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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: "Caravan displays Sizemore's celebrity" |
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Here's an article from Indians.com about the attention Grady is getting on the Winter Caravan...
Caravan displays Sizemore's celebrity
Outfielder not fazed by outpouring of affection from populace
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Grady Sizemore's 24 homers and 33 stolen bases in 2007 get him as much attention as his looks. (AP)
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CANTON, Ohio -- The woman stood before a crowd of 400 people Thursday and asked a question that was, shall we say, unique.
"I'd like to ask Grady what he's doing next Saturday," the woman said, "because my daughter has to go to winter formal and she needs a date."
We'll leave the woman's name anonymous to protect the innocent -- or, more accurately, to protect her embarrassed daughter.
Nonetheless, you have to admire the courage she displayed in, essentially, asking Grady Sizemore out on a date, in front of a room full of people who came to the McKinley Grand Hotel for one of the Indians' final Winter Caravan stops.
"I don't have a date for the winter formal either," Sizemore replied.
That's certainly not the first time the popular Sizemore has been asked out by a total stranger. Such is life when you're a ballplayer with the good looks to match your enormous talent.
Predictably, the girls flocked everywhere the 25-year-old Sizemore went on the last two days of the Caravan. They snapped his picture, begged him to sign their paraphernalia and, if they were lucky, got a smile or a wink.
Think of Elvis in his prime, but substitute a Gold Glove for the guitar.
Of course, this celebrity does nothing to aid Sizemore's attempts to stay out of the spotlight. One would be hard-pressed to find a professional athlete less inclined to draw attention to or talk about himself.
Sizemore's popularity, then, is a paradox. But he handles it pretty well.
"I don't make it a point to not go places where I might get mobbed or anything," he said before Thursday's event. "I spend the majority of my time at the field. But I don't go out of my way to avoid people."
That was evident by Sizemore's mere presence on this swing through towns that tout the Tribe. And at the Canton stop, the women were particularly forward with their questions for him.
Following the winter formal proposal, another woman asked Sizemore, reliever Jensen Lewis and prospect Scott Lewis how they handle all the attention they receive from girls.
"The fans have been great," Sizemore said after a pause, drawing a roar from the crowd. "We appreciate your support. But we're all professionals. We try to focus on baseball."
No one bought it.
But it is easy to buy into the elements that make Sizemore one of the Indians' elite players. Good looks and good skills will get you by, but Sizemore is never satisfied. He's a tireless worker, respectful of the game and its history and mindful of his role-model status.
Such qualities added up to a third woman (yes, the women of Canton did not waste this opportunity to talk to Sizemore) standing up to tell the crowd that her daughter's room is covered with pictures of Sizemore. And she credited him with inspiring her daughter to get straight A's in the classroom and to show dedication in honing her softball skills.
Date requests aside, this was as high a compliment as a ballplayer can receive. A humbled Sizemore nodded in appreciation.
Once the luncheon question and answer session was complete and Sizemore was done signing autographs for the throng of fans, it was time to board the bus back to Cleveland. As he did so, a steady stream of well-wishers -- mostly girls, naturally -- followed him to the door.
Observing the mob scene from the comforts of the bus, Tribe manager Eric Wedge summed it up best:
"Elvis has left the building."
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Here's an actual link to the article: http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080124&content_id=2354647&vkey=news_cle&fext =.jsp&c_id=cle
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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"Following the winter formal proposal, another woman asked Sizemore, reliever Jensen Lewis and prospect Scott Lewis how they handle all the attention they receive from girls."
...does Jensen get attention from girls???
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hahahahahaha! That's friggin' hilarious!
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*gasp* hey i think Jensen is shmexy. I love Grady's Reply to that lady that he didnt have a date to the formal either. funny stuff. he DOES have a sense of humor. who knew?
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Mel, you think everyone is hot!
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I know Mel, I loved that response too! Maybe this will be the season he'll come out of his shell.
LOL Michele...very true. Mel, you have a crush on lots of people. hehe.
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Can you blame me?? The Cleveland Indians have some of the HOTTEST players in the land. no lie. And comeon Tiff, you KNOW you agree with me on Cliff Lee 
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Oh my Gosh. I swear we have the best looking team in baseball! I mean, of course Grady, but then Travis, Jake, Josh, Victor (but he's more cute than hott), Ryan, and we used to have Fernando Cabrera, Ben Broussard, Aaron Boone, and Omar. Practically our whole team is at least good looking. Yea for us!
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I will agree with everything we do have a really fine looking team! I am married and boy do i love looking at this team. There talented but they are very good looking.. and I enjoy looking at them every chance i get.. 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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One of the things my mom and I love to talk about is how good-looking the guys are in the Tribe. *Swoons* A very handsome group of guys I think! Grady, Jake, Victor, Franklin, etc... |
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I think we ALL know that the Indians are the most gorgeous team in all of Major League Baseball..let's just face it girls. Every player is hot in their own way. 
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| gradyladie12 wrote: |
| I will agree with everything we do have a really fine looking team! I am married and boy do i love looking at this team. There talented but they are very good looking.. and I enjoy looking at them every chance i get.. |
Me too Merry... luckily my hubby is a huge Indians fan too, so I can look all I want and he's just happy that I want to watch baseball with him lol... if only he knew.....
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The Detroit Tigers might be one our biggest competitors in athletics, but they don't stand a chance against us in looks! |
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Ain't no other team as hot as our team. 
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Amen. Drinks all around. 
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