from Amazon
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
“He’s turned everything around and is finally the player he was supposed to be!”
a.k.a. “Why projections are a bunch of B.S. They can’t tell someone’s desire, their heart, etc.”
“He’s put everything behind him from last year. He leads the Braves in RBIs (10), hits (16), runs (eight) and total bases (25) after their first 12 games.”
“Frenchy’s swinging so much better,” Cox said. “It’s there. He just got in a funk (last year) and couldn’t get out of it. His first two years, he drove in 100 runs with the same swing.”
“"I’ve worked my butt off since Nov. 10,” Francoeur said.”
“Francoeur needed to open up his stance so he could better recognize pitches. He finally understood that, while his internal motor runs non-stop, patience is a virtue at the plate.”
“But then something happened to Jeff this offseason. He started hanging out with Rudy Jaramillo for a little bit, then listened to Chipper for some hitting tips. And this spring...he’s been a much different player.”
“Ok, it’s early and this is a small sample size, but we’d be a lot more confident that Francoeur will bounce back from a terrible season (.239/.294/.359) if he got off to a strong spring.”
I could go on and on, but you probably get the point....