Ted Keith at SI reported this:
Indeed, Wieters seemed to be so blessed with ability that his teammates at Tech nicknamed him God after one especially heavenly performance against Miami in his freshman season, in which he put on a power display while playing pitcher, catcher and first base with equal skill.There were more than 100 comments on the Baseball Think Factory site about Wieters' prowess, many of them in jest -- including one that said his PECOTA projection is so good, they are working on a WIETERS projection system.
And this:
Q: What's the difference between Matt Wieters and Superman?
A: Kryptonite can stop Superman.
Or "Starting in 2009, Matt Wieters will have homefield advantage in the World Series."
And even better: "Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors."
Matt Wieters is now the Chuck Norris of baseball. Prompting my theft of these Chuck Norris facts:
- Matt Wieters can kill two stones with one bird. (Particularly appropriate for an Oriole.)
- There is no evolution. Only the divine creationism of Matt Wieters.
- A Matt Wieters home run is the preferred method of execution in 16 states.
- The grass is always greener on the other side of the infield, unless Matt Wieters has been there, and then it is blood red.
- There is an "I" in Wieters, but there is no team. Not even close.
- If at first you don't succeed, you aren't Matt Wieters.
- Most people fear the Reaper. Matt Wieters considers the Reaper a promising rookie.
- Matt Wieters doesn't chew tobacco. He chews tin foil.
- Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Matt Wieters.
- There are no steroids in baseball. Just players that Matt Wieters has breathed on.
- Pitchers don't throw fastballs to Matt Wieters. His gravitational pull yanks it out of their hands.
