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Braves Counting on Francoeur to Rebound

ATLANTA—Before this season started, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said that Jeff Francoeur would be a key to the team’s success. While there’s plenty of time for this to prove to be true, Francoeur is in the midst of a three-week slide that has kept him from contributing.

Targeted to serve a reliable run producer, Francoeur has gone 15 games without a multi-RBI performance. This coincides with the fact that he’s hit just .206 (13-for-63) with three extra-base hits and six RBIs this month.

“I’m not worried,” Francoeur said. “At this point of the season, you’re just two or three good games away from getting your average where you want it to be.”

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flournoy Posted: May 19, 2009 at 02:51 PM | 33 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Dan Szymborski

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:29 PM (#3184606)

Well, I guess the door of success will stay firmly locked.

2. Dewey, Steven Wright Wannabe and Soupuss Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:31 PM (#3184608)

I'm betting Jermaine Dye will be available for the right price...

3. The Good Face Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:33 PM (#3184610)

In related news, I'm counting on financing my latest yacht purchase with future lottery winnings...

4. The elusive Robert Denby Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:37 PM (#3184615)

Frenchy is a long Delta flight from where he wants his numbers to be.

5. rb's team is hopeful for the new year! Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:41 PM (#3184620)

I could deal with his numbers if he didn't keep adding bases to hits. Played a double into a triple on friday, and gave 3rd away for free last night.

Wake the #### up, jeffy.

6. John DiFool2 Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:49 PM (#3184626)

Headline suggests the Braves are currently in the "bargaining" phase, having at long last dispensed with "denial" and "anger"...

7. JPWF13

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:51 PM (#3184627)

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I bet, that if he really was on the edge of being benched, he'll have a 3 for 5 games with 3 ribbies, which will save his starting gig for another month (no matter how badly he hits during the rest of that span)

A few years ago the Mets went through what I refer to as the Kaz Ishii experience:

Pitcher pitches badly, manager strongly hints that if pitcher doesn't start pitching better he will be benched (or worse)- next start pitcher has a good game, saving his rotation start for the time being... has 2-3 bad starts, manager starts hinting that pitcher is about to lose his rotation spot, pitcher has good game.... repeat cycle....

8. Dewey, Steven Wright Wannabe and Soupuss Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:54 PM (#3184634)

Pitcher pitches badly, manager strongly hints that if pitcher doesn't start pitching better he will be benched (or worse)- next start pitcher has a good game, saving his rotation start for the time being... has 2-3 bad starts, manager starts hinting that pitcher is about to lose his rotation spot, pitcher has good game.... repeat cycle....

So the solution is to threaten a move to the bullpen before every start.

9. Dr Love Posted: May 19, 2009 at 03:55 PM (#3184637)

Headline suggests the Braves are currently in the "bargaining" phase, having at long last dispensed with "denial" and "anger"...

I think they realize he stinks. Cox has moved him down in the order recently, actually given him a day off, he's has been a face of their PR campaigns except for the AJC... if they had a better option in RF, I think they'd go to it. But they don't, which is damning on the front office, so he continues to play.

10. Anonymous Observer Posted: May 19, 2009 at 04:08 PM (#3184643)

Braves Counting on Francoeur to Rebound

The Braves will need more than just their fingers and toes in order to count long enough for this to happen.

AO

11. Petuniaviles Posted: May 19, 2009 at 04:19 PM (#3184656)

Nice tag work there.

You know, as recently as a week or 10 days ago, I thought the whole thing about Francoeur being the subject of an article or column every day was just one of these joking BTF memes that exaggerated how bad things really were. But at this point he could have an entire beat category to himself.

12. The Essex Snead Posted: May 19, 2009 at 04:22 PM (#3184657)

The AJC should sue for copyright infringement & intellectual property theft & other legal stuff.

13. The cushions are crowded for Edmundo

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 04:34 PM (#3184666)

A few years ago the Mets went through what I refer to as the Kaz Ishii experience
This play is on the road in Philly now, with Chan Ho Park in the leading role.

14. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:06 PM (#3184705)

Is there a reason we have a Jeff Franceour thread every week? I'm not complaining, I just feel like I'm missing out on a joke or something.

15. flournoy Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:08 PM (#3184711)

Every week? You're not only missing the joke, you're missing three quarters of the Francoeur threads. Geez.

16. Chris Dial Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:16 PM (#3184720)

First Braves fans complain there aren't enough Braves threads. Now they want them to stop....

17. Hurdle's Heroes (SuperBaes) Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:19 PM (#3184726)

A few years ago the Mets went through what I refer to as the Kaz Ishii experience

This play is on the road in Philly now, with Chan Ho Park in the leading role.

Didn't work that well with Oliver Perez, did it?

18. flournoy Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:25 PM (#3184737)

Which Braves fans want the Francoeur threads to stop? I'm the one who submitted this thread.

19. Kyle S at work Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:47 PM (#3184753)

I submitted the Francoeur delta blog. I think they're hilarious.

20. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:50 PM (#3184756)

I want the articles to stop being written. Given that they are - post away.

21. Dr Love Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:58 PM (#3184767)

The blogs are the best. They're so horribly written by an intern at whatever PR firm Francoeur hired that they're a fun read.

22. Orange & Blue Velvet Posted: May 19, 2009 at 05:59 PM (#3184771)

"The Braves have this great MARRY AND REPRODUCE kiosk where you can win free tickets!"

23. Mike A Posted: May 19, 2009 at 06:29 PM (#3184816)

I think most Brave fans can't help but laugh at all the Francoeur articles posted here. Laughing keeps us sane.

24. villainx Posted: May 19, 2009 at 06:51 PM (#3184858)

Is there a reason we have a Jeff Franceour thread every week? I'm not complaining, I just feel like I'm missing out on a joke or something.

No, sounds like you are in on the joke.

25. Srul Itza Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:03 PM (#3184873)

Braves Counting on Francoeur to Rebound

So, they're trading him to the Hawks and moving him to power forward? Sounds like a good move to me.

26. bfan Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:07 PM (#3184878)

As someone else pointed out, Jeff now has a lower OPS than Raul Mondesi did, and more AB's than Mondesi had, when the Braves measured Mondesi's performance, found him washed up, and cut him. This, on the heels of the mosntrously bad 2008 season. Man, I hope the career end comes soon for the boy wonder.

27. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:17 PM (#3184904)

Don't you have to be good before you can rebound?

28. Mac T Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:27 PM (#3184919)

My current poll is "Does Francoeur suck?" It's running 96 percent yes, 4 percent no. I figure there's about a four percent margin for error.

29. Adam M

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:56 PM (#3184938)

I can't imagine that Delta is happy about having a colossal ball of suck shilling for them. I wonder if big corporations will start hiring sabermetricians to help them determine which athletes to hire as spokesmen.

30. RJ in TO Posted: May 19, 2009 at 07:58 PM (#3184943)

As someone else pointed out, Jeff now has a lower OPS than Raul Mondesi did, and more AB's than Mondesi had, when the Braves measured Mondesi's performance, found him washed up, and cut him.

To his credit, even at his current crapulent depths, he is outhitting Big Papi.

31. Latnam's first name is Bob Lemon's middl Posted: May 20, 2009 at 12:38 AM (#3185196)

I really really hate Jeff Francoeur. Fortunately, even the casual fans are starting to notice how awful he is. Thank goodness he didn't take the same deal McCann did a couple of years ago.

32. Colin Posted: May 20, 2009 at 02:49 AM (#3185482)

Jeff, you have about a 650 OPS since the start of 2008, over 800 PA. "A few good games" doesn't fix that kind of suck.

33. jim in providence Posted: May 20, 2009 at 03:32 AM (#3185578)

Braves Counting on Francoeur to Rebound

So, they're trading him to the Hawks and moving him to power forward? Sounds like a good move to me.

Srul FTW.

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