Is It Finally Homer Bailey Time?
Jun 4th 2007eBaseball & MLB & Minor League Baseball
The photo above is from the Cincinnati Post. It’s a picture of Homer Bailey, the Reds pitching phenom who could get his first major league start this weekend. Bailey is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and his debut can’t come soon enough for Reds fans.
The problem is that Bailey’s headshot is without a doubt the least intimidating photo in the history of Major League Baseball. I’m not big on intimidating looks. In fact, I think they’re complete bullshit. Still, Bailey is supposed to be a big Texas fireballer in the mold of Roger Clemens, Josh Beckett, and Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn. Not one major league hitter will fear his fastball if they know it’s coming from those puppy dog eyes and that finely cropped mullet. Bailey had better find a new look, whether it’s a goatee, a buzzcut, or the Drew Gooden neck patch. The length of his stay in the big leagues could depend on it.
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