Fan Friday: Freddie Freeman

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The huggingst first baseman in Major League Baseball just signed the longest contract in Atlanta Braves history + I don't think that anyone could be mad about that. He's going to make an absurd $135 MILLION. I don't even know what I would do with $1 million. Like, I could pay off my student loans, credit cards, buy that Jeep Wrangler I want, pay the insurance on it for a year, + still have money to burn. So the salary numbers for professional athletes always make my head spin.

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Forget how incredible he is at first base (I mean, he could make me look like an All Star second baseman out there -- all you have to do is get the ball within like 10 feet of him) + forget how awesome his offense is (which Braves Country did a little bit with all of Justin Upton's home runs in April last year)  the biggest thing Freddie brings to our Atlanta Braves is the hugs. They're like -- great hugs man. I mean look at the joy on his face up there! Our creative department even made a commercial about it -- the overbro:

There are tumblrs dedicated to Freddie Freeman hugging people. When I started google searching images for him -- google automatically suggested "Freddie Freeman hugging" I think Fox Sports South even did a segment on his hugs. He doesn't give them out all willy nilly, no you have to earn yourself a Freddie hug. Last year we even got him to the All-Star Game via fan vote with #HugsOverHype. 

Please ignore my Instagram enhanced sunburn..

I -- for one -- am super excited that we'll be taking Freddie + his hugs with us to the new ballpark. I think he was an excellent choice for the face of the franchise + I cannot wait for Spring Training games to start. 2014 is going to be a good season for my Bravos, I can feel it. 

Linking up with Venus -- because I'm a fan of Freddie's Hugs -- obviously.