Someone on the Tigers thinks manager Brad Ausmus is ‘dreamy’
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus is a fine looking gentleman. No one denies this. During most games, the announcers will often mention that he looks like he could still play. During a recent Sunday Night Baseball telecast, Curt Schilling even talked about Ausmus’ good looks.
The announcers aren’t the only ones to notice Ausmus’ handsomeness, though. Someone on the Tigers decided to run with the sentiment, creating some fashionable t-shirts.
The shirts mysteriously appeared in players’ lockers Wednesday. As of Thursday morning, no one had taken credit for the prank.
Ausmus, however, has an idea of who might be behind the whole thing, according to James Schmehl of mlive.com.
“I think it was Alex [Avila]. That’s my guess,” he said. “He has free time. He boldly walked into the room wearing it in front of me. So I assume that’s his way of bragging.”
Tigers reliever Joba Chamberlain, the mastermind behind last year’s Zubaz craze, denied involvement Thursday. As did Tigers hitting coach Wally Joyner, who was initially believed to have ordered the shirts.
That leaves Avila, Ausmus said.
“I’ve got a feeling,” he said. “But I really didn’t do an investigation into it. I wasn’t overly concerned.”
The shirts are actually available for purchase on bigwaterapparel.com. So, if you agree with the notion, or just want to get in on the joke, you can buy your own shirt now.
Ausmus, to his credit, seemed to have a pretty good sense of humor about the whole thing. He told Schmehl he might even wear one of the shirts if it leads to a winning streak.
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It’s not like anyone would notice, though. Who is going to look at the face on a shirt when they can stare longingly at the real thing?
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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik
