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Kansas City Royals Photo Day

SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 23: Jeff Francoeur #21 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during Spring Training Media Day on February 23, 2011 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

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I’ll admit it: my hangups about Jeff Francoeur aren’t entirely rational.

OK, you probably knew that already.

But I’m not alone! Fans of every team have a guy they simply can’t be rational about. The guy who sticks in their craw no matter what his case is as a ballplayer on the merits. Just ask any Mets fan to assess Carlos Beltran’s contributions and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Today, over at the Platoon Advantage, Bill takes a stab at identifying the guy on each team whose fanbase simply can’t deal with him on rational terms.

Good stuff! I’m proud to say that my Francoeur Derangement Syndrome helped inspire it.