So I have noticed that my 2 year old son is thinning out and losing that baby fat. It makes we wonder when Andruw Jones will shed his?
Ned Colletti, Joe Torre, and the rest of the Dodger spokes-holes are saying that his terrible performance so far is not about his weight. How could it not be? He is out of shape. Which last time I checked, was fairly detrimental to the performance of a professional athlete.
And how long are we, the fans, going to be subjected to his dismal lack of hitting? He says that "He has nothing to prove to the fans," only himself. I hate to tell you big guy; correction, very big guy, you have a lot to prove to the fans. You are one of the main reasons that ticket prices went up, I mean besides the unfathomable greed of the McCourt's.
I understand that you need to let a slumping ball player get his at bats, but come on! Bench his large ass! It seemed to work for Juan Pierre. All of a sudden I am starting to think that a Pierre, Kemp, and Ethier outfield would be much better. Juan-for-twenty Pierre!
Even though Dodgers bats have begun to awaken, it was against the Pirates. Not exactly a meaningful test. Just the same, one bat is still sleeping in. While it stirs now and again, it still protests the wake up call from the fans like a spoiled teen-ager who does not want get out of bed at noon.
In 15 games this year Andruw Jones has amassed, if you can call it that, a .157 batting average. In 51 at-bats through April 17th he has 2 runs batted in and 3 extra base hits. Three!
So the boo’s from the fans grow louder with every pathetic at-bat, like an annoying alarm clock that makes Andruw Jones roll over, perhaps with assistance, and hit the snooze button.
