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Which MLB player do you want to eat Thanksgiving dinner with?
Chances are, Thanksgiving dinner is already on your mind. You might be preparing to cook it, salivating over the prospect of it or traveling somewhere to eat it with friends or family.
As The Stew prepares to take a breather for turkey time (don't worry, the NFL is here for you) we tossed out a question on Twitter that got some interesting answers: Which MLB player, past or present, would you want to eat Thanksgiving dinner with?
There's a lot to consider when answering: Are they cooking? Are you placing a premium on good company? Or being able to say, "Guess who I shared turkey with?" Or are you just thinking about the funniest pairing? Each of those is acceptable.
Here are our favorite reader responses to the query. As you can see, some people answered in earnest:
@bigleaguestew Tug McGraw of the @Phillies, with whom I once had lunch. The most genuine, warm, funny guy I ever saw on a ball field.
— Matthew Veasey (@MatthewVeasey) November 26, 2014
— We Love You Flan (@CandlestickWill) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew Brooks Robinson. He was an incredible player and is a genuinely good person.
— Greg Dietrich (@sick_boy1977) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew Mickey 'freakin' Mantle
— Jeff Stockton (@jeffstockton1) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew @mikeoz Rickey Henderson.
— Dayton from Nebraska (@BravesAmerica) November 26, 2014
Some people, we couldn't tell whether they were serious:
David Wells would be fun. MT @bigleaguestew Which #MLB player, past or present, would you want to have Thanksgiving dinner with? Why?
— @JLaff (@JLaff) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew @gehrig38 the man should be in the hall of fame already!
— lcmike (@lc_mike) November 26, 2014
Others went very much "inside baseball":
@bigleaguestew @mikeoz clearly @OldHossRadbourn because you'd be drunk and fornicating with women before the end of the 1st football game.
— Robert Mack (@bmackdsm) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew "Cy" Young. Because I would poison him.
— Old Hoss Radbourn (@OldHossRadbourn) November 26, 2014
And, of course, some people had jokes:
@bigleaguestew Ryan Howard. I think he might need a break from his own family right now.
— Max L. (@LonettoMB) November 26, 2014
Chris Sale. More food for me RT @bigleaguestew: For the night crowd: Which #MLB player would you want to have Thanksgiving dinner with? Why?
— PCB (@PhilCokesBrain) November 26, 2014
@PhilCokesBrain @bigleaguestew He'll just claim you have some guy in Center Field stealing food.
— Kyle Remenap (@KRemenap0424) November 26, 2014
@bigleaguestew Prince - he can eat whatever I can't.
— Stephan Rhymer (@stephakanoni) November 26, 2014
YOUR TURN
Leave us a comment naming which baseball player you'd like to eat Thanksgiving dinner with. Answer in earnest or give us your best snarky response. We're happy with either.
Oh, and The Stew hopes your Thanksgiving is less awkward than Ryan Howard's.
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Mike Oz is an editor for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz
