Jacob Peterson, Peter Vermes's teacher's pet, writes his latest book report for Mr. Vermes's junior high English class, this time on the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel The Scarlet Letter.
The Jacob Peterson book reports are my way of giving a soapbox to that snarky voice inside my head that constantly wonders how and why JP gets as many minutes as he does at the MLS level. Across sports, managers often have a player they keep around even as the fanbase scratches their heads and wonders why--just look no further than across town at the Kansas City Royals, who less than two months ago still inexplicably employed the noble, yet dessicated, remains of Omar Infante.