Totally totally agree.

On the other hand, I would say I've never met a 23-year-old guy who would turn down the chance to sleep with a Penthouse blow-up doll.

I was so hoping he'd find a NICE girl. But he's just having his fun, maybe? Indeed, the whole thing seems awfully ambiguous about whether they're actually an item, or just... you know. Whatever.

I don't have a problem with HER--honestly--I have a problem with her talking about it. And I hate that his dad talked about it. Does Clay have any say in this? He doesn't at all seem like a terribly public person, seeing as how I've seen him look absolutely petrified and overwhelmed in front of crowds.

Yeah, parents shouldn't talk about this. Gross.

Not only did she open her yap, as the article notes:

And during a visit to the Stern show earlier this week, Erica stripped down with fellow Penthouse Pet Bree Olson and made out on the Stern sofa.

FANTASTIC.

Also, does anyone else find the headline, "Clay throwing his A game to new pet," to be somewhat... lewd?

Overall, a poor showing, I think. We can do better next time.

apparently, his roommate Jacoby's taste in nice college girls from small northwestern towns did not rub off on him.

and i bet you anything Beckett introduced them.

He seemed so sweet when I met him at the Rookie Development signing. He looked so little and, well, childlike. Some of the minor leaguers looked older than him. Oh, well. He did say in an interview that if he could date anyone on earth, it'd be Jessica Biel (I forget where it was, but it was in a video on Youtube)...

Hey, Clay's only 23. He's not thinking with the head on the top of his neck if you know what I mean. And believe it or not banging being with a Penthouse Pet is a badge of honor to some guys. It's always the ones you think won't that will.

Part of me(the part of me who likes to watch people overreact and go crazy while I sit and watch eating popcorn and watching it all unfold) kind of wished it was Jacoby who was dating the Penthouse pet. Mostly because, I'd love to see such an uproar...

Honestly the thing that bothers me is more that the girl is my age(well so is Clay) but I think this is mostly just me realizing that "Holy (bleep) I'm old" but hey the kid is 23, he's just sowing his wild oats as they like to say. I just wish I didn't hear about this ish. It kinda scares me.

Um, okay....he's as creepy as hell, but at least he's not Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's dad, who likes to say the reason his older daughter is popular is because she has "sexy" double D's. *shudders*

Clay's trying to be Josh, I think. And Josh is known for having A LOT of girlfriends.

Ballplayers have been banging models and pinup girls since the dawn of the sport, so I can't say I'm very surprised. Except Buchholz has the face of a teenager. Which actually makes this a tad disturbing.

I can't believe his father talked (bragged?) about it, though. Eeew. No, just no.

Piney: Funny you mention that. If this were Jacoby? I think half of New England would've dropped dead on the spot.

There would be a fangirl uproar unlike any other. It would be epic. I'd be watching this and eating popcorn just laughing. I don't mind whatever they stick their...errr...."sticks" in just as long as they continue playing well.

This could explain Clay's subpar pitching lately....hopefully he lays off the stuff in the regular season...THEN legitimate uproar would be fine with me.

if this were Jacoby, I'd have to cut up his player shirt! (I just bought it)

hey, who knows, maybe getting laid helps him execute pitches. if that's the case....carry on, young Clay.

Wow...this is a big disappointment. If she's spilling it to Stern (ugh) she's clearly using Clay....he'll learn....the hard way (no pun intended) but he'll learn.

Seems like it was only yesterday:
"Cay Buchholz has already pitched a no-hitter during a pennant race. That doesn't make him an expert on life in the big leagues. Buchholz is one of 12 top Red Sox prospects attending a rookie orientation this week, learning about the pressures, expectations and temptations of playing baseball in Boston.

"This is my rookie year still, so I'm still in the learning phase of everything," Buchholz said Tuesday.

I guess he done learned good.

