My cousin lives across the street from him. I have seen him come home numerous times. All I ever do is wave and say hello. I think athletes would respond much better to the public if we let them lead their lives like normal people – especially right in front of their house.

wut….
That was pretty good.

seemed kind of cathartic to me… but the thing about it is VJax IS just a normal dude. he’s out in PB all the time. He’s a young guy who probably does not like the fact that his personal mistakes are discussed at the dinner tables of thousands all the time. Same way any of us would react. The fact that he’s a superstar athlete really should have nothing to do with it, in my opinion. He’s just a dude.

i really liked this article. a lot.

I tried to point out how I thought that “Lob Shots” was out of line. Glad to see that he has perhaps seen the light.

It is easy to jump to conclusions about people without really knowing them at all. For example I could jump to some conclusions about a guy; who thinkgs that dropping the “F Bomb” every four seconds makes you cool, is proud that he goes to an event and gets 10 drinks that he didn’t have to pay for, and leaves without bowling but likes to point out who sucks at it. I could do some jumping based on these facts, but it just wouldn’t be fair.

Great article, and a solid job by Vjack. I was almost inseparable with a high school friend of mine who went on to become the highest paid pitcher in major league history. And I can tell you he never wanted to talk baseball, infact he didnt even like talking about football.

u know zito that pretty cool my man he seems like a fun guy

Im a die hard colts fan and have never heard of an athlete in indy talking down to fans. I know VJ just wants to be normal and left alone. Well that cant happen its part of the job. You cant be Tom Cruise and asked to be left alone. When you play in the NFL you will get regonized. These athletes want to just be normal. O.K. I bet when VJ goes to PB he uses his status to get a nice VIP room or free drinks and treated alittle better than most average people. You cant have it both ways. You cant use your status do things normal people dont normally get than when it comes to being in public you want that status to just go away.