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Good Ackley cometh

There is a fair amount of consternation relative to the on field baseball performance of Dustin Ackley. The gnashing of teeth is understandable; after all, Dustin Ackley was something of a high draft pick, and his college teammates used to call him "Roy Hobbs", yet what it feels like he's given us is more akin to Calvin and Hobbes.

Or maybe Jekyll and Hyde.

Ackley is a frustrating player to be on the team you root for. Not because he looks like Ragnar Lothbok while commanding none of the same respect, but because he gives you glimpses of his latent talent betwixt long gazing stares of impotence.