I'm pissed. And I don't want to be pissed because it's Friday and it's a beautiful day. I just caught wind of an article published on ESPN.com by John Kruk thanks to my friends over at USS Mariner that is disturbing. I won't rehash too much as USS Mariner does a good job of covering the article but I do want to mention the bit on Vernon Wells. The article is about guys who have let their teams down:

CENTER FIELD: Vernon Wells, Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays were definitely expecting a better year from Vernon than they're getting. He's a guy who's hit 40 homers and knocked in 100 runs in the past. This year? 16 homers and 53 RBIs? At least no one notices what he's doing, or not doing. Remember, he's on the Blue Jays

First of all. The facts are just totally wrong. Vernon Wells never got anywhere near 40 HR's in his career. The most he hit was 33 last year. He was also injured for a large portion of this year hurting his counting stats. Throw in recovery time and getting your swing back and all and that is why his numbers are down. You'd think a x-player like Kruk would understand it's tough to come back from an injury and would have some respect for that. Guess not. Finally, what's up with the dig on the Jays at the end? "At least no one notices what he's doing, or not doing. Remember, he's on the Blue Jays." What type of absolute crap is that?! Just because the Jays beat your Phillies back in '93 you're going to hold a grudge? That's beyond pathetic. The same goes for Delgado as he rips him even though he's been injured. I just can't stress enough how lazy that is.

This is the type of analysis we can expect from ESPN. Their downward spiral is beyond ridiculous. But, for whatever reason no one seems to notice. Everyone I talk to still seems to worship the ground ESPN walks on. Even though SportsCenter is a joke and the "analysts" are brought on to cause controversy, not provide insight. I mean, how can John Kruk add anything to Baseball Tonight??