There are actually a large number of Braves fans that think Jeff Francoeur is the best thing since sliced bread. It’s almost as if his runners left on base count as RBI. I’ve never seen so much applause for a .236 hitter. It’s time for fans to get over the fact that he’s from Atlanta.
Frenchy has gone hitless in 8 of his past 11 games. Not only that, but it seems as if everytime the Braves load the bases with nobody out, Jeff just happens to come to the plate. We all know the result. It starts with the word double, and I’m talking about two outs, not two bases.
Meanwhile, the fans still love him. Mainly because from time to time he can throw a guy out at the plate. Never-mind the fact that he actually doesn’t cover that much ground in the outfield. It has even been reported by MLB.com that the Braves have talked about sending him down to the minors, but there is a fear that there would be some backlash from the fans that love him so much.
It’s just time that we all realize that Francoeur is not only failing to help the team, but he is actually having a negative affect. It’s one thing to pop out with the bases loaded instead of getting a hit. At-least a run would score. Instead he finds a way to either strike out, or even worse, hit into a double play.
It’s time to send him to Richmond and give Brandon Jones the playing time he has earned over the past few weeks. At-least Jones knows what ball four looks like.
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Everytime Frenchy was up to bat I felt this incredible amount of tension. I wanted so badly to see him finally break through with a big hit and restore some credibility and then cringed after the inevitable “K”.
If it couldn’t get worse than the 3 K’s the GIDP w/ the bases loaded really took some wind out of the sails. How can we win games when we’re routinely leaving 10-15 LOB’s each night?
Anyway, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see JF”K” in Richmond for a few games. It would be a little sad but he needs to get the swing back somehow.
~JB
Frenchy’s definitely overrated. I say we stick Blanco out in right and ship his ass back to Mississippi.