Julio Franco close to a 2 year deal

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

What does Julio Franco do with all the yolks?

I saw the "everybody named Franco" thing elsewhere, too.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, we've yet to employ:
Jeff FRANCOeur, plus Tito or Terry FRANCOna

Nor, for that matter, have we ever had Franco Harris or Generalissimo Francisco Franco who (when I last checked) was still dead.


But other than them, yeah we got'em all.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: or Generalissimo Francisco Franco who (when I last checked) was still dead.

LMAOOOOOOOOOO
:):):)

Now thats comedy.

[metirish]

]And look at it this way; at least we won't have to listen to Francis X. repeat the Julio/egg-white story 15 times a game. I mean, it was bad enough when it was 15 mentions x 19 Braves games per year. The mere thought of 15 x 162 is too much to even comtemplate. If Fran were still announcing I'd have to oppose the deal on that basis alone.

I love it, between the egg whites and the weightlifting Fran could talk all night about Julio......

[Valadius]

I'm sick of hearing him talk as it is... period.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Frayed Knot complains about Frannie pulling out the same old chestnut and then goes and plays the Generalissimo card.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Franco will in all likelihood be the last Met to have pre-existed the team.

[nymr83]

before him John Franco would have barely qualified?
i suppose it is still possible that they sign a mid-40's reliever this year or next but i'll admit it is a better than 50/50 shot that Julio Franco will be the last

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Braves have been platooning at first for years, which has guaranteed Julio a few starts a week plus double switches. With Carlos Delgado entrenched at first presumably 19 starts in 20 --- and Julio not having played any other position since 1997 --- I'm afraid his madly defiant hitting skills could finally atrophy on the bench.

[Guest Hillbilly]

"Franco is so old that when he began his career, Mr. Met had a full head of hair."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/offbase/051214

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