Ex-Braves Quote Of The Day ... The Demise Of Jeff Francoeur

They probably don’t send him down to save his ego – remember the last time he was sent down to work on things?

Let’s think about all these kids who are LL studs, go onto be HS studs, and get drafted at 18, grow frustrated at playing in a pond full of studs, flame out, and never make it beyond AA let alone the big leagues. Francoeur was good enough to get his foot in the door, and become a player, for better or worse, capable of landing on an MLB 25-man roster. At this point, do what’s necessary to ensure that that outcome stands as long as possible.

Last time I checked, the league minimum is $475,000. Now I’m no banking wizard, but I’m fairly certain, I could parlay a few years’ worth of league minimum much less the $MM Francoeur has made into some sort of wise investment that could secure a generation or two beneath me, and live out comfortably for the rest of my life . . . y’know, until 2012. It’s hard to say whether it’s fame or fortune or both that Francoeur is seeking, but if he continues on this bullish path to play every day since playing every day equals more chances for homers and homers equals money, then he’s going to end up out of baseball sooner than his dreams will come true.

But I agree, his attitude is wearing on me.

I honestly believe that he has some ability, especially if he was willing to do whatever it took to stay in the big leagues. A platoon situation makes sense. Diaz is a great comparison, but it appears that Jeff is too proud to adopt Caveman’s approach to the game.

Diaz is pretty much the definition of a platoon player. He shouldn’t ever bat against RHPs, but he’s a useful piece.

You summed up how I feel – perfectly.

This is another reason I don’t care for him at all. He thought he was better than that contract, even though it was good enough for McCann. Honestly, it was unbelievably important that he did not sign that contract in hind sight. Who knows where we would be right now if he had.

Who says FYF isn’t willing to what’s best for his team?

yeah you know me!

PA’s matter more than age, he ain’t getting any better.

Most politicians have a fairly limp handshake, because they have to give so many of them day in and day out that a knucklebuster every time would cramp up their hands after one fundraiser.

Firm handshake or not, I think you hit the nail on the head for his future. He could come back to Atlanta and run for an office, seeing as how he is still quite popular around there.

Maybe Glavine can teach him how to play hockey. };0)

“He’s too big to be a safety, he’s too slow to be a wideout”
“He’s too small to be on the line.”
“He should be on special teams.”
“Too bad there’s no more NFL Europe.”
“Too bad there’s no more XFL.”
“He’s not good enough for the CFL.”

He would blame the QB for not dropping back seven steps and getting sacked by his assignment, or he would be whining about the refs for flagging him for holding or too much incidental contact, and demand to be traded when he’s ultimately benched. It would probably be different, but still kind of the same.

I still think he should go back to the minors and learn to pitch. He’d be a pretty good hitter, for a pitcher.