If you've ever watched ESPN SportsCenter (and sometime Baseball Tonight) anchor Robert Flores, you know he has an affinity for professional wrestling.
So, with WrestleMania 29 this Sunday, I had to ask the super fan…what five baseball players (past or present) would he like to see in the squared circle. And in case you think the mixing of baseball and wrestling is a stretch, Flores does have a baseball bat autographed by the "Nature Boy" himself, Ric Flair.
KIRK GIBSON
Tale of the Tape: 6’3” 215 lbs.
Hails from: Pontiac, Michigan
Qualifications: General badass who once skipped his son’s graduation because “you’re supposed to graduate” and banned cell phones from the clubhouse.
JOSE CANSECO aka “THE CHEMIST”-*
Tale of the Tape: 6’4” 240 lbs.
Hails from: La Habana, Cuba
Qualifications: As a "boxer", lost a fight with 5’9” former kick returner Vai Sikahema, fought former child actor Danny Bonaduce to a draw and lost a fight in the first round against 7’2” kickboxer Choi Hong-man.
*-Regardless what Baseball-Reference says, no one ever called Canseco ‘The Chemist”
A.J. PIERZYNSKI
Tale of the Tape: 6’3” 235 lbs.
Hails from: Bridgehampton, New York
Qualifications: Once battled former Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett. Has made several television appearances on both TNA Impact! and WWE Raw. In 2006, challenged John Cena to a steel cage match.
GREG LUZINSKI aka “THE BULL”
Tale of the Tape: 6’1” 220lbs.
Hails from: Chicago, Illinois
Qualifications: Reportedly used to train for games at his local dog park wearing nothing but a wrestling singlet. May or may not be (probably isn’t) true at all.
BABE RUTH aka “THE SULTAN OF SWAT”
Tale of the Tape: 6’2” 215 lbs.
Hails from: Baltimore, Maryland
Qualifications: In 1945, Ruth was offered a gig as a wrestling referee. Outside of that, you’ve seen the guy, right? In his prime, he was bigger than anyone else out there.
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