And conditioning never has been his strong point.
I recall being in the players' parking lot at Maryvale (Brewers' spring training) when Colon, then with the Angels, drove in. He was scheduled to start in a "B" game. He was already in uniform and climbed down out of his pickup with a one liter Mexican Coke in hand (made with sugar, not HFCS).
He polished it off with a couple of large swigs, tossed it back in the cab...and grabbed another one before waddling his way to the visitors' clubhouse.
Up close, he is incredibly round!
Charlie Steiner, one of the Dodgers announcers said that Colon replied to a question posed by a reporter asking how he managed to gain weight during the season. Colon allegedly replied, “lot’s of meat and cheese.”
I don’t know why, but I thought that was really funny. I eat frozen burritos covered in cheddar cheese quite often for lunch and I can confirm, it works!
Regardless his looks, Bart’s still quite the pitcher and a character as well.