After 3 weeks of voting and 64 men, we are down to the final two.

South Champion
Name: Brad Ausmus
Sport: Baseball
Team: Houston Astros
Position: Catcher
Born: April 14, 1969
Height: 5'11 Weight: 195 lbs
Brad Ausmus

vs.

West Champion
Name: David Carr
Sport: Football
Team: Houston Texans
Position: Quarterback
Born: July 21, 1979
Height: 6'3 Weight: 230 lbs
David Carr

Good luck to both men! And here we go...

2006 King of the Hardwood Brackets

[ April 17, 2006, 07:53 AM: Message edited by: Mariner Duck Guy ]

Okay MDG,
I know you could find a more enticing photo of Brad than the one that's featured.David's photo is much better.

I just can't believe that Bloom didn't threepeat. Ah well.

Some other Ausmus pictures:

In the dugout

On the field


Modeling In his catchers' gear

Hard decision, and almost couldn't come with my choice, but one has a more sexy appeal to me than the other.

I'm wish voting for MDG was one of the options, because I think he deserves to be the 2006 King (or Queen - whichever he prefers). wink

[ April 12, 2006, 09:11 AM: Message edited by: scottie ]

Great avatar,jeffrey!

khartoum, those phots make him look like a teenager instead of the man he looks like in the front page pics. curious.

You know, and for me, it's which one is the bigger fantasy. Makes it tough. A difficult decsion. Hard choice for hard wood.

[ April 12, 2006, 10:40 AM: Message edited by: shore ]

D A V I D
C A R R
F O R
K O T H

Ausmus from last year's playoffs

Ausmus: spring training '06

Neither would have made my own personal KOTH tournament, but I voted for Mr Carr in the hopes that Cyd would get to make that call to Mr Carr and the Texans to congratulate him on his win and report back to us.

Anyone keep clicking on the resutls button to check the results?

I think of all the contestants, Ausmus was one of the most difficult to find good pictures other than the basball card or Astro PR photos.

Carr with short hair = yes
Carr with long hair = NO!

voting seems to be a little slower today, in intensity. only 58 have voted.

This got boring since the Elite 8.

As a proud Houstonian I'm encouraging everyone to vote for Brad Ausmus -- not only is he pro-gay (he was Billy Bean's roommate and supported him when he came out), he's my neighbor (during the season), and he's also a TOTAL STUD!

David Carr's aw'ight, but hasn't really done much for getting the Texans outta the cellar. Brad's got a NL Champions ring!

Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD, Vote BRAD!

Ausmus is AWESOME!

Yeah but Davey has given his offensive line some rest by taking most of the hits himself! That's gotta count for something.

I told Billy Bean yesterday that Brad was in the Final 4 and he laughed and said he would tell him.

65 votes. Not bad. This one runs 5 days so there may not be a rush to vote!

I'm stll not sure if I like the blind vote. In one way, it's not as exciting because you don't know who's in the elad and you can't do play by play, but on the other hand, it is sort of cool not knowing who's in the lead.

I voted for Ausmus because he seems really cool and I like his look. And Carr beat Joey.
Boo Carr.

I second that!

Cool beans.

And an autographed photo of Ausmus would make a wonderful "Thank You" for the girl (ok, me) who brought him to "the dance"

I voted for Brad.I wish I could see his "bat"
Someone ask Billy about how Brad looks naked!

“If Billy Bean is happy being gay then I’m happy for him. I don’t pretend to understand homosexuality. I don’t pretend to understand why a man loves a man. It doesn’t make sense to me, but I don’t understand quantum physics either.” - Brad Ausmus

What do people think:

Should we have a running vote total? I kind of think so since it keeps this thread hopping. What do you all think?

I think this poll right now is exciting wink

I like Ausmus looks... it doesn't jump right out, but the longer you look at him, the more appealing he is. I noticed some resemblance to Linus Roache, and that sweet, gentle face can bring so much animalistic reaction.

Oh joy! Oh blissful joy! Bloom is gone!

Go baseball.

I give you full permission to unlock the secret vote and let the bloodshed begin!

Baseball still claims the title of the National Pastime though we know man watching is the actual national pastime and, for that reason, Brad Ausmus gets my vote. And anyway, you have to love a catcher.

~Adam

"I like gay men. I like them a lot. If I wasn't happily married I'd like them like everyday. Yum, Yum Gimme Some!" - David Carr

[ Edited to add ]

At least that's what I heard. His actually words were something along the lines of...

"We worked really hard in the second half and I'm really proud of my guys. It's nice to win one for a change." - David Carr

[ April 12, 2006, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: Maddog ]

I haven't posted in ages, but as a native Houstonian I had to vote.

No idea if any of you saw these from last August, but here you go anyway.

As hot as I think David is, I've met Brad and my vote went with him.

David Carr 3

David Carr 1

Welcome Back Elrond! Nice pics too.

Up to 109 votes. Just don't know which way to go.

I just noticed, if Brad wins, he could be notified of his win on his birthday. Now what a nice gift that would be. April 14. Swaying my vote.

Shore,the poll runs until 9am Monday morning. 5 full days of voting for the finals. So the winner will be announced not on Ausmus' birthday, but on my birthday!

Go Ausmus. That quote is good. That would be awesome if he won, and he actually said something to Cyd or Jim.

But for the Hardwood, can I vote for the Jockstrap central model? Nice body, and booty.

Wait a second! I smell a Houston conspiracy here. Or is it that the sports teams in Houston are just stacked that heavily with hot guys?

All the coolest guys are born in April! wink wink wink

FIVE DAYS of voting! Are you trying to kill me? You're killing me! I have to go the whole Easter weekend without knowing who my King is? Torture. Agony. Persecution. Oh wait, now I know why we celebrate Easter.

MDG,

Thanks again for all of your hard work. This has been a lot of fun. I don't think you need to change a thing for next year. (except maybe having the final vote tally viewable to keep the frenzy going to the end)

You officially rock sir! Have a great weekend!

MDG,
I totally agree,you DO rock!This is a lot of fun and even though my "Freddie" didn't win we ended up with two very hot guys anyway!XOX

Thanks Maddog & Eddiecat! Hmmm Cat & Dog!

Up to 149 votes. Remember, voting runs until Monday so you have ample time to do your research & pick the "best man" for the job!

See the crown, Be the crown.

I wonder if he still has the crown?

Though devastated that no hockey boys made it past the first round, I'm all for David Carr.

A ton of sweet photos of Carr...

I think mine was the 169th vote. Had to go for Brad.

Bumping up and we are at 179 votes!

Good Morning bump. We're up to 184 voters and we are on Day 3 of the 5 day voting period.

I changed Ausmus' picture in post #1 due to requests from Ausmus fans.

Vote Vote Vote!

Too bad it's Easter weekend and the voting ends Monday; this will keep down turnout a bit I would guess. Blame Diebold! wink

UP to 191, and time for me to vote. Still a hard choice.

We've hit the magic 200! I wonder how many of those votes are for my boy?

Hopefully only yours!

I have to agree with you, Jim.

GO BRAD!

BTW, does the winner actually get sent something? Maybe they can get something like an option to donate a given amount of money to a GLBT friendsly charity of choice in their name from Outsports.