Jeff Francoeur is pitching the 7th for Philadelphia!!

[nymr83]

getting blown the fuck out by baltimore. i wish this was on TV

1 inniung, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, and a strikeout!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Go Frenchy

[nymr83]

Jeff Francoeur pitching for Philadelphia Nolan Reimold Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Reimold struck out looking Chris Parmelee Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Parmelee grounded out to first Steve Pearce Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Pearce lined out to shortstop

wow, 3 pitch strikeout all looking, the 2nd guy looks at 5 pitches before finally swinging, same with the 3rd guy... a fucking position player is pitching and all you want to do is watch?? swing away fools!

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks for the heads up! He's getting ready to pitch the bottom of the 8th!

[Guest themetfairy]

He serves up a home run with his first pitch of the 8th.

[nymr83]

Hits a guy with a pitch to lead off the inning. yeah! you teach him to lean over that plate! thats YOUR plate frenchy!

edit - i missed the HR, so it was retaliation! even better!

[Guest themetfairy]

The bases are now loaded in the 8th, with only one out.

The score is currently 18-3 - a game where Phillies ERAs go to die.

[Guest themetfairy]

OMG - the bullpen phone was literally off the hook, so the manager couldn't call the pen!

[Edgy MD]

"Hi, guys. It's Jimmy. Jimmy Rollins. How you doin'? Where am I calling from? First place! That's where!"

[Frayed Knot]

Francouer had actually pitched in 8 games in AAA last year with an idea of extending his career that way if the hitting thing continued to not work out - kind of a reverse Rick Ankiel.
Plus, it's always been known that the guy has an arm.

[Zvon]

Saw some of this, & the post game. Man, the Phils really, really, really suck. How ironic. The post game show especially trashed how Frenchy was used for 2 innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: The post game show especially trashed how Frenchy was used for 2 innings.

Who'd they want to see instead?

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: The post game show especially trashed how Frenchy was used for 2 innings. Who'd they want to see instead?

Anyone, I guess. I wasn't paying total attention. They mentioned another player pitching one inning, an infielder, and supposedly Chase Utley chewed out the Phils pitching coach on the mound for keeping Frenchy in for so many pitches. I don't know how they know that's what Chase was saying (he was flapping his gums) and if that was just speculation (they didnt report it as such-but again,not paying full attention).

[Edgy MD]

Utley didn't want Francoeur unusable for today.

[Lefty Specialist]

Edgy MD wrote: Utley didn't want Francoeur unusable for today.

Classic.

[Lefty Specialist]

This is just awesome. When do they play the Phillies again?

[Edgy MD]

Here's a pretty good summary.

I'm curious about Utley's semi-regular attempts to countermand his manager and coaches and wonder when it's going to come to a head. Nothing in particular against Sandberg (though I was never a fan), but I would love to see Utz end up becoming a player-manager.

[seawolf17]

The Rays used two position players last night too -- infielders Jake Elmore (the Blues Brother?) and Nick Franklin -- and Nats catcher Wilson Ramos homered off both of them. That HAS to be a first.

[Zvon]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Utley didn't want Francoeur unusable for today. Classic.

haha,that is.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm curious about Utley's semi-regular attempts to countermand his manager and coaches and wonder when it's going to come to a head. Nothing in particular against Sandberg (though I was never a fan), but I would love to see Utz end up becoming a player-manager.

Yes. And I would love to see him fail, and bump up against a veteran who's just as much of a know-it-all priaprism as he he's been for the last decade.