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After Page 2 compiled a list of who's soft and who's not in sports, we asked for your opinion.
Below are some of the best reader responses we've received from readers:
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THE READERS' SOFT LIST
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Category
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Soft
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Not soft
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Reader
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Jason Giambi
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As a Yankee -- short hair, no facial hair, wearing a suit
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As an Athletic -- wearing a sleeveless Simms motorcycle T-shirt with a goatee, long hair, tattoos and muscles showing
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Justin, San Leandro, Calif.
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Wanna-be Hall of Famer
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Jose Canseco
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Pete Rose
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Payman, Los Altos, Calif.
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NFL defender turned actor
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Brian Bosworth
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Howie Long
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Jim Miller, Tuscon, Ariz.
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Late night talk show hosts
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Jay Leno
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David Letterman
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Glenn Disbrow, Newark, Del.
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Celebrity "athlete" football character
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Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco
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Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher
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Jonathan, Baton Rouge, La.
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Celebrity "athlete" baseball character
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Kevin Costner as ... well, just pick one
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Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs
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Jonathan, Baton Rouge, La.
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Van Halen front man
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Gary Cherone
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David Lee Roth
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Matt Martin, Westlake Village, Calif.
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Pithy sitcom star
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David Schwimmer
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Michael J. Fox
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Mark Monce, Chicago
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African-American action hero
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Will Smith
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Denzel Washington
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Mark Monce, Chicago
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Martial arts action stars
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Jean Claude Van Damme
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Jet Li
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Al Noles, Torrance, Calif.
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Unions
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MLB umpires
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MLB players
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Matthew Coy, Lewis Center, Ohio
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All-Star Games
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Pro Bowl
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Baseball
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Matthew Coy, Lewis Center, Ohio
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Drafts
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NBA
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NFL
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Matthew Coy, Lewis Center, Ohio
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Professional cyclist
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Jan Ullrich
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Lance Armstrong
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Jeffrey Meyer, Gainesville, Fla.
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Young mobile NFL QBs
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Daunte Culpepper
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Donovan McNabb
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Erik Hawes, Minneapolis
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Heads of families
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Tony Soprano
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Michael Corleone
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Tyrone Bland, The Bronx, N.Y.
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"Flintstones" character
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Gazoo
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Mr. Slate
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Paul Dakuginow, Las Vegas
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"Star Wars" character
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Jar Jar Binks
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Grand Moff Tarkin
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Paul Dakuginow, Las Vegas
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Manager
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Don Baylor
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Dusty Baker
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Keith Gagen, Chicago
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Kids
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Kid Rock
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Jason Kidd
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Walter Grio, Seattle
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Beantown pitcher
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Pedro Martinez
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Roger Clemens
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Terence Kane, Washington
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Baseball commissioner
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Bud Selig
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A. Bartlett Giamatti
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Craig Tanikawa, Sacramento, Calif.
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Original "Star Wars" robot
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C3P0
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R2-D2
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Mike Szvetitz, Sebring, Fla.
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American city
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San Francisco
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New York
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Steve Weymouth, San Francisco
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"Sopranos" mob member
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Paulie Walnuts
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Christopher
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Steve Quin, Boston
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President's intellect
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George W. Bush
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Thomas Jefferson
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Frank Staleyen, Champaign, Ill.
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Viagara spokesman
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Bob Dole
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Rafael Palmiero
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Seneca Sanford, London, Ontario
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World peace organization
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Rotary International
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Red Cross
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Scott McSorley, Chicago
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Magicians
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Lance Burton
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David Blaine (actually, he's still frozen stiff)
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Jim Schraven, Phoenix
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Manager deciding whether or not to pitch to Sosa
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Tony La Russa
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Every other NL manager
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Marcin Seglinski, Elmwood Park, Ill.
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