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Tool of the Week: Week 3

What do you think? I am 50/50 right now. Is he being serious in that picture? It’s the guy on the right. If i hadn’t done the deep dive on him I’d think this was a Ric Flair halloween costume. But given what I know I’d say there’s a legit chance he’s being serious. Continue reading and you be the judge. WOO!

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This was a reader submission btw. I highly encourage more of you to do as this reader did and keep an eye out for these types of guys. Just shoot me a link. I’ll take care of the investigative work. As for this guy, “Gets better every picture” turned out to be the most accurate statement of the year. Please do yourself a favor and click through the below slideshow for the most entertaining 60 seconds of your day.

Checklist time

  • Calling himself boomstick in his username – CHECK 
  • Mullet – CHECK
  • Arm sleeve – CHECK
  • Using an entire capsule of eyeblack and spreading it all over his face for a Wednesday afternoon non-conference game – CHECK
  • Roided up – UNCONFIRMED
  • Wearing an obnoxiously large chain around his neck because he saw some other baseball players do that on tv? – SURPRISINGLY NOT

Huge miss on the neck chain (or that stupid rope thing baseball players all wear) but nonetheless there’s a lot of good stuff here. Certainly enough that it warranted a closer look at his profile.

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Built not born.

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Nothing to see here…just your typical southern cali bro “baseball guy” who will go onto work for some hedge fu-GOD ALMIGHTY LOOK AT THAT SQUAT. He just made last week’s guy look like child’s play! Does anybody know what those weights are? Even if they are only 45’s he just crushed a 495 lb squat at the local family YMCA. 

The pictures he posts of himself are great, but DO NOT overlook the captions. There is some absolute gold posted throughout his baseball career. Here are a few of the gems I found from his photos when referring to himself:

  • BIG DAWG WANTS OUT HIS CAGE! LET THE BOYS PLAY!
  • Conquerer of Conquerer
  • Running away from Squattober and back to the bench press.😳 #spooky
  • Let’s see how many likes I can get on a picture with out showing my arms…..
  • Fill the sleeves.🍴 @coachfeld #FTFO
  • ITS WAR TIME. WHO WANTS SOME SMOKE? #babygiraffe
  • “Free protein shakes at second base!” 🍴
  • Only time I forget to fix my hair is in the midst of jacking homeruns.🍴👩‍🎤
I have to admit i was a little bit worried that some day in the future I’d see phboomstick hitting major league homers and making spectacular outfield catches on sportscenter. But after further review of the USC stat department, it appears he’s not a very good hitter. That being said I don’t want to take anything away from him b/c he got a hell of a lot farther playing baseball than I ever could have. So i just want to wish boomstick good luck next season and I look forward to more people like me underestimating your ability.

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