You be the judge.

I’m excited to bring back a feature that has been on hiatus for way too long.

It’s the PFB Separated at Birth files, where we find separated twins from the worlds of sports and faith.

Today we’ve got Carlos Whittaker, a prolific blogger who’s on staff at Buckhead Church in Atlanta and Manny Delcarmen, a prolific pitcher who’s on the staff of the Boston Red Sox.

Personally, I think they look even more alike than these pictures convey. I’ve seen enough videos of Los blogging and enough footage of Manny pitching to say that the resemblance is really uncanny now that Manny went from the bushy goatee to the beard-no-stache.

What do you think? Are these guys separated at birth or am I off my rocker. And a better question, will Carlos ever fill out the PFB Sports Survey I sent him?

Past Separated at Births here at PFB include Andy Roddick and Yours Truly as well as Dan Haseltine and Darko Milicic.

If you’ve got a suggestion for separated twins, send it over to PrayersForBlowouts(at)gmail.com.

The Big Lead reported a few weeks ago that Andy Roddick is dating SI swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, and apparently some of Roddick’s fans aren’t happy about it.

(Ok, first, let’s stop right there. Why do Roddick’s fans care who he dates? Are these “fans” actually fans of his tennis playing, or are they fans of his bachelorhood? One has to wonder. But I digress…)

You might be wondering why I mention this news item at all. Are either of these two hand-holders Christians?

The answer is: I have no idea.

I have no idea if Andy Roddick prays to Jesus, Allah, or Bjorn Borg. Similarly, I don’t know if Brooklyn Decker aspires to be a Proverbs 31 woman or if she worships 31 different gods.

The only reason I’m posting this story is because Andy Roddick just got bumped from the Australian Open, and because it’s a great segue into our second ever PFB Separated at Birth. If you remember anything from last year, I’m sure you remember that Dan Haseltine and Darko Milicic were our first couple (although Dan looks nothing like Darko in this disturbing picture from Don Miller’s Flickr Photostream).

Our next Separated at Birth is between another athlete and an aspiring writer. The athlete, as you may have guessed, is the aforementioned Roddick. The writer, as you may also have guessed, is yours truly.

When my kids were smaller and Andy Roddick highlights would come on Sportscenter, I would pause the TV and say “Hey! Who’s on TV!” and my kids would say “Daddy!”. I’ve been told I look just like Roddick by airport security personnel, people I work with, and even my parents, who called me in disbelief last year when they saw Andy Roddick on television for the first time.

Two quick things that I have to mention:

1 – I am not trying to use the transitive property here to exert that I am worthy of a swimsuit model. I cannot approach the studliness of Andy Roddick, and most swimsuit models cannot approach the hotness of my wife.

2 – This will absolutely be the last time that 2 pictures of me get posted here within a few week period.  or maybe ever.

ps…i’m rooting for the Patriots to beat the Giants, how about you?

Everyone has their own superpower. My wife Erica can tell that a woman is pregnant before she’s even thinking about showing. My buddy Nate can recognize a celebrity voice in a commercial in 3 seconds or less. My friend Jake can cheer for the Broncos and not throw up in his mouth every time he looks in the mirror (an extraordinary gift, I know).

My superpower is recognizing similarities in faces. I’ve always been fascinated with random people who look alike, as far back as i can remember. I like to think that the facial recognition software that i have in my brain is superior to that of most people. For years I’ve been saying, “Doesn’t he look a little like so and so?” Sometimes the response i get is “Wow, you’re right, I would have never noticed that.” More often than not, the response is “I’m totally not seeing it.” But that’s okay, they just don’t have the gift like I do.

I’m so convinced that the facial recognition software in my brain is a cut above everyone else’s, that i firmly believe that the government kidnapped me at one point and pulled a Matrix on me by sticking a probe into the base of my skull and downloading the software out of my brain. I know this is how they created the complex software algorithms they use in the facial recognition programs in airports.

Because of my gift, I’m always on the lookout for people who look alike. Some of these can be subtle, like say a 40% match (most of you can’t pick up on matches until they hit about 60%, my brain gets triggered at about 25%). Other matches, like today’s, are very obvious.

With all that said, I’m excited to give you the first (of what I hope is many) PFB Separated at Birth posts.

on the right is Darko Milicic, a player for the Orlando Magic, is most famous for being drafted by the Detroit Pistons ahead of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade .

on the left is Dan Haseltine, the lead singer for Jars of Clay, may or may not play basketball. I have seen him play a mean tambourine in concert, and frankly I’m not so sure that Darko can do that.

What do you think, are you feeling this match? Have any other Separated at Birth candidates that bridge the spiritual and the athletic? Think I’m an idiot? Have your own super power? As always, the comments section is there for you.