Defensive Indifference

Jamie Mottram, my ex-AOL Sports chum and proprietor of the always outstanding Mister Irrelevant, asked to me send him the 10 sports figures I blogged about most for his list of the Top 40 Sports Figures of 2007. I’m honored. Here was my list. It’s all baseball:

1. Alex Rodriguez. Thanks to the MSM, I had to spend most of the year defending a giant douchebag.

2. Barry Bonds. Another big douchebag, another guy I found myself defending more often than not.

3. Daisuke Matsuzaka. Still waiting on the gyroball.

4. Baseball Prospectus. Sabermetrics are taking over the world and these guys are at the fore.

5. Dustin Pedroia. “98 mph coming in, 198 mph going out.”

6. George Mitchell. Brokering peace in Northern Ireland was easier than talking to Jason Giambi.

7. Johan Santana. Trade derby entering Anna Nicole round-the-clock coverage territory. And he’s prettier!

8. Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy. The Red Sox broadcasting team best known for fits of marijuana-induced laughter. Or at least, one would assume.

9. Joba Chamberlain. Josh Beckett calling him a “fucking cunt” was one of the highlights of the year.

10. Alex Gordon. “I can’t quit you.”

I love lists of all kind, so I eagerly await the Mottrams’ final list.

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