Fancy Boys Club founder Brandon Andeasen is slowly losing his mind as the ice cold of the Midwest stagnates. With the Bears season over, he is leaning into one of his favorite obsessions: random sports facts. Until morale improves, he will be posting stories about random sporting events, sports stadium architecture, and the stars that play on the field. Today, he looks at the most random Chicago Cubs to make the annual MLB All Star Game.
It started this morning. I woke up and saw that Chicago Bears cornerback Nashone Wright had made the Pro Bowl (this was somehow only the second most ridiculous Pro Bowl addition on this day, thanks to Shedeur Sanders) and I thought to myself “well, that has to be one of the most random all star selections in Bears history…” and then I had a second thought, “wait, that’s not the most ridiculous honor in Chicago history, though. There was that one guy. He played first base in the early 2010’s. The hell was his name? Micah Hoffpauir! Wait. No. That can’t be right. Who the hell am I thinking of…”
Instead of letting that thought go like a normal person would, I proceeded to start google spamming references that would help me figure it out. I happened upon Baseball Reference, and found my answer: Bryan LaHair!
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