Jets QB Mark Sanchez is fond of Roy Hobbs

The New York Jets’ rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez comes up at his news conference Friday wearing a balck T-shirt with the word 'wonderboy' printed on the chest.

“Yep, Roy Hobbs,” Sanchez said with a big smile. Hobbs, of course, is the power-hitting character played by Robert Redford in the 1984 film, “The Natural.” The movie was based on Bernard Malamud’s 1952 novel of the same name in which Hobbs carves his beloved bat, “Wonderboy,” out of a tree that was split in half by a lightning bolt. “I’ve had it for a while,” Sanchez said. “I’m wearing everything that could bring a little something good.”

Sanchez is wondering that all leads to a Hollywood-type ending with his teammates with jets jerseys—Roy Hobbs style—complete with confetti and a trophy.