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February 14, 2008 Spring Training 08 Joe Janish

Duaner Sanchez Looking Trim

Tommy Lasorda didn’t look this good after drinking SlimFast (the first, second, nor third time). Weight Watchers wishes Ron Darling would have done as well.

Before

Duaner Sanchez before

After

Skinny Sanchez

WOW.

Last year at this time, Duaner Sanchez weighed in at a sloppy 230 pounds. Now he’s down to 205.

“Now I’m in the best shape of my life,” Duaner Sanchez said. “I haven’t looked like this since I was 19.”

His weight and lackadaisical attitude drew the ire of Willie Randolph, who reprimanded him on more than one occasion — and sent him home.

“I had to get more serious than before and be more responsible,” Sanchez said Tuesday after a workout at the Minor League complex. He has arrived before many of his fellow pitchers. “I wasn’t giving it my best last year. Willie was right to be mad.”

(from Marty Noble, Mets.com)

What motivated him to lose all the weight?

“That picture on MetsToday.com made me sick to my stomach — and I had a big stomach at the time so you can imagine how sick I was. Just because my nickname is Dirty and my stuff is filthy doesn’t mean I have to look like a big fat pig. If not for seeing my sickening, bloated self on MetsToday.com I would have never had the motivation to lose the fat. I owe it all to MetsToday.com.”

OK, that last quote wasn’t REALLY from Duaner …

Joe Janish began MetsToday in 2005 to provide the unique perspective of a high-level player and coach -- he earned NCAA D-1 All-American honors as a catcher and coached several players who went on to play pro ball. As a result his posts often include mechanical evaluations, scout-like analysis, and opinions that go beyond the numbers. Follow Joe's baseball tips on Twitter at @onbaseball and at the On Baseball Google Plus page.
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