As the season came to an end, he was batting .083 with the bases loaded. I'd be delighted to pass along to you his reaction. For all I know, he may have thought it was funny. But I don't know. Sat in the off-limits players' lounge watching football on television and made it known that he would stay put until the clubhouse was clear.
Every player has batting slumps.
That's part of the game. Maybe that's it. Maybe he wouldn't get his butt off the couch and face the music because he was too embarrassed to stand up and admit that the richest player in the game also has the most errors on the team. More, even, than rookie Rafael Furcal. His last one cost the Braves the home field in this round of the playoffs, at least.