Frenchy's Reception When He Returns

And they will cheer.

I would boo, wear a Failcoeur shirt, and make a sign where on one side, I have a scoreboard with OBP on it, and on the other side, I will write “Hey Frenchy, Schafer hasn’t been here for 2 months – what’s your excuse now???”

I’m going to be there. And I’m not sure what I will do. I’ll boo if everyone else boos. But I will not cheer if everyone else is cheering. You know, it’s not that he is a bad player. That’s not what I have against him. It’s his attitude. It’s the whining about his place in the batting order. It’s how he finds being sent to the minors embarrassing. It’s how Frenchy comes before the Braves. His success is what matters to him, not the team’s. So not only did he not contribute, frankly, he didn’t even care. Interviews with guys like McCann and Medlen and many others show that when they are in slumps, they recognize it and their motivation for coming out of it is to help the team win. Francoeur never had that attitude and that’s what made him such a poor Brave. He doesn’t deserve a get-out-of-jail free card just because he sucks. If he were good and had that attitude, I am positive I would feel the same way about him.

Or those who demanded trades and denounced the city they played for. I’m expecting if anything at all, a polite applause, and probably a good bit of people standing in ovation for once highly touted, heralded local high school star, and even maybe a few remnant 14-year old girl shrills, because he deserves, at least, that much.

I’ll be in the stands and I will cheer for him. It’s not like his struggles came from lack of effort. Seeing how he’s swinging after yesterday (I know it’s only been two games), I’m even more of the thought process that TP doesn’t know how to be an effective hitting coach. I’d even be willing to allow Frenchy a homer in Turner Field, just as long as it doesn’t cost us the game =)

I’m not sure, but this deal could come back to bite us directly in the buttocks.

I hope someone pulls a JD Drew on him.

Between the always huge number of Mets fans at the Ted and the fact that Frenchy had a ridiculously huge fan following in Atlanta, no matter how poorly he played, anyone who boos him will easily be shouted down by the Mets fans and the girls in pink Francoeur shirts.

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Church were to get more boos than Frenchy.

I boo every Met. Frenchy is no exception.

If the fans in the Ted boo Frenchy, we will fit the description some define us as “The Redneck Southerners”.
Booing players is personal and in bad taste.

Remember, this is a bog, and everyone has their right to agree to disagree without making it personal.

I am happy Frenchy is with another team. I was ready for him to move on, now he did!!

Why to we continue to have post surrounding him, and still so much negativity? He is being a much bigger man than most of us are.

In the interviews, and from what I’ve read, he has not publicly said anything negative about us the fans, or the Braves organization. Let’s move on, shall we?

From what I read, a lot if not most Braves fans feel it’s best Frenchy is playing for another team.

Some feel he acted and spoke selfishly and immaturely at times while here. While not professional at all, I think perhaps it came more from a lack of maturity than malice.

I get the feeling he’s pretty much been a spoiled brat for a very long time and used to getting his way. His early success in sports, big smile and demeanor made people want to like him ever since he was a young kid in school. So when things didn’t go like he expected them to (especially after breaking into the ML with fanfare and success), he pouted and got frustrated.

As time goes on, life and baseball still has lessons to teach Frenchy. Hopefully they will help mature him and he’ll come to know it’s not always all about him.

As far as booing? Well, I for one would not if I were there because I don’t think at this point that Frenchy has dissed the Braves publicly …but more importantly, as a Braves fan, I wouldn’t want to act or sound rude like Mets fans sometimes do.

Because my brother’s been really sick, and I’m not going to be a dick and go to a ballgame without him, when he’s sitting at home sick like this.

We both wanted to go, and fully intended upon booing regardless of what the rest of the crowd does. I won’t lie, I booed the guy when he was a Brave so him being a Met is certainly no reason to suddenly come support him. I hope they rain down boos on the guy. I still don’t understand why he’s the only person people are concerned about booing. Maybe that makes me rude or something, frankly I don’t give a damn. I’m passionate about my team, and if I’m going to pay big league $ to go to a ball game it’s well within my right to express myself within grounds of reason. The Ted tends to be one of the more lackadaisical ballparks around, and what’s odd is that the fanbase nearly prides itself on their borderline stoicism. I mean Derek Lowe got the best ovation all year when he pitched in Fenway, how sad is that?

Anyways, the original plan was to wear the Failcoeur tee and my brother and friend of ours all go sit out in right field and do what we do best. Make lots of noise. But with my brother sick and the doctor’s not even knowing what the diagnosis is, I’ll be staying in Tennessee this time.

your brother will be in my thoughts, as well as you and your family, as your brother struggles with this illness.
I hope y’all get a diagnosis soon, and he will feel better quickly.

Positive thoughts,

From TN.