And then...
"Justin Masterson...said he wants to be a good role model and stay away from the partying and hard living that can derail a career and tarnish a team's image. He said he knows a lot of people want to do things for Red Sox players, but the team orientation has emphasized that the decisions he makes also affect Boston's baseball tradition. The Red Sox want their players to see themselves as upholding a higher standard, Masterson said."

Don't go changin', Justin.

very sick that his dad is bragging about this, makes dad look a little jealous really.
he's young, he just won the world series, you're supposed to date a model after you win the world series. he's young, have fun. you're youth is for stuff like that. go ahead, when you're 40 and doing it is when it's not cool anymore.
being with a model opens you up to her bragging to people in a really public way that you're together, it's the only downfall of being with a model i guess-having your business out there. but i'm sure clay loves it, all the guys in the lockerroom giving him a pat on the back. bragging rights really

His Dad saying that is just wrong in so many ways. I don't know where to start.

FC: Masterson's married and a very religious guy. I seriously doubt he'd do anything like this. He met his girlfriend when they were in college, I think.

FWIW, I'm going to quote Seth Mnookin's book, which I honestly have sitting right here next to me, because I'm awesome like that, and because it's relevant:

""I didn't get laid until the All-Star Game break of my second year in the majors," [Ted] Williams said [to The New Yorker's Roger Angell]. "I was thinking about hitting." ... Williams similarly ascribed problems today's young players have to too much sex. "They're fucking their brains out," he told Angell. "They're just kids but they're all married, and the ones that aren't have got somebody living in with them, so it's like their married. They're just thinking of that one thing.""

Whoa, sleep deprivation--I meant to say Masterson met his wife when they were in college, not his girlfriend. Sorry about that...

But in no way, shape or form is a Penthouse Pet a step up from a Vicky's Secret model.

Hahaha, that's exactly what I was thinking!

I don't particularly care but I am a little creeped out by his dad now.

Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury would never do such a thing - Margie Ellsbury would never approve.

wow, it's kind of sad that I know his mother's first name.

and yeah, uh, going from a Gisele (Vicki's Secret) to some chick that spreads her snatch in a porn mag is uh...not exactly a step up.

i love clay, but damn, can he ever be dumb (cf. previous laptop theft).

I'm convinced that Clay is just going through the "dating minor celebrities" phase that Josh went through and is over, now that he's 27 and more "mature." Yep, his Dad's comments are Yick, and a Pet is not a step up from a Victoria's Secret model. But, whatever! He's single, he's 23, and most of his life must be baseball, baseball, baseball.

I really didn't think Clay would do something like this. When I first read about it, I was just laughing my head off. I mean "Penthouse Pet" is just a ridiculous title. All laughing aside, I'm a bit disapointed in him. Where'd those homegrown roots go? Be more like Jacoby, Clay - stardom hasn't exactly gone to his head yet.

"Okie Sox Fan ] says:
on March 14, 2008 10:14 AM

I'm convinced that Clay is just going through the "dating minor celebrities" phase that Josh went through"

so can we expect the "dating Alyssa Milano" phase to kick in a couple years or so? she likes them post-rookie but pre-Tommy John surgery.

spanking and drinking? he sure found him a classy gal right there.

I would love to meet Papa!Buchholz and ask how exactly a Penthouse model is a step up from a VS model? Has he not seen Adriana Lima? Also, I could have done without knowing who Clay -or anyone on the team, actually- is hitting it with post game. More so when the person talking about it is one of the guys' father.

You all should have seen my parents reaction when I told them this. My mom said that she was disgusted at what Clay's Dad said.

Amber- I also would love to know how a Penthouse model is a step up from a VS model. Wasn't Heidi Klum a VS model at one point?

Somehow Nuke Laloosh and Susan Sarandon should make their way into this discussion. Just can't figure out how yet. Can someone help me out? :)

Well this should be a big sigh of relief for a lot of us. I just found this online:

http://www.gossiponsports.com/clay-buchholzs-father-and-the-hotness-hierarchy/

AAAAAAAND BTW this site is the BEST! :)

Bianca