On the previous entry, someone who saw Andruw Jones play in Atlanta — where he was a real player … actually, a star … for most of a decade … hopes that Dodgers fans get to see that guy before they, oh, I don’t know … start pelting him with rotton tomatoes.

My response to that person was a reiteration of the blog item — that this Andruw Jones has seemed so completely harmless, so incapable of a quality at-bat or even a menacing swing that it is nearly impossible to imagine that guy turning it around in the same season that he hit .162 over the first four months.

But there is one maddening Andruw Jones trait he might have some control over.

That stupid grin.

Maybe it’s not really a grin. But it looks like one, and that’s what matters.

Jones at all times, and especially around the batter’s box, has something that looks exactly like a small smile. As if he’s amused at something.

Once upon a time, maybe that grin came with the thought that, “He’s about to do something to jack up the opposition.”

But in Los Angeles, that facial tic (and I’m not convinced that’s what it is) … seems to send the message that he finds his rock-bottom slump something not quite serious.

And that just ticks off Dodgers fans more. I’ve heard them talk about it. “Why is he always smiling? He’s got nothing to smile about!”

So, Andruw, from me to you … give this a try. Turn that smile upside down — and turn it into frown.

Walk up the plate … frowning. Wave feebly at three pitches … with a frown on your face. Walk back to the dugout as fans boo … with that frown plastered to you.

Ditch the smile. Make the effort of doing this.

I know it’s habit. I’m sure you never think about it. Sadly, however, you may be the only guy in baseball who has that brainless grin on his face … seemingly every moment of every game. It’s barely acceptable when you’re hitting 50 home runs and driving in 120 … and it’s completely wrong when you’re at .160 with two homers in late July.

In these circumstances, you need to think about it. Think hard. Ditching the grin? That, alone, will reduce the antipathy now irradiating you, while in Dodger stadium, by a factor of 10.