A few days ago, Michael Baumann wrote an article for the Ringer titled “Even in America, Eric Thames is God” that includes a number of perfect sentences but none more perfect than this one: “Thames is absolutely shredded. He’s got thighs for forearms and pecs the size of José Altuve’s head. He looks like the kind of guy people befriend just so they can ask him to help them move.”
On some level, Baumann is right in that Thames does resemble my friend Andres who helped me move into my apartment this year. Andres, much like Thames, has thighs and pecs that maybe aren’t the size of Jose Altuve’s head, but I’ve also never seen Jose Altuve’s head so who am I to judge.