L. The only other highlight of Kennedy's career was during a bench-clearing brawl in which he punched pitcher Scott Feldman in the armpit.
Poor guy, if the last three teams I played for were the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, and the Seattle Mariners(he has to pass try-outs first though!), I'd probably live life with reckless abandon too.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Ozzie Canseco OF/DH Ex-Oakland Athletics


Ozzie Canseco, twin brother of the steroided up nut job that is Jose Canseco, has found himself behind bars on charges of DUI. This Canseco, not known for the power hitting of his brother Jose, never hit a major league home run, and as a fact only hit .200 with 13 hits and 4 RBI's. He now almost has as many arrests as RBI's. In 2002 him and his brother went tourist beating in California and left a man with a broken nose and another needing 20 stitches on his lips. For that he was sentenced to 18 months of probation and 200 hours of community service.

In 2003 he was pulled over for having too tinted of windows and was arrested for driving without a license as well as possessing an illegal anabolic steroid. In his car was a syringe and the steroid Nandrolone. He was sentenced to 4 months in jail following that arrest.

Delino DeShields Jr. 2B Houston Astros


Delino DeShields Jr., a Houston Astros draft pick and infield prospect was arrested on charges of DUI and minor possession of alcohol. The 18 year old was a first round draft pick in the 2010 MLB draft by the Astros and signed a franchise record for a rookie signing bonus -- 2.5 million dollars. He was arrested at about 1 AM and was also charged with going the wrong way down a one way. The outfielder has moved to 2nd base and is still a few years away from being in the major leagues.