Posted Only Because Its Funny: Izzy Alcantara

Way back at the turn of the century, the Red Sox were a bunch of choking dogs who hadn't won anything since the Titanic sank. The team's fans were perpetually distraught, as the team was persistently on the verge of making the playoffs, but always falling short.

During this time, the Chosen One, the player who would ride in on a white horse (or maybe a bus) and single-handedly push the team into the playoffs was always around the corner. The Boston media went from one such player to the next, always hyping hyping hyping until the inevitable downfall.

One such player who got the "Next Great Thing" treatment was Izzy Alcantara. Alcantara was a hitter of such extraordinary ability that he would surely arrive in Boston grab the team by the collar and drag the Sox kicking and screaming past opposing players into the playoffs.

Here's Alcantara in action:



Well, part of that last sentence was correct. Lets look at it once more, but this time with the proper edits:

Alcantara was a hitter of such extraordinary ability that he would surely arrive in Boston grab the team by the collar and drag the Sox kicking and screaming past opposing players into the playoffs. in the face.


There. Much better.

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