Separated at Birth?

Karev from Grey's Anatomy and Portland Trailblazers' center Joel Pryzbilla (I will now punch myself in the face for referencing GA)

Separated at Birth?

The fat guy from More to Love and the Lions franchise QB Matthew Stafford.

Hopefully for Detroit, a city that has suffered enough, this is not an ominous sign.

Separated at Birth?

As suggested by loyal reader and new father, JohnnyStef (aka georgekaplan):

Actor Kevin Pollak and NY Yankee OF Nick Swisher

Separated at Birth?

Does Robinson Cano have a day job at Cafe 28?

Separated at Birth

The world's best tennis player, Roger Federer and one of the world's leading fund accountants, Drew Garrabrant.

Separated at Birth?

Toronto Blue Jays LHP Brian Tallet and former Philadelphia Phillies LHP Mitch Williams

Separated at Birth?

Heisman Trophy candidate Colt McCoy and OBYJ outfielder Tim Pitta

Separated at birth?

This has absolutely nothing to do with sports, but Bravo has gone too far this time. They are casting the case person in two of their Housewives series.

Housewife of New Jersey, Danielle Staub and Housewife of New York City, LuAnn "Countess" de Lesseps

Note: I am not proud of this.

Separated at Birth?

Cleveland Indians C Kelly Shoppach and Boston Red Sox C Jason Varitek. Oddly enough, Shoppach used to be Varitek's backup.

Separated at Birth?

Chicago White Sox SS Alexei Ramirez (estimated weight 140 lbs.) and Gumby

Separated at Birth?

LA Lakers C Pau Gasol and... well, you can figure it out.

Quit your whining, Pau.

Separated at Birth?

Neither of these two individuals qualifies as a sports fgure, but I saw MG's face on the cover of ESPN.com so we can include it here.

Author Malcolm Gladwell and Actor Christopher Walken

Triple Dose of "Separated," Double Dose of "Pet Peeves," and More

Separated at Birth (Part I)?

Former Johns Hopkins Blue Jay and Baltimore Orioles farmhand, Paul Winterling and NY Mets slugger Ryan Church.

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Separated at Birth (Part II)?

Milwaukee Brewers superstar Ryan Braun and "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons. (Note: This is strictly based on looks because comparing these two athletically would be like comparing LeBron James and my sister)

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Separated at Birth (Part III)?

Denver Nugget PF Chris "Birdman" Anderson and Jon Bon Jovi

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Sports Pet Peeve #30: Bruce Springsteen saying "speedball" instead of "fastball" during the song Glory Days. Come on, Bruce. You are better than that.

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Sports Pet Peeve #100: The fact that the country's worst-run professional franchises in each of the four major sports can win their respective lotteries and receive the first overall pick in their drafts (see Lions, Clippers, Islanders, Nationals). These teams, in essence, get rewarded for making awful decisions.

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This is a bit of a teaser as the Banter will be on another hiatus until the first week of June.

Thanks again for all the support.

Separated at Birth?

Nascar driver Tony Stewart and Houston Astros' 1B Lance Berkman

Thanks to loyal reader Lance Uppercut for the suggestion.

Separated At Birth?

Actress Sandra Oh and New Jersey Nets' PF Josh Boone

Separated at Birth?

Toronto Raptors' SF Shawn Marion and former Johns Hopkins Blue Jays' SP Ryan McConnell

Separated at Birth?

Arizona Wildcat SF Chase Budinger and former Vassar Brewer SF Larry Avitabile.

Separated at Birth?

Canadian hockey star Rob Lynch and Vince Vaughn and gang in Old School

Separated at Birth?

Roger Federer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood

Separated at Birth?

Former North Carolina State basketball coaches, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow.

Obviously, this has nothing to do with looks and everything to do with the legacies these two left behind.

Separated at birth?

LA Lakers' C Andrew Bynum and actor Tracy Morgan

Separated at Birth?

Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia and a bald eagle

Separated at Birth?

World's Most Jacked, Man Ronnie Coleman and the NFL's Most Jacked Player, Washington Redskin Andre Carter.

Separated at Birth?

Carolina Panthers QB Jake Delhomme and San Francisco Giants SP Barry Zito.