Cubs’ new star pitcher compared to Bears’ 335-pound Hall of Famer

It’s not often a baseball pitcher gets compared to Chicago Bears Hall of Famer William Perry — also known as “The Refrigerator.”

And that happened in the same sentence that this new Chicago Cubs pitcher was compared to long-time Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott.

The Marquee Sports Network crew on Sunday was rather fixated on the strong lower half of Cubs reliever Daniel Palencia.

Palencia is the new Cubs closer, and he’s definitely sturdy, although you certainly wouldn’t compare him to Perry.

The official measurements for Palencia pretty much have to be old, because he’s listed as 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds on the official MLB website and on Baseball Reference.

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He’s not a fullback, but he’s gotta weigh 200 pounds at this point, just based on the visual.

Palencia’s strong lower half allows him to consistently hit 100 miles per hour on his fastball, and that’s gotten him two impressive saves on the weekend.

He may not stay the closer when the Cubs get healthy, but don’t count on him joining the Bears anytime soon (unless he can throw a tight spiral). Palencia’s right arm is his best calling card.

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