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Ronnie Belliard IS The Biggest Loser...

by Jim McLennan • Mar 26, 2010 1:01 PM EDT

Dodgers infielder Ronnie Belliard has done it! The veteran had a contract clause saying his deal would only be guaranteed if he got his weight down to 209 pounds or less during spring training.The LA Times reported that Belliard was "weighed by the Dodgers' medical staff at 208 pounds." Given the contract is worth $825,000, that's definitely a good incentive to stay away from the clubhouse buffet.

The bad news is, Belliard's weight is sixty points more than his batting average this spring. Still, now he's got his weight down in the direction of the Mendoza Line, he can work on getting his anorexic batting average up towards it.

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C'mon now

Belliard DID comment:

“I was never worried about that,” Belliard said Thursday. “I worked to drop those two pounds and I’m going to continue to work to try to get to 202, 200 pounds.”

“First base is never comfortable,” he said. “You have to know how to play it. I’m still working with Don Mattingly. I think we’ve progressed a lot.”

And using spring stats to make a joke? You’re better than this, Jim. Especially in light of your scathing commentary on Ken Levine’s announcing, this is weak. This comes across as someone who spent roughly five minutes or less researching the story.

At least Levine is funny.

by Eric Stephen on Mar 26, 2010 1:35 PM EDT reply actions