The Chicago White Sox: Baseball’s Fattest Team

SportsTsar.com found this 4/12/2008 on umpbump.com [flag]

Thanks to ESPN.com’s new “roster analysis” page, which automatically updates as teams’ rosters change, we can keep track of various averages for each major league roster all season long. Baseball’s fattest team? The Chicago White Sox (and it’s not even that close) , weighing in at an average of 221 pounds. The biggest culprits include the [...] ... [link]

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Published 4/12/2008 by George at SportsTsar.com
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