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Former Atlanta Brave, New York Met, Kansas City Royal and San Francisco Padre Jeff Francoeur can now add another Major League Baseball team to his ever-growing resume--the San Diego Padres.
Francoeur on Wednesday got a call up from the Padres Triple-A team in El Paso.
But not before his friends and teammates on the Chihuahuas got one last practical joke in....
Check out what happened to our hero when he tried to use the coaches bathroom this past weekend before a home game.
His teammates/friends decided there'd be no getting out for one of the goofiest, easy-going guys in the game.
The put together quite the mousetrap to keep him locked in.
But alas, Frenchy eventually made his escape through the roof.
And tried to crawl back up there after his friends found him.
Luckily nobody was hurt other than Francoeur's dry-fit, plenty of players have gone on the DL for less.
Your video courtesy teammate/filmmaker Cody Decker:
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Jeff Francoeur: Re-Invented as a Relief Pitcher
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Yeah, sure, this is under the "He's still in baseball" category, but so what. We've covered San Diego Padres minor leaguer Jeff Francoeur since he was a kid playing baseball and football at Parkview (Lilburn, GA) High School.
And he's truly one of the nicest, most fun-loving guys you'll ever meet.
But he's struggled as a pro baseball player. Sure, he was Rookie of the Year in 2005 with the Atlanta Braves, but he's not done much since then. In fact he's been with 5 different MLB teams in the past 4 years.
That's why we found this video and story interesting.
It appears Frenchy may have found his calling. As a relief pitcher. Sure, it's only AAA Baseball for a crappy team in El Paso, Texas (the Chihuahuas) and it's only mop-up duty, but Jeff's not given up a run in his 4 appearances this season.
We know, it's a short sample. And according to The Sporting News, he's been holding back, hitting somewhere around 89 mph with his fastball. He can throw harder, but his manager doesn't want him to get hurt.
Anyway, here's video of Francoeur the reliever:
Yeah, sure, this is under the "He's still in baseball" category, but so what. We've covered San Diego Padres minor leaguer Jeff Francoeur since he was a kid playing baseball and football at Parkview (Lilburn, GA) High School.
And he's truly one of the nicest, most fun-loving guys you'll ever meet.
But he's struggled as a pro baseball player. Sure, he was Rookie of the Year in 2005 with the Atlanta Braves, but he's not done much since then. In fact he's been with 5 different MLB teams in the past 4 years.
That's why we found this video and story interesting.
It appears Frenchy may have found his calling. As a relief pitcher. Sure, it's only AAA Baseball for a crappy team in El Paso, Texas (the Chihuahuas) and it's only mop-up duty, but Jeff's not given up a run in his 4 appearances this season.
We know, it's a short sample. And according to The Sporting News, he's been holding back, hitting somewhere around 89 mph with his fastball. He can throw harder, but his manager doesn't want him to get hurt.
Anyway, here's video of Francoeur the reliever:
Sunday, April 13, 2014
On Jeff Ears: Elaborate Prank on Jeff Francoeur is Documented and it's Awesome
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Oh, this is epic. And no, the prank isn't the former wunderkind Jeff Francoeur is still playing baseball.
Here's the set-up. Francoeur, a former MLB Rookie-of-the-Year is playing AAA Baseball for the San Diego Padres team in El Paso, Texas. And he's apparently on a veteran laden team with several of his ex-Atlanta Braves teammates including Blaine Boyer and Brooks Conrad.
Francouer, for all his struggles to hit off-speed pitches, is one of the great nice guys in professional sports. Always has been.
And his El Paso teammates, well, they had some fun.
At his expense.
The ruse: They convinced Francoeur that teammate Jorge Reyes was deaf. It was all built around an incident when Francoeur first arrived, where Reyes didn't move when a fly ball landed near him.
Before they knew it, the entire team was in on it.
And....as an added bonus, they had a documentary style film shoot to document the gag. And it's priceless...
Check out this production by Antihero Baseball/Daylight Films:
Oh, this is epic. And no, the prank isn't the former wunderkind Jeff Francoeur is still playing baseball.
Here's the set-up. Francoeur, a former MLB Rookie-of-the-Year is playing AAA Baseball for the San Diego Padres team in El Paso, Texas. And he's apparently on a veteran laden team with several of his ex-Atlanta Braves teammates including Blaine Boyer and Brooks Conrad.
Francouer, for all his struggles to hit off-speed pitches, is one of the great nice guys in professional sports. Always has been.
And his El Paso teammates, well, they had some fun.
At his expense.
The ruse: They convinced Francoeur that teammate Jorge Reyes was deaf. It was all built around an incident when Francoeur first arrived, where Reyes didn't move when a fly ball landed near him.
Before they knew it, the entire team was in on it.
And....as an added bonus, they had a documentary style film shoot to document the gag. And it's priceless...
Check out this production by Antihero Baseball/Daylight Films:
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