I haven't said much about it since I don't believe in kicking a young player when he is down, but this I found this somewhat amusing.
Jacobs didn't need a hug but he did need a hit, which he finally collected Thursday. Hitless in his first two at-bats, he walked in his third and finally ended his team-record hitless streak at 33 at-bats when he singled to center to lead off the ninth. Jacobs' skid broke pitcher Brad Penny's 0-for-30 record from 2000.
"Obviously, it's not something you should be proud of,'' Jacobs said before the game.
If you remember from last season, Hanley set the non-pitcher record by going 0-for-29, which Jacobs finally eclipsed taking Ramirez's name off the top of the record books. So what did Hanley do when Mike finally got a hit.
''Hanley was doing crosses on me and throwing water on me,'' Jacobs said. ``I asked him if it was holy water. And then he hugged me.''
The Marlins may be having a tough year, but I love this team.