I'm appalled by watching him play the game. That's funny. The last three years, he's been one of the very few reasons to watch the Cubs, and two bad months into the next season, everybody says they can't stand him. Barrett haters remind me way too much of Yankee fans... that whole "what have you done for me lately?" crap. It's disgusting... and it's certainly not befitting of a Cubs fan. Again, the only real value Barrett has is his offense. You can call out the people that have "turned on him" all you want but I have seen very little redeeming qualities from him this season. It would be one thing if he were holding his own in other areas of the game, but he has regressed defensively (and offensively to a degree). Currently, Barrett is just a few notches above Jacque Jones on this team's value scale. His home runs have been the difference and until I see an overall improvement from him offensively I will continue to be disappointed with his playing time.