Francoeur's Frustrations

Two days in the minors he stayed
But Jeff Francoeur thinks he's been betrayed

Nevermind the mounting facts
That Frenchy's holding Atlanta back

He's one of few not in a cast or sling
So what explains his worthless swing?

He's in the line-up everyday
So how come RBIs don't come his way?

The guy is big and the guy is strong
But the guy can't hit, so something is wrong

Cox moved him down the Atlanta batting order
Trying to hide his offensive odor

But Frenchy's numbers only dropped even lower
His swings more wild and bat speed slower

The organization was patient and tried to wait
For their right-field slugger batting eighth

But when the Phillies came back to town
And swept the Braves for the second straight time

Atlanta's season was going to waste
Behind the Phils, Marlins and Mets in 4th place

Though not fair to assign him ALL the blame
The fault for failure includes Francoeur's unique name

Bench him? Trade him? Continue to let him play?
Or try to fix things down in Double A?

The kindest of options was chosen after carefully weighed
But Frenchy told the papers he still felt betrayed

Betrayed? Like Michael Corleone by his brother Fredo?
Betrayed? Like an aged swimmer by his high school speedo?

Sorry, Frenchy, but betrayed you are not
You were given half the season to figure things out

Baseball is a game that requires you to actually produce
Otherwise the team continues to lose

Reality check, Jeff - the real world in which the rest of us dwell
Gives out pink slips to employees who consistently fail

Betrayed? Mr. Francoeur - you must be kidding me
You spent nothing more than 48 hours in Mississippi

Welcome back after your two demoted days away
Now please shut your mouth and drive in some runs
You ain't been betrayed