The Cuban Missile Continued

Earlier this week, I came across this schedule at Elite as I was leaving, Topps 2009 jumbo pack in hand. I didn't even notice the cover picture until last night when walking out of Target, again with various Topps 2009 packs in hand.

There's been discussion of how Alexei is lizard-ly, chipmunk-ly, cute, or not-cute, but it's becoming clear that Alexei is just plain EPIC. Given all these crazy photos of him out there, my conclusion thus far is that he transcends "photogenic"!

The Cuban Missile

It's true... I wrote an e-mail from another continent I was so upset that Jenni denigrated White Sox 2nd baseman Alexei Ramirez in her round up of the AL Central.

Though I got some support from Kei in the comments, I think Alexei needs a little more defending. I'll admit that he looks a little like a chipmunk...


And according to Google image search appears to have a strong tendency to be photographed with his hands in the air...


But watch this video and tell me that there is not something kind of cute about this stringy infielder. Look at him pow-wow with Konerko after the play. I don't even think they speak the same language!



Maybe not quite as handsome as the Sox's last 2nd baseman, but close.