Happy Belated April Fool's, A-Fraud

Mr. Slappy, aka Purple Lips had one of the best April in baseball history. Not many arguments could really be made against his case. Just a quick look of his April production strongly indicates this season is a big one for him. Not only he might get booed out of New York if he doesn't put up Babe Ruth/Hank Greenberg numbers, it's his CONTRACT YEAR!!!

Regular Season																Season to Date
Date	Opponent	Score	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS			AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Apr 29	BOS	L 4-7	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			.355	.415	.882	1.297
Apr 28	BOS	W 3-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			.348	.412	.899	1.311
Apr 27	BOS	L 4-11	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0			.365	.429	.941	1.370
Apr 26	TOR	L 0-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			.378	.436	.976	1.412
Apr 24	@ TAM	L 4-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0			.385	.444	1.013	1.457
Apr 23	@ TAM	L 8-10	5	4	4	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0			.400	.453	1.053	1.507
Apr 22	@ BOS	L 6-7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			.371	.432	.986	1.418
Apr 21	@ BOS	L 5-7	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			.379	.434	1.030	1.465
Apr 20	@ BOS	L 6-7	5	3	3	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0			.371	.431	1.048	1.479
Apr 19	CLE	W 8-6	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0			.351	.418	.965	1.383
Apr 18	CLE	W 9-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0			.365	.435	.981	1.416
Apr 17	CLE	W 10-3	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0			.375	.448	.979	1.427
Apr 15	@ OAK	L 4-5	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			.372	.453	.977	1.430
Apr 14	@ OAK	W 4-3	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0			.350	.449	.975	1.424
Apr 13	@ OAK	L 4-5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			.371	.465	1.000	1.465
Apr 11	@ MIN	L 1-5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			.355	.447	1.065	1.512
Apr 10	@ MIN	W 10-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0			.357	.471	1.107	1.578
Apr 9	@ MIN	W 8-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0			.360	.448	1.080	1.528
Apr 8	BAL	L 4-6	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0			.381	.458	1.095	1.554
Apr 7	BAL	W 10-7	4	4	3	1	0	2	6	1	0	0	0			.389	.450	1.056	1.506
Apr 6	BAL	L 4-6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			.286	.333	.643	.976
Apr 5	TAM	L 6-7	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			.300	.300	.700	1.000
Apr 2	TAM	W 9-5	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0			.400	.400	1.000	1.400
Total			93	27	33	7	0	14	34	9	23	2	0			.355	.415	.882	1.297

Merely mentioning A-Fraud's HR numbers is not a complete picture of his "achievement" (can such word be properly used for him?). His .882 SLG & 1.297OPS are just outright HOF-class. He also hit .355 (33 hits in 23gms) to begin this '07 season.

Let's just say Scott Boras is printing that leather-bound A-Fraud almanac to get his next team to pony up a 7-year, $280 mil. contract. (Mr. Fraud can opt out of his 10-year $252 mil. contract at the end of this season at his wish. Predicting from Boras' clients' past opt-out contract option history, A-Fraud will OPT-PUT certainly.)

Putting the contract issue aside, the April production A-Fraud had was simply sensational. Too bad he can't take 5 out of 6 gms against Red Sox with his individual numbers. Oh, right, baseball is a team sport. Take that $25 million salary and get some new shade of lipstick, A-Fraud. It won't matter that you hit 25 HRs and drive in 75 runs in a single month, if your team can't win with you on the team, you will go down in history as the greediest and most selfish player, ever.