Deanna over at Seattle Marinerds created the "All-Cute Team" a few weeks ago. Well, after seeing Ezequiel Astacio in Game 3 of the World Series, I decided to create the "All-Ugly Team." With the help of my girlfriend (who, obviously, knows a good-lookin' guy when she sees one!), here is a team full of guys who certainly don't have "the good face."
CATCHERS
I think everyone's thankful that one of the requirements for Sal Fasano and Gerald Laird is that they have to wear masks!
FIRST BASEMEN
Olmedo Saenz
and Travis Hafner. Is it just me, or does "Pronkey" look like Shrek?
SECOND BASEMEN
Frank Menechino
has a face only his mother could love and I think Jamey Carroll kind of looks like Skelator.
THIRD BASEMAN
There aren't a lot of ugly third basemen out there, so David Bell is the "winner."
SHORTSTOPS
I think Nomar Garciaparra looks like Waluigi. Speaking of Mario Bros., Jose Vizcaino kind of looks like a Goomba.
OUTFIELDERS
For Gary Sheffield, it's the lazy eye that does it for me. The selection of Jeromy Burnitz, Rickey Ledee and Jay Gibbons are a little more obvious.
DESIGNATED HITTER
Ah...Matthew "Fat Boy" LeCroy. He likes chicken.
STARTING PITCHERS
Even without the mullet, Randy Johnson is still ugly. I think Bill James might have called him the ugliest player of the '90s. Bartolo Colon needs no explanation, Vicente Padilla's scouting report says, "
Sometimes he looks ordinary at best." They were, of course, talking about his pitching, but they killed two birds with one stone on that one. Aaron Harang looks like he got hit by a truck and Mark Hendrickson is just kind of goofy looking.
RELIEF PITCHERS
In the good-looks department, these guys offer no relief. Ezequiel Astacio is the inspiration for this list and might be the ugliest man in baseball. Hopefully, his stuff is just as nasty. Most of the guys on this list are here because of bad DNA, however, Dustin Hermanson is here because of bad facial hair. Honestly, how can this guy take himself seriously? Antonio Alfonseca is pretty ugly...plus he has 12 fingers and 12 toes! Eew... Julio Mateo, Derrick Turnbow and Julian Tavarez earn the final three spots.