Dallas Braden is now Willy Wonka or Kleinfeld from 'Carlito's Way'
The Internet points out Dallas Braden's doppelgangers
You probably remember Dallas Braden as the guy who feuded with A-Rod and then threw a perfect game on Mother's Day in 2010 (or as the guy who flashed his tummy tattoo on the infield).
Back then, he looked like this:
Braden has retired from Major League Baseball and is enjoying a healthy second act as a baseball analyst for ESPN. And he's doing so ... in style.
"@SaintBrendan: @DALLASBRADEN209 I was thinking of Monday's combination. That's on me, guyski. pic.twitter.com/GjQSpIv5uH" nobody's perfect bro.
- Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) August 22, 2014
That perm ... that suit ... it makes you say, "Man, that guy looks ridiculous, but I know I've seen him somewhere before." Luckily, you live in the future where people flocked to Twitter to point out all of Dallas Braden's hilarious doppelgangers:
Dallas Braden looks like Willy Wonka. #ESPN #perm #yikes
- Spencer Duggan (@Ixspenceive) October 2, 2014
Dallas Braden looks like someone that would be interviewed in a 20 year old video my history teacher made us watch in eighth grade
- Ruthless Sports Guy (@Ruthless_Sports) October 2, 2014
Dallas Braden looks like Bradley Cooper's character from American Hustle, now pic.twitter.com/ZktZrEeefp
- Steve Stiles (@thestevestiles) October 2, 2014
Dallas Braden looks like Krusty the Clown's younger brother
- Thomas Galvin (@ThomasGalvin) October 1, 2014
ESPN @BBTN analyst Dallas Braden looks like Sean Penn in Carlito's Way #postseason pic.twitter.com/f39na1JQq9
- Sean (@seanmohen) September 30, 2014
Regardless of which doppelganger camp you fall into, at least take the time to respect the knowledge while making Willy Wonka/Sean Penn jokes, because Braden still knows his stuff.
MAD BUM showing every young pitcher how important it is to move your FB around the zone. Opens the zone, in & out. Allows u to change levels
- Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 2, 2014