Who Wants to Date John Mayberry?

Land mammals need not apply

John Mayberry Jr.’s contributions to the 2011 Phillies have been nothing short of impressively surprising.  Recently, it seems that Mayberry has been trying to replicate his athletic success in the dating scene. The 27-year-old had his representatives contact the agency in charge of representing Antoinette Nikprelaj—an actress who played one of the evil mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Nikprelaj is happily married and has a three-year-old daughter, so it looks like Mayberry struck out on this one. But, the fact that a relationship won’t come to fruition between the two hasn’t stopped Mayberry’s teammates and the local and national media from giving the story legs (Get it?). [Crossing Broad]