Lesser known players who are loved by your city

[Gertner]

The city of Toronto LOVES John McDonald Blue Jay shortstop. He's a utility player but he's probably one of the top 3 favourite Blue Jays in this city

Leafs fans love whoever their current enforcer is. Colton Orr is ours right now and the city loves him. Wade Belak had a massive following here as well as Tie Domi.

[El Fangel]

Sidney Crosby :shifty:

Nah, for serious though.

Joe DiPenta
Brad Marchand
James Sheppard

Are all from here, Marchand is the only one people actually know about I think.

Also, Al McInnis grew up 20 miles from where I grew up so that is pretty awesome as well.

[MoFo]

Don Goodman, Kevin Muscat, Joleon Lescott (football/soccer)

Denise Lewis (sprinting)

[CSL]

Fathead Proudlock was a ledge for a while as well. Elokobi seems to be up there atm.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/6540/pablozabaleta4.jpg

[RP]

Dale Davis

[Riker]

Paul O'Neill

Was a good player, but he is literally the most loved Yankee of the last 30 years.

[Kris P Lettus]

Lance Moore

[Team Sheep]

Toby Faletau

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/resources/images/1234080/?type=display

I played in the pack with this guy for 5 years. He's only 20 but he's going to be world famous soon. He'll definitely be on the plane to New Zealand for Wales in the World Cup this September. With only a year's professional experience he's made prime players for teams like the Blues and Ospreys look silly. We love him here at the Newport Gwent Dragons but I doubt he'll be here for long :(

[OssMan]

fuck kevin muscat

[Vox Populi]

Lou Merloni and Brian Scalabrine, I am told, can both walk on water AND turn it into wine, but only within the borders of the 6 New England states.

[Stickman]

Whoever the backup goalie is at that time.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Orlando Cabrera seems to get a huge pop every time he comes to face Boston after he had him in the second half of 2004. I would also say Eddie House except we're kindof pissed at him for joining the Heat.

Doug Flutie grew up in the town next to mine, so he's a local celeb.

[RoXer]

Craig Counsell

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/images/2006/10/30/steve_walsh_leicestercity_203x152.jpg

Steve Walsh, 451 appearances for Leicester, not a whole lot anywhere else. This man is allowed by a local by-law to push in front of you at a bar. Probably.

[MVP]

Shawn Thornton

[Nicky Fives]

Maxim Lapierre (until he got traded) *facepalm

[Damian Rey]

David Eckstein was widely popular whilst in a Padres jersey, and people clamor that signing Eckstein would solve the Padres current problems because he "plays the game the right way".

[parkmania]

Whoever the backup quarterback is at that time.

Fixed for my city.

[Skippord]

Jonathan Herrera is gaining popularity around here incredibly quickly. I don't know if he would count as lesser known, but Birdman is everyone's favorite Nugget.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

From the current Liverpool team, probably Agger and Lucas are the ones that don't get as much recognition as Liverpool fans would like.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01384/daniel-agger_1384258c.jpg
http://assets.liverpoolfc.tv/uploads/lucas400.jpg

[Gertner]

Jerome "The Junkyard Dog" Williams is LOVED in Toronto still to this day.