It should be parallel to the deck, but it points upward a tad, leading to the tip of his nose being a clash of odd angles.

No attitude problems, no GCAAs, nobody getting massively overpaid, nobody who doesn’t at least try. Boom Boom’s not dislikeable, he’s just not a good pitcher. No José Guillén and no Jason Kendall and no Kyle Farnsworth and no Yuni Betancourt can improve a fan’s attitude toward his team a lot. The club also owes Gil Meche a big one for walking away from $12 million, something I have never heard of another player doing. Without Gil, there are no big salaries to hate on.

The least liked players are probably Davies and Getz, due not to their GCAA quotients but to their lack of skill. Nobody hates them or wishes them ill. Many people wish they played for other teams.

By the way, what is this recent Billy-bashing over not being enthusiastic enough? Doesn’t look like he’s dogging it on the field. He’s a good professional hitter. He’s having a slightly disappointing season—I’d like to see his SLG above .450—but it’s going to be worth 2 WAR, an adequate performance for a starting player. There’s no reason he can’t do better next year, as he has in the past.