Felger & Mazz Examine Other Fat Athletes

BOSTON (CBS) -- The Red Sox won't hold their first full squad workout of the spring until Wednesday, but the boys of summer already have fans and media in a tizzy.

Pablo Sandoval reported to spring training on Sunday, and a rather unflattering photo of the Boston third baseman has regurgitated concerns about his weight. Sandoval was never going to grace the cover of the SI swimsuit edition (though there's always a shot at the ESPN Body issue), but after an offseason that had both team president Dave Dombrowski and manager John Farrell talking about Sandoval's commitment to his conditioning, it was disappointing to see Sandoval in his same plump state as he and the team try to put a disappointing 2015 in the rear view mirror.

The "fat athlete" shtick can be an entertaining one, but Felger & Mazz have already had enough of it.

"It only works and is cute for a little bit," Felger said on Monday. "Kung Fu Panda is cute and all that when he's in his 20s in San Francisco, but now he's close to 30 and putting on weight – not losing it. It isn't going to last and it isn't going to work. It can't."

To dive a little further into this buffet, Felger & Mazz took a look back at some of the more rotund athletes to grace the world of sports, including former Sox pitchers Josh Beckett, Rich Garces (described as "cute and quaint" compared to Sandoval), quarterback Jared Lorenzen (better known as the "Hefty Lefty") and even big Vince Wilfork. Check out the full segment in the video above, or just enjoy some pictures of plump athletes below.