As Spring Training nears its end, this interesting graphic might be the best thing that you see all week. It comes to us from Fox Sports Midwest and describe one of the Cardinals players as "Minor League Guy":
His real name is Oscar Tavares but let him be known as Minor League Guy for the rest of his career.
(Courtesy of Joe Sports Fan)
Found March 26, 2012 on
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