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By Karlsie
I have to admit, as a woman, that one of the things that attracted me to baseball from my adolescent years and onwards are men with nice butts in tight white pants. I'm not alone and it shouldn't be a secret to anyone out there. Think about the scene in "Fever Pitch" when one of Ben Wrightman's "summer" family members calls out, "Johnny Damon, you have the sweetest ass in all of professional baseball."
In college, I sat in the bleachers at Fenway to see Fred Lynn bent over waiting for the play. A bearded Nick Esasky smiles down on me in black and white from over my desk (but oh if I had a photo of him in action! Be still my beating heart) and guys like Damon have a fan base, in part, because they were blessed with good looks and talent. (Or didn't you notice all those Mrs. Damon t-shirts and "Marry me Johnny" signs last year?) Beauty gives you a respite between action and it's about time for people to remember that women like to look too.
But the one member of last year's team that I always thought flew under that hot radar was Gabe Kapler. He was best known for the "1918" photo of him standing next to Damon but his arms are a thing of beauty and what a backside! I shouldn't have been surprised to see he was named in the current Heeb magazine's the "Heeb Hundred" of top Jews along with other notable Jews like Gideon Yago from MTV and Ira Glass from "This American Life." (Do you even need to ask which one I would prefer if given the choice?)
Kapler is currently playing outfield for the Yomiuri Giants, but he still looks tight in a great uniform. As the Sox roll into the Bronx this weekend, I just wanted remind you boys that pretty women may sell beer - but sexy men in tight pants are, sometimes, the reason you get to watch the game.
