Is this Ryan Freel?

by JD Arney on Feb 23, 2007 5:50 PM EST in News

Ryan Freel at a bar

From the "Casual Encounters" section of the Sarasota Craigslist:

I am here for two months before i head back up north. I have this morning before practice.....looking for a woman to enjoy the morning with. Can be married or single, disease free is important. I am 5'9" 180 short hair and blue eyes, in shape, of course.

The Big Lead thinks that's Ryan Freel, but he's not the only guy that matches that description.

I have no clue what eye color any of these guys have, but Calvin Medlock, Bubba Crosby, and Rheal Cormier are all within an inch or two and ten pounds of that ad.

Brian Shackelford is 6'1, just in case you're wondering, so we can probably rule him out. I'm not going to lie, he was the first name that popped into my head.

Or it could be someone impersonating a ball player, let's not forget that possibility. You'd think most of these guys wouldn't have a problem getting ass, but then the whole Shackelford mess last season kind of blew up that theory.

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i added this line

Can be married or single, disease free is important.

Ring-carriers need not worry; HPV carriers need not apply.

by Farney on Feb 23, 2007 6:02 PM EST reply actions

The Return of Farney

correct me if I'm wrong, but we haven't heard from you in months... good to have you back

"if you love the reds so much, why don't you marry them?"

by BobbyO on Feb 23, 2007 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

Bubba Crosby has blue eyes

I kinda doubt it's him, though. He's more the Bible study type.

BTW, he apparently spent the afternoon with Freel, fishing:

(Don't tell PETA!)

As for the ad...my bet would be that it's a fake.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 23, 2007 6:47 PM EST reply actions

fishing

Freel: "Here, I'll demonstrate. You take the condom like this..."

by Man Mountain on Feb 24, 2007 9:10 AM EST up reply actions

ROFL!

Great caption. Especially considering the "dog trying to understand calculus" expression on Bubba's face. :-D

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 24, 2007 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

Bible Studiers Need Love, Too

My first thought was Bubba, actually. And really, there isn't anything in the ad that's nasty or offensive to religious-types. Even the part about disease free doesn't necessarily mean he's looking for nookie; he might just want to hit the Waffle House with someone who doesn't have cooties.

It could also be someone at the minor league camp.

Self-ingratiating and promoting my own website since 2005. (Vist www.red-hot-mama.com today!)

by Red Hot Mama @ Red Reporter on Feb 24, 2007 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

You have a point, I guess...

...but I still don't think it's Bubba.

For one thing, he doesn't have short hair these days:

For another, I think he'd be more discreet, even if it was just for waffles. The NY media are a pack of piranhas. If there's any dirt to dig up, they find it.

The most incriminating thing I've ever seen published about Bubba was a tabloid blurb that said he attended a birthday party for Johnny Damon's wife. It said apple martinis were served, and that the next day, he struck out for the first time in a week, going "only" 1 for 3. Implying he was hung over.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 24, 2007 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

i don't get that photo

why is crosby wearing his uniform to go fishing?

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 24, 2007 6:00 PM EST up reply actions

I figure....

...it must be close to the stadium. Or the reporters wouldn't be there to watch.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 24, 2007 6:32 PM EST up reply actions

That's dedication, homes

He fishes in it, he eats dinner in it, he sleeps in it, he showers in it. He posts personal ads on Craigslist in it...?

by Brendanukkah on Feb 24, 2007 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

Well...

...I guess that's one way to avoid having to do laundry.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 24, 2007 6:43 PM EST up reply actions

Cormier

Didn't his name come up on onthedownlow.com last year with something shady?

by cggarb on Feb 23, 2007 7:09 PM EST reply actions

Daedalus

did you say you were going to Florida sometime this spring? If so, we might need you to do a little research...

Reds fandom: A study in futility and masochism.

by Ash on Feb 23, 2007 9:05 PM EST reply actions

This showed up on ESPN front page today.

