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"That was a lot of fun," Jeff Francoeur said. "You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don't want to do is hit a home run. That's a rally-killer."

First, OBP is overrated, now it's the long ball. Yeah, who wouldn't rather have a double than a homer?

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Something tells me they don’t let Frenchy sit in the emergency aisle on the team airplane.

by Bmacbandwagon on Aug 19, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No guys the safest thing is to wait inside of the plane, you’ll see

by McCann's the Man on Aug 19, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO +1

7/24/2009 - "The Phillies are too far ahead in the NL East for the Braves to make a run." - Buster Olney

REMEMBER THAT BOYS.

by mvhsbball on Aug 19, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

teehee

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 20, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But yeah, Frenchy never fails to amaze. Somebody better tell the Phils to quit hitting homers, they just might win the division

by McCann's the Man on Aug 19, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So thats it

He doesn’t really suck guys. He is just trying his darndest to not hit the ball over that fence. God forbid Jeff Francoeur being a rally-killer.

by scottyboy10 on Aug 19, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Far be it from Jeff Francoeur to ever kill a rally with a Home Run.

Besides, I believe he prefers the Jose Vidro method.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Aug 19, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL

This is the first time I’ve heard someone say this who wasn’t named Joe Morgan:

Sometimes home runs are rally killers, because they clear the bases.

Baseball:Sabermetrics::Luddites:Technology

by VictorW on Aug 19, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That man amazes me

Home runs obviously do nothing as far as momentum goes. If the bases are clear, you obviously have nothing going for you offensively. Disregard the runs you just scored, or the momentum you just gave your team, you cleared the bases.

/sarcasm

by scottyboy10 on Aug 19, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

“And the Mets have a rally going on here in the bottom of the 7th. There’s 2 men on…they’re down 3 with Jeff Francoeur coming to the plate. Let’s hope he doesn’t hit a home run, here, that would really kill this rally.”

Hitting a home run with men on base can never be a bad thing.

by Bronn on Aug 20, 2009 1:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Frank Deford

This is an old-school mentality comment. To some degree, I can see where Francoeur is coming from, but it’s surprising that it’s coming from him. Statistically it’s a horrible comment, because there’s never anything wrong with any manner of scoring runs.

In a Frank Deford book “The Entitled”, there is a story about an old-school manager who deals with a scenario, where his mediocre Cleveland Indians team is down by four runs in the bottom of a ninth inning. The guy who leads off the inning gets on base, and the focal point slugger is up next. In a surprise, the manager has the slugger take, and sure enough he watches the pitch he knows he can destroy go by for a called strike. He ends up being walked, but that was the manager’s intent.

The methodology behind this is that the manager wanted base-runners on, to give the pitcher, or anyone who comes out to relief him, the pressure of having runners on. It was his belief that having those runners on base creates more likelihood for error, which could lead to more production, as opposed to the thought of having the slugger hit a two-run blast, cut the deficit to two runs, watch the pitcher get pulled, and have a reliever take care of the remaining two outs.

I don’t agree with it, but it does give an insight to that old school way of thinking. I’d rather believe that cutting a lead in half does a sufficient job of putting pressure on the pitchers too.

Oh, and if it’s any surprise, it panned out in the book not working, either.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Aug 20, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah...

I understood the thought process, I just thought after the OBP comment, he would have more sense than to say something like that to the press. Obviously not.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Aug 20, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i may be giving him too much credit, but i think he’s joking.

"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09

by 10-4 on Aug 20, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I considered that possibility, but I don’t think his sense of humor is that ….ummm…dry?…sharp?… I don’t know, just the more I thought about it, the more I think he was serious.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Aug 20, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he doesn’t play the subtle humor card well.

by TheLetter2 on Aug 20, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As compared to Kelly Johnson, who said he listens to “You’re the Best” to get pumped before a game. Priceless.

"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09

by 10-4 on Aug 20, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like KJ a lot...

…I think he’s a pretty smart young fellow.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Aug 20, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HA!

didn’t know that.

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 21, 2009 3:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frenchy should write a book about all his baseball wisdoms and truths. I’m sure it would would make for a good read while taking a shit.

There is no such thing as momentum in baseball. WTF! Momentum only lasts until the next team bats.

by Sparhawk on Aug 21, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I would pay a dollar for it.

by WeStillHaveBobby on Aug 21, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If home runs are so important,

why aren’t they on the scoreboard?

by skymuse on Aug 22, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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