Julio Franco Returns
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:20 am
to the Atlanta Braves!! 13 more months until he turns 50 years old.
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Yeah. I hear ya. 48 year-olds in baseball are a fricking dime a dozen, right?SuperHornet wrote:Forget Franco. I'd rather watch old footage of George Blanda. Playing to 48 in the NFL is MUCH more impressive than doing so in baseball.
Blanda never punted. He was a place-kicker. Sure, that's all he did the last couple of years, but he was always listed as a QB-K. In fact, in something like '70 or '71, he came off the bench for an ineffective "Mad Bomber" Daryle Lamonica to lead the Raiders to a win or a tie with either a TD pass or a long FG. He was somewhere around 45 when he did this. And all this after getting blackballed by George Halas.bluehenbillk wrote:wasn't he just a punter at the end? Sean Landeta may keep doing that....
It was 5 straight games in 1970.SuperHornet wrote:Blanda never punted. He was a place-kicker. Sure, that's all he did the last couple of years, but he was always listed as a QB-K. In fact, in something like '70 or '71, he came off the bench for an ineffective "Mad Bomber" Daryle Lamonica to lead the Raiders to a win or a tie with either a TD pass or a long FG. He was somewhere around 45 when he did this. And all this after getting blackballed by George Halas.bluehenbillk wrote:wasn't he just a punter at the end? Sean Landeta may keep doing that....
I doubt he'll be a regular starter. Probably just play a few games here and there.AppGuy04 wrote:I think this is a dumb move by the Braves. Publicity stunt maybe, but not a smart baseball move
You pay coaches for baseball advice, not playersWTAG wrote:I doubt he'll be a regular starter. Probably just play a few games here and there.AppGuy04 wrote:I think this is a dumb move by the Braves. Publicity stunt maybe, but not a smart baseball move
Then explain the existence of player-coaches and player-managers. Bill Russell (NBA version), Tree Rollins, Pete Rose, and Frank Robinson come to mind very quickly. If something ever happened to Bobby Cox, I wouldn't be surprised if Franco were asked to player-manage the Braves.AppGuy04 wrote:You pay coaches for baseball advice, not players
Sure they exist, but IMO, they shouldn'tSuperHornet wrote:Then explain the existence of player-coaches and player-managers. Bill Russell (NBA version), Tree Rollins, Pete Rose, and Frank Robinson come to mind very quickly. If something ever happened to Bobby Cox, I wouldn't be surprised if Franco were asked to player-manage the Braves.AppGuy04 wrote:You pay coaches for baseball advice, not players
He belongs in Atlanta. They helped resurrect his career a few years ago. I hope he retires as a Brave. I have vague memories of the Braves letting Satchel Paige com in at age 60 and pitch an inning or so to enable him to get his pension. Best of luck to the "Ageless One".bluehenbillk wrote:to the Atlanta Braves!! 13 more months until he turns 50 years old.
GannonFan wrote:Heck, the Braves should just see if Von Hayes is available - with the way that Franco is hitting they might want to pull a trigger on that trade!
He's up to .192 last I checked. I'll bet he breaks the Mendoza line soon.AppGuy04 wrote:Doesn't matter who he is, he's batting, as of last night .177. They will not make the playoffs with a 1st baseman doing that. They have plenty of talent in Richmond, I'd rather see a young guy than Franco
Not hard when every hit he gets raises his average 25 pointsskinny_uncle wrote:He's up to .192 last I checked. I'll bet he breaks the Mendoza line soon.AppGuy04 wrote:Doesn't matter who he is, he's batting, as of last night .177. They will not make the playoffs with a 1st baseman doing that. They have plenty of talent in Richmond, I'd rather see a young guy than Franco
He may be back to the bench before Tuesday. The Braves are looking at getting Mark Teixeiraskinny_uncle wrote:Just checked on Julio.
He has a couple of hits tonight and is up to .211.
That Braves uniform just does something for him.
He still has some life in him.
Jerkoffs (of course, tough to keep Julio when you trade for Teixeira). I love watching Julio play, and have for almost 30 years. When I was a little kid, I watched him play rookie ball for the Butte (MT) Copper Kings back in the late 70s and have been a fan ever since. I just hope hat he can catch on somewhere else within the next year so he can be playing baseball on his 50th birthday (August of next year, I think). ::Insert smilie of old man using his cane to hit a gapper to left::bluehenbillk wrote:Dammit, Braves cut him yesterday.