To get today’s Sports Illustrated. Holy crap. I opened my mailbox and about swooned dead away on the spot to see Ryan Braun, Justin Upton and Troy Tulowitzki looking oh-so-adorable. Then I realized I could open the cover and find Jacoby Ellsbury, Clay Buchholz and Ryan Zimmerman. It’s like a centerfold for girls! Sigh. Troy Tulowitzki is so effing cute.
UPDATE: Thanks to alert reader Ian for a link to the actual cover that was NOT taken with Andrea’s digital camera on her bedroom floor. Good show, fella.There is also a photo gallery on SI.com that is devoted to the Class of 2005.
I would like to say “hey there” to Alex Gordon, Ricardo Romero, Mike Pelfrey, Cameron Maybin, Andrew McCutchen, Jay Bruce, Matt Garza, Colby Rasmus, Travis Buck, Chase Headley, Yunel Escobar, Micah Owings, and Austin Jackson. Y’all deserve to be on the cover too. And finally I’d like to give a big “hello sailor” to Jeff Clement. I don’t even care that you went to USC. He’s 24, he’s 6’1, he’s from Marshalltown, Iowa and he NEEDS to call me.
Ladies... 
Here’s a link to the cover that is clearer.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/graphics/03_26_08_si_mlbcover/
My hero, Ian. I just got so flustered by the actual magazine that I took a couple quick pics of it on my floor. I like your version much better. : )
No problem at all. Happy to help the Ladies out whenever I can.
WOW!
Holy crap holy crap holy crap.
Umm…that’s all I got. Holy freaking crap.
jeff clement..mmmmm
I think you found the meaning for life!
For real ladies, I have torn the cover off my SI (very carefully) and put it on my wall. I am not even kidding.
Also: JEFF FROM IOWA! He’s a catcher! I LOVE CATCHERS! CALL ME!
Jeff could be my new baseball boyfriend if he makes it to the bigs! I love catchers too – swoon!
Jeff Clement — seriously great eye color there. :-)
I know, right?!? Swoon.
If Clement remains in AAA, I could meet him when Tacoma comes to Omaha in May. Not that I’m wishing non-success on him, but…well, I kind of am.
2 Red Soxs!!! Hottie heaven!! Look Ryan Braun’s smile, so angelic. As Paula Abdul would say, I wanna squeeze his head off and hang him on my rear-view mirror.
I AM SO GLAD IT’S BASEBALL TIME.
I’m in an A’s jersey today, feeling happy about the promise of thousands of games of my favorite sport starting SOON.
I got my SI on Wednesday afternoon–I’m savoring it; I haven’t gotten to the article on hot baseball boys just yet.
Whoa Jeff….WANT
And Gradavid, there’s no way Paula has ever said a complete sentence. Someone else must have said that!
Hey, Paula sometimes sounds downright sober.
Got the mag yesterday, I’m at work in my Brewers T-Shirt and I’m going to the “final Spring Training” game at Miller Park tomorrow. Holy crap, it’s finally, for real, actually baseball season!!!
(And Wisconsin’s in the Sweet 16 tonight) What a great Day!!
Go Badgers, Nicole! I always root Big Ten. Go Spartans too!
I’m all for Sparty as long as we don’t have to play them! I have a deep and abiding hate for Drew Neitzel because he seems to have his best games against us! I do, however, have MSU in my pool at work and they’re my only hope after Tennessee bit it last night.
Awesome.
Jeff Clement is a damn fine looking young man. Wow!
Clement is beautiful.
But can I just say: DO NOT FORGET JED LOWRIE if you’re talking class of ’05. He’s not hot, particularly, but absolutely 300% adorable, in that dorky-and-sweet way.
That little mole on Clement’s neck (the one directly under his ear)………… hmmmmmmmmm
Can we get a picture of him standing in his catching gear, with his mask flipped up, and one hand on his hip? I think I’d pass out.
Yay! Tulo is a cutie and JACOBYYYY!
I wonder why all baseball players spit.
I know.
ahh just to let you ladies know.. jeff just got married recently.. too bad for us = )
He is definetely married. He married his high school sweetheart. Sorry ladies!!