Page 2 feature on the merits of Griffey's character and his love of the game, especially compared to the likes of Bonds.

Ironic and a beautiful counterpoint to the semi-recent claims in outlets such as ESPN that 'The Kid' had lost his love of the game (as if he's supposed to sit on the bench while injured and unable to contribute for half a season just smiling and wearing his hat backwards...)

More, more, more ....... how do you like it?

by Gapper on Feb 23, 2007 9:43 PM EST reply actions

Link would've been nice...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/070222&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos2

More, more, more ....... how do you like it?

by Gapper on Feb 23, 2007 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

c'mon

it's obviously Krivsky. The "disease free" part seals it. He already got burned by Majewski.

by Man Mountain on Feb 24, 2007 9:16 AM EST reply actions

I seem to remember this picture from last year

Is it just me or did this picture of "Freel" with a bunch of co-eds pop up at some point last year as well? Was it this time last year that he was arrested in FL for drunk driving or something? This is when I'm thinking the photo first appeared.

by ben nevis on Feb 24, 2007 11:17 AM EST reply actions

Yeah

I just recycled it, seemed appropriate.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

by JD Arney on Feb 24, 2007 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

Funny

Yeah
I just recycled it, seemed appropriate.

Same thing Freel said the next day after that photo.

by rose2hall on Feb 24, 2007 11:52 PM EST up reply actions

I'm having second thoughts about his dirty shirts

by Red Menace on Feb 24, 2007 11:53 AM EST reply actions

that ad must have taken Farney ages to finish

considering he types with his forehead...BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A GAMER!!!

by Man Mountain on Feb 24, 2007 12:27 PM EST reply actions

Mostly Lurker Rare Commenter

But what happened -- or what did i miss about Shackelford last year -- that was mentioned on the front page?

by artvandelay on Feb 24, 2007 1:02 PM EST reply actions

I've been pretty active around here...

For the last year...And I'm pretty lost about the whole Shackleford thing...

Seems like he got accused of something that turned out to be a false accusation...but I can't remember for sure :-(

Oh, well you know what, I found the card, actually, they're from your mom, so tell your gay mom I said thanks!

by chandrathan on Feb 24, 2007 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

Oh yeah...

"And you want to be my latex salesman..."

Oh, well you know what, I found the card, actually, they're from your mom, so tell your gay mom I said thanks!

by chandrathan on Feb 24, 2007 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

this was

one of the greatest storylines of last year.

Love Shack put up a match.com profile and met a chick to get freaky. Commenter The Sports PhD posted it here on Red Reporter, earning JD a link to Deadspin.

Oh yeah, the wrongdoing. He was arrested on suspicion that the woman he met in Milwaukee and had sex with was not so consensual with the sensuality. Spent a night in the can, was released, sent to Louisville, then the charges were dropped.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

by boobs on Feb 24, 2007 1:42 PM EST up reply actions

Wow

I'd heard he was looking for love online, and that he'd been arrested for suspected sexual assault, but I didn't realize the two were related.

You wouldn't think pro baseball players would need to pay for personals ads, but apparently, they do. I know someone who dated a Yankees pitcher. Not a particularly famous one, but still. She met him through Match.com. Dated him for awhile, but her biological clock was ticking, and he wasn't ready to settle down, so she dumped him.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on Feb 24, 2007 1:49 PM EST up reply actions

also

Here's his mug shot and a link to his match.com profile.
http://redreporter.wikidot.com/love-shack

by Red Menace on Feb 24, 2007 6:14 PM EST up reply actions

I just responded to the ad

using an email address I just created for this purpose. I wonder if I'll get a response...It would be funny. I'm sure a ton of people have responded by now. I asked him what position he played.

In the title it says the guy is 30, so that pretty much points to Freel doesn't it? Isn't he 30 now?

Still haven't found what I'm looking for.

by Daedalus on Feb 24, 2007 6:12 PM EST reply actions