Slump or end of the line for slumping Jones, Zito?

 
Andruw Jones batted a career-low .222 with 26 homers last year. He's started slowly again this season. Is it possible Jones has ... [link]

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Voodoo Sabermetrics: Barry Zito

Welcome to our third edition of Voodoo Sabermetrics. This week's subject is struggling San Francisco Giants pitcher, Barry Zito. Let's see how many times we mention the words "Alyssa Milano" and "hippie."
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What is That Sucking Sound?

Oh, it's just the San Francisco Giants and their leader, Barry Zito.
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[Insert Andruw Jones Joke Here]

Instead of having her toss the ceremonial first pitch Friday, maybe Los Angeles Dodgers officials should have considered Kristi Yamaguchi to replace that one guy who used to be awesome and somehow starts in center field these days.
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A Public Service Annoucement

Since I’m seeing this thrown around a lot, no we can’t send Andruw Jones back to AAA even though he never used up his option years. Once a player has more than three years of service time, he can refuse any assignment.    ...
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Dodgers didn't get a care package with Andruw Jones

Since offering to go on a diet with Andruw Jones and getting nowhere with him, I've lost 14 pounds, so I checked in with the Tubbo on Saturday night to see how he was doing on his own. "Have you lost anything?" "I don't care," he said. I shook my ...
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