Nine games into the season one thing is becoming clear. Prince Fielder and Vegetarianism do not mix...yet. Fielder's lack of production will very soon be a big cause for concern. As it stands now no one has been too worried about it because the rest of the team is playing pretty well. But when the crew loses a few more and hits a lull people will be wondering whether Princes new gastronomical choices might be contributing to his power failure.

   People have been saying it's too early to worry, and I agree to a point. I know he will get hot, he's a stud and a competitor, he will show up. People say his fielding has been great and he's still hitting for an OK average. Um, do we really see Fielder as a gold glove .325 hitter? No. At his spot in the lineup we need pop. We don't need 50 homeruns a year (It would be nice!), but we do need 30-35 hrs at least from that spot. This 9 game stretch without a homer is the longest to begin a season in Prince's short career, and I think the change in diet has to be the reason.

   In spring training Fielder stated his unhappiness with the Brewers contract offer to him. So wouldn't you think he would come out blazing? Just light up the scoreboard Prince, and show everyone how foolish they are to not give you the big bucks, right? Wrong. Fielder instead decided to switch his diet completely because he read a book about the cruelty beef cattle face when being butchered. He no longer eats meat of any kind, not for health reasons, but for principle. I actually think that's pretty cool as a life choice, and applaud him for doing it so publicly. I mean, how many of these young overpaid "star" athletes would do this, let alone come out publicly talking about it. But he is an athlete, and athletes need to pay huge attention to what they put in their bodies. They have to maintain a lot more than the average chip eating couch potato does. I liken this to a NASCAR driver all of the sudden deciding to fill his car's tank with corn biofuel. Just pulling up to the pump one day and thinking "This is good for the environment, Get 'er done!". But really before doing this his crew chief should be informed and they should really look over the engine and make some internal changes to see if this corn fuel might actually work. And maybe it would, but it has to be monitores. As it stands now Prince is just doing this on his own. No dietician, no extra thought put in, he just says he eats Boca burgers instead of meat. You're right Prince, it's probably just that easy.

Don't look now.........the Cubs still wear girly panties.