"Will he giter done tonight?"

At 7:07 p.m. tonight, we will see how one Mr. Adam Dunn responds to national criticism of his passion for his job as the Reds left-fielder. Sure the Toronto GM was out of line in criticizing Dunn on his stats, hustle and attitude during a sports talk radio show that he hosts weekly. His comments were bush league and totally unprofessional.

So will Adam tear it up and go 4-4 or will he stay true to his game and take a few walks and a few strikeouts?

Growing up in the era of Sparky Anderson, Pete and Johnny, I have to tell you that Dunn's lack of hustle to first or his willy-nilly approach to a fly ball kills me. These guys have to realize that fans pay to see the best in the game on any given night. I know these guys want to win but it doesn't always seem like it.

Fans are fickle and I don't blame them. It's $50 before I even walk in the stadium with parking, peanuts and a ticket. I won't even go on about the $7 beers!

Perhaps, this is the little boost that Adam needed from the "clown in the front office who just pushes paper." Play ball!