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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Sabernomics: Where Did the Frenchy Quotes Go?

Into thin air space?

In my previous post, I was searching for Jeff Francoeur’s original quotes to the AJC about his demotion . The problem is that the quotes are no longer on the website. In the story that I believe was originally written by Carroll Rogers now links to a milder story by Thomas Stinson.

AOL Fanhouse documents the original quotes that can no longer be found on the AJC’s website.

“This has really put a damper on my relationship with the Atlanta Braves,” Francoeur told the AJC.

“I love playing for the city, I love playing for the fans and always have,” said Francoeur, a graduate of Parkview High School in Lilburn. “But I’m disappointed with the decision and how the whole process went down.”

[...]“I do not agree with this, but I have to do what I have to do,” Francoeur said.

What gives AJC? Did he or didn’t he say these things?

Repoz Posted: July 08, 2008 at 10:35 PM | 8 comment(s)
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1. JuanGone..except1game Posted: July 09, 2008 at 12:35 AM (#2850207)

I didn't hear it first hand, but I'm strongly leaning towards him saying that. His other quotes when he was first notified of the decision were similarily petulant and narcissistic.

I've lived in Atlanta for almost a decade and before that moved around the Midwest and I've never seen an athlete actually treated as "the son" of a franchise. It's a great story with Frenchy being the hometown boy with the teen idol looks and (usually)aw-shucks demeanor making good, but the franchise, the media and the fans baby him beyond belief. McCann, one of the best young catchers in baseball, is basically ignored while most people here slobber over every mistake-pitch home run and excuse every clueless at-bat. Mark Bradley at the AJC wrote a piece about 2 weeks ago that ripped the fans for their typically light boos at Frenchy and his <700 OPS. The media hear loves Frenchy about as much as the Plaschke hates Kemp.

2. jwb Posted: July 09, 2008 at 03:14 AM (#2850255)

As much as we beat him up around here, his comps aren't bad:

Similar Batters through Age 23
Greg Luzinski (971)
Jeff Burroughs (970)
Jack Clark (967)
Del Ennis (962)
Ellis Valentine (961)
Ben Grieve (954)
Harold Baines (950)
Bruce Campbell (949)
Tommy Davis (946)
Gus Bell (945)

Most of these guys had very good careers and Bruce Campbell was groovy in Evil Dead II.

3. king cranium maximus IV Posted: July 09, 2008 at 01:40 PM (#2850628)

Meh. Additionally,

"There are more #7 jerseys at Turner Field than all the other uniform numbers combined, and it is entirely the Braves fault."

One wonders why someone calling his site/book/philosophy "Sabernomics" would so easily whine about the free market...

4. Greg Maddux School of Reflexive Profanity Posted: July 09, 2008 at 01:48 PM (#2850636)

Most of these guys had very good careers and Bruce Campbell was groovy in Evil Dead II.

Click "Compare Stats" and take a gander at the last column in the table.

5. Marty Winn Posted: July 09, 2008 at 05:00 PM (#2851046)

"There are more #7 jerseys at Turner Field than all the other uniform numbers combined, and it is entirely the Braves fault."

Those are for Jeff Burroughs right?

6. flournoy Posted: July 09, 2008 at 05:06 PM (#2851061)

Pretty anecdotal, but I saw more #16 shirts at the ballpark on Sunday than any other. Still plenty of 7s, 10s, 29s (mine included), and 47s. Even a #23 Estrada shirt!

7. grandcosmo Posted: July 09, 2008 at 07:47 PM (#2851200)

I have a feeling we may be seeing another Operation Shutdown soon.

8. JJ1986 Posted: July 09, 2008 at 07:50 PM (#2851201)

Maybe people buy Francoeur jerseys because he has a cooler last name than McCann or Jones. That's no excuse for not getting Teixeira or Jurrjens instead, though.

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