You may have heard by now that Clay Buchholz, he of the—pardon the pun—virgin shutout in September 2007, is seeing 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Year, Erica Ellyson.

His father, quite likely doing that whole living life through his son thing right about now, had this to say:

“I know he’s met her, gone out with her, but I don’t know if you consider that dating . . . but hey, a boy could do worse. It doesn’t surprise me any.”

Speaking of surprises, what amuses (and repulses) us is this insight into the elder Buchholz’s chick hierarchy:

“Last year up in Boston he was dating a Victoria’s Secret model, so he’s moving up the ladder . . . . I mean, he’s got pretty good taste.”

WTF? A Penthouse camera slut gal ranks higher on the “You’ve made it!” scale than a Victoria’s Secret model? ”Penthouse” and “classy” rarely appear in the same sentence, unless there’s a “definitely NOT” in there somewhere.

Here’s wishing Clay and his new honey hours of intense, passionate . . . conversation.

Need pictures to help envision their, um, togetherness? Enjoy.

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Clay Buchholz’s Father and the Hotness Hierarchy