Francoeur demotion a tough choice

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2008/07/04/bra...react_0

"That's the toughest [meeting] I've ever sat in on, and I've had them where
they were getting rid of me," said hitting coach Terry Pendleton.
....
Chipper: "It's not quite as extreme as your kid brother being traded, but it
had the same effect because it came out of left field."
....
"This is my 32nd year in professional baseball," Wren said. "I didn't have
to make many decisions in the early years, but in the last 23 making
decisions, this was the toughest. It's tough because you care about a
player, you care about a team, and all the ramifications. But at the same
time it's one of those tough decisions you've got to make because you do
care."
....
"Everybody struggles - we all do," Jones said. "But this is a game of
adjustments, and pitchers have made an adjustment on Frenchy. And he has to
make an adjustment back. It's got to do with pitch recognition. It's got to
do with using the whole field."

Colin
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:03:40 -0400, "Colin William"
<colintwilliam DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>Chipper: "It's not quite as extreme as your kid brother being traded, but it
>had the same effect because it came out of left field."

But I thought he came out of right field.