Some people evidently think I hate Joc, so I went with that catchy headline. In reality, I am not a hater. I don’t hate Joc Pederson and I don’t even hate the Giants. I don’t like the Giants but I don’t hate them. I love the Dodgers, but the opposite of LOVE is not HATE. It’s ambivalence. When you hate something, it controls you. If you are ambivalent about it, you are back in control.
So, the reality is that I don’t hate Joc Pederson. I don’t even dislike him. I may love certain players. I loved it when Andrew Friedman traded for Yasmani Grandal.