Who Should Host SNL?

During its 38-year run, "Saturday Night Live" has had its share of guest hosts with ties to sports.

All in all, 35 sports figures (players, coaches, owners, etc.) have hosted the show…the most recent being new York Giants quarterback Eli Manning in May 2012.  Basketball legend Charles Barkley has even hosted the show three times.

But, for some reason, baseball players have been curiously absent.

Matter of fact, the last time a Major Leaguer graced the stage of Studio 8H as a host was in December 2001, when New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter grabbed the reigns.  Prior to that, George Steinbrenner (October 1990), Billy Martin (May 1986) and Bob Uecker (October 1984) were baseball's only connection to the iconic sketch comedy show.

That is, of course, unless you want to include that time Deion Sanders hosted in February 1995.  Which, I guess, if you wanted to get technical…you could.

It's 2013 and here we are…baseball is full of colorful characters.  Players like Justin Verlander and CJ Wilson have become household names based on their on field accolades as much as their commercial appearances.  Nick Swisher is the darling of social media with more than 1.6 million Twitter followers.

Hell…former San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson once had a Facebook movement (44,000 strong!) dedicated to getting him to host the show.

So, I've gotta know…who would you want to host the show?  Or are you content with the memories of the fantastically awesome "Baseball Dreams" sketch?

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