Conger admits that Squirtle is his favorite Pokemon

Well, you can move Hank Conger to the top of my "Major Leaguers I think I would have a pretty rad time with" list. While visiting a group of elementary school students on Thursday, the new Astro admitted quite a lot about himself. Namely: 

Hank Conger said he loved to read when he was in elementary school. Favorite book was "The Kid Who Only Hit Homers." pic.twitter.com/D5oeQGFgY2

- Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 22, 2015

While I may say that Catcher with a Glass Arm is really Matt Christopher's finest work, The Kid Who Only Hit Homers isn't a bad choice. 

Conger continued to elaborate on his tastes:

Conger said he used to play Pokemon. I didn't expect this to be so revealing.

- Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 22, 2015

Conger said he was a Squirtle fan. #baseballandpokemon

- Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) January 22, 2015

Now I'm starting to get a little worried. Was Conger my best friend in middle school? 

Of course, Squirtle being the favorite of a catcher isn't all that surprising. After all, with his gear on, the two look a lot a like: 

Following that logic, Hunter Pence's favorite must be Venusaur: 

Yep, checks out.