Awesome.

Sigh!

I can't believe the Chairman nickname only rated 3 out of 10.

No kidding. How is a nickname which lends itself so well to fun Photoshopped pictures even close to only 3/10?

The Frank Sinatra estate threatened to sue me if I endorsed the use of the nickname "Chairman", that's why.

Ball players are just pieces of meat to you ladies :)

p.e.m.

I don't think I've ever seen so many pics of the Chairman in glasses. I take back everything I ever said in regards to him being slightly goofy-looking. Wow.

Mebbe. :ninja:

Ah, that explains all, Extrapolator. Thankee kindly ;) Gotta say, I dig the Voodoo.

Hottest.

3 outta 10?!?!

I wanna see their little website try and come up with something better... Anyway. I don't really think it's even a questionn that needs to be asked ( Hot catcher or hottest catcher ) Of course were all going to agree he's the hottest. What other better-looking catcher have you seen lately????? Yea. I'd like to know.

Dear p.e.m.,
Not all of them. For instance, Little Nicky is my favorite player of all, and he's kinda funny looking. But the Chairman and the Doctor and El Presidente, well, even you've got to admit, are fairly easy on the eyes.

Aww, LNP's cute in his own way...

Anyway, Bailey, I think they're only rating nicknames that already exist.

As for the 'merely hot' or 'hottest' question: All I say is that Stat Freak's mom has mused aloud about supplementing her lifelong allegiance to the Mets with an AL fling for Our Boys.

Personally, I'm hoping it has everything to do with her admiration for Terry Ryan's money management, the bullpen's ERA and Mike Redmond's knack for turning right-field gorks into RBI. But I'm not that delusional.

I dunno . . . that Jeff Reboulet was pretty foxy in his day. What? With that porn star 'stache, he'd put JoeJoe's sideburns to shame.

It's amusing that the Chairman behind the Plate still wins over someone who has been known to take batting practice in the nude.

I don't know...I think he's a great ballplayer, but hottest? Does anyone else think his hair looks too much like a helmet?

I hope some of you read some of the previous installments - we're definitely not targeting Twins. In fact, I chose Mauer as a favor to the two ladies on our panel, one of whom is from Minnesota, and the other who just loves hot guys.

By the way, I think my distaste for the Chairman nickname actually comes from the fact that I actually have to think about Mao when I read it. Seems like an unfair thing to saddle such a nice guy with.

Thanks a lot for dropping by and reading, however.

Yeah, the hair (and sideburns) are a bit funny. But check out the eyes, the smile, and the "Aw shucks, I'm just a boy from St. Paul living out my dream" attitude. Definitely hottest.

If it helps, extrapolater, The Mauerest of Joes has a little *black* book rather than a red one. ;)