The e-mails were numerous and enjoyable; thanks to everyone who wrote in. (Those confused by this giant waste of time should check out the
earlier Brosius post.)
Again, we're looking to solve the equation: "Saying Scott Brosius should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame is like saying X should be in the Y Hall of Fame." Here are some of the notables, minus an unprintable Cory Lidle joke (you can probably fill in the blanks).
A gent by the name of Aaron Lewis -- who I assume is not the dude from Staind -- gave us perhaps the most esoteric of all entries:
...is like saying baseball-reference.com should be in the
aesthetically-pleasing-and-functionally-navigable-website Hall of Fame.So true, although the kettle/black implications make me a little uneasy.
A few readers decided not to replace X at all, opting for:
Saying Scott Brosius should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame is like saying Scott Brosius should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame.Or, perhaps even better, from Steven R.:
Saying Scott Brosius should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame is like saying Scott Brosius should be in the Negro League Hall of Fame.Iain G. went with a less hyperbolic approach:
Saying Scott Brosius should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame is like saying John Paxson should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame.In a way, the accuracy of this statement illustrates better than any of the others just how ridiculous that Chris dude's article was. (Likewise, Matt B. opted for a Rick Fox analogy. I could see that.)
There were many Eckstein entries, several of which suggested his hypothetical induction into the Body Building Hall of Fame. Among the other Ecktries:
...David Eckstein should be in the Pigmentation Hall of Fame.
(From Billy W., who I sometimes like to call B-Dubs, or, even less frequently, Chauncy BillDubs.)
and this mind-bender from Ricardo A.:
Kevin Garnett in the David Eckstein Hall of Fame.Ricardo also supplied us with the most
FJMish, and yes, my favorite entry:
...Mark Wohlberg in the Catch Me If You Can Hall Of Fame.Congratulations! All winners and losers will receive four million dollars in the mail. Cash!
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