Found May 24, 2008 on Memories Of Kevin Malone:
A lot of fans seem to think that Andruw Jones has begun to hate baseball, I think quite the opposite is true. Andruw loves baseball, baseball just doesn't seem willing to reciprocate the feeling. About an hour ago, our dear Andruw struck out to end the game with the tying run on third. This unfortunately makes him 1 for 33 with runners in scoring position this season. Still, I think it was hugely unfair for the fans to boo and jeer him as he walked dejectedly back to the dugout. In fact, I am so distraught with the amount of vitriol shown towards him that I have decided the only right thing to do would be to make a list of all the positive things Andruw has done this year. ...
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