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- Jeff Francoeur getting pranked by his minor league teammates is epic.
- I'm so happy that Jonathan Papelbon is some other team's problem
- The Gospel of Jesus' wife may be real.
- "Did someone eat a bat? Did someone scavenge another dead chimp, one that had shared fruit with a bat?" Your Ebola update. Scary stuff.
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- George R R Martin has a sense of humor
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Showing posts with label Jeff Francoeur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeff Francoeur. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Just saying but if I wanted to kill an ex-NFL player - I'd shoot them in the chest at close range. Right now everyone would just assume it was a suicide on the part of the player... Bill Belichick on the red carpet at the Kentucky Derby. I love Belichick but man does he look goofy here... Michael Bowden has a 2.70 ERA since joining the Cubs. Is it me or could the Red Sox use a reliever like that?... The owner of I'll Have Another got a little over $1.4 million for yesterday's win. The jockey got 10% of that - so a little over $140,000. A caddy for a winning golfer in one of the four majors probably makes more than that... I love this story about Jeff Francoeur buying a round of beers and it makes me like him all the more. The sad thing is even though he could easily afford to do this every game - if he did it people would come to expect it and feel entitled to it. Best to do it every once and a while as a surprise for the fans... Elementary kids in my neighborhood are selling light-bulbs for a school fundraiser. Is this like kids selling apples in the Great Depression? Under Obama are light-bulbs now luxury items like magazine subscriptions or chocolate candy bars?... Cool - an octopus dining on sea gulls... What's up with Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson? He should be a Cy Young contender but instead he's pitching like he's the second coming of John Wasdin... Finally saw the movie In Bruges and I liked it so much I immediately watched it a second time. Two big thumbs up...
Just saying but if I wanted to kill an ex-NFL player - I'd shoot them in the chest at close range. Right now everyone would just assume it was a suicide on the part of the player... Bill Belichick on the red carpet at the Kentucky Derby. I love Belichick but man does he look goofy here... Michael Bowden has a 2.70 ERA since joining the Cubs. Is it me or could the Red Sox use a reliever like that?... The owner of I'll Have Another got a little over $1.4 million for yesterday's win. The jockey got 10% of that - so a little over $140,000. A caddy for a winning golfer in one of the four majors probably makes more than that... I love this story about Jeff Francoeur buying a round of beers and it makes me like him all the more. The sad thing is even though he could easily afford to do this every game - if he did it people would come to expect it and feel entitled to it. Best to do it every once and a while as a surprise for the fans... Elementary kids in my neighborhood are selling light-bulbs for a school fundraiser. Is this like kids selling apples in the Great Depression? Under Obama are light-bulbs now luxury items like magazine subscriptions or chocolate candy bars?... Cool - an octopus dining on sea gulls... What's up with Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson? He should be a Cy Young contender but instead he's pitching like he's the second coming of John Wasdin... Finally saw the movie In Bruges and I liked it so much I immediately watched it a second time. Two big thumbs up...
Friday, July 04, 2008
Jeff Francoeur
The Braves have optioned Jeff Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi. I admit that Francoeur's performance was a surprise. I thought this was going to be a break-out 40 HR season for Francoeur. Instead he gets optioned back to the minor leagues after hitting .234 with eight homers and 41 RBI.
Normally a player who bursts on the scene has a sophomore slump as opposing pitchers figure out where his weak spots are. Francoeur seems to have fallen off a cliff performance wise in his third season. Francoeur did get married in the off-season - maybe its his new living arrangement and marital bliss that is the root for his drop in performance? Francoeur wouldn't be the first guy to lose focus and confidence once getting hitched. Hopefully it's just a mechanical thing in his swing which can be worked out by joining his old coach in the minors.
The above Bible quote is the quote Francoeur has written on his batting glove. I hope it gives him comfort as he goes to Mississippi.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9
The Braves have optioned Jeff Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi. I admit that Francoeur's performance was a surprise. I thought this was going to be a break-out 40 HR season for Francoeur. Instead he gets optioned back to the minor leagues after hitting .234 with eight homers and 41 RBI.
Normally a player who bursts on the scene has a sophomore slump as opposing pitchers figure out where his weak spots are. Francoeur seems to have fallen off a cliff performance wise in his third season. Francoeur did get married in the off-season - maybe its his new living arrangement and marital bliss that is the root for his drop in performance? Francoeur wouldn't be the first guy to lose focus and confidence once getting hitched. Hopefully it's just a mechanical thing in his swing which can be worked out by joining his old coach in the minors.
The above Bible quote is the quote Francoeur has written on his batting glove. I hope it gives him comfort as he goes to Mississippi.
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