Geo Now










Geo 2009



Crazy weight loss for a MLB player.

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Team Cutler.

Richard Simmons.




Sorry Spmack

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Who is going to be the Cubs Catcher this year?

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Time to change Jose Contreras to Geo Soto.

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I don't know if Geovany Soto lost weight and time.

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What the hell is wrong with his shin?

It reminds me of a semi-healed burn you get when you lean up against the tail pipe (not sure what it is really called) on a motorcycle.

People bitched when he was heavy and now they will bitch because he has lost weight.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The Best Thread of Your Life
by Dave Cameron- Fangraphs

Every spring, there is one constant, a telltale sign of the beginning of baseball, when people are starved for news but there just isn't any - the "Player X is in the best shape of his life" story. Every year, without fail, certain players report to spring training having done one of the following:

1. Lost 30 pounds
2. Had laser eye surgery
3. Rehabilitated their knee/back
4. Rededicated themselves to the game
5. Found a new passion for baseball

Because these things are more interesting than a player reporting to camp in exactly the same form he was last year, the guy and his new attribute get written up in the paper. He gives some quotes about why this is his year, how it is all going to be different, and why fans should prepare for a whole new version they've never seen before.

Most of the the time, it turns out to be nothing. The player is what he is, and he plays just like he always has, with his new form never mentioned again as he's struggling in July. But, I'm sure some players have made legitimate strides in their work ethic this winter, and for some, it might even pay off.

So, to the end of actually documenting the success and failure of these players, let's crowdsource the Best Shape Of Their Lives guys. If you see a story where a player is reported to have done one of the above things, please mention it in the
comments, along with a link to support the citation. Hopefully, we can get all of the Good Shapers in one list, and then look at how they perform once the season begins.

Here's the list, to be updated as the information from the comments is confirmed:

Ken Griffey Jr - Seattle
Jonathan Sanchez - San Francisco
Carlos Zambrano - Chicago
Geovany Soto - Chicago
Daisuke Matsuzaka - Boston
Mike Pelfrey - New York
Chipper Jones - Atlanta
Brian McCann - Atlanta
Tim Hudson - Atlanta (clearly, it's the Braves year)
Bobby Jenks - Chicago
Delmon Young - Minnesota
David Price - Tampa Bay

Andrew Jones

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Still fat,

and bad.

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Where was he training during the winter? If he was out in PR all that time then I wouldn't be surprised he dropped all that weight. Anytime I go out there for an extended period of time I lose weight really easy out there. Then again I don't eat the crap I here over there

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

Was just attempting to be humorous with my post.

This guy and Soriano will make or break our season this year. I am slightly excited that he appears to be better shape that last year which is all we can hope for on 2.19

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Team Cutler.

That's amazing, given the local fare. Don't they sell fried bananas on the street?

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Euphemism.

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Why do you think Roberto Alomar loves going home all the time?

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Him bein a spitter should have told you that years ago

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

Frank, I have said it. If Geo does not perform, in the sense that he cant hit, I am happy to call him out.

At least he could run and exercise during his 30 pound weight loss, Jose did it all just naturally.lol

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”