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05-02-2005, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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Julio Franco...
...started at first base for the Atlanta Braves and batted clean up against the Cardinals Saturday.
The man is 46 years old. F'in phenomenal.
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05-02-2005, 09:02 AM
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Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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05-02-2005, 09:38 AM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New Mexico
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20 years ago he was Jimmy Rollins.
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05-02-2005, 10:00 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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Scary thing is, he might even be older.
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05-02-2005, 10:07 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Just imagine the records Julio would have if he didn't miss those 3 years due to World War 2...
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You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its... |
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05-02-2005, 10:13 AM
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Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05)
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Palo Alto, CA
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. |
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05-02-2005, 10:15 AM
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College Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The Dirty
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I read a funny piece in the back of SI a few months ago about Julio Franco. I wish I could remember some of the funny quotes, but I think it was a Rick Reilly piece about how old he really is and how much he's done.
Edit: Found one funny quote... ``He might be 58 for all we know,'' Reilly wrote. ``One, he's Dominican, and a birth certificate to a Dominican is like an odometer to a used-car salesman. Two, he doesn't celebrate his birthday -- only Jesus'.' Last edited by miked : 05-02-2005 at 10:16 AM. |
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05-02-2005, 12:27 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Dallas, TX
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I read that he wants to play until he's 50, or three more years I think.
He's my girlfriend's favorite player ever (we're Rangers fans, so this dates back to the early 90s), and the reason she loves baseball to this day. For her birthday last year, I framed about 10 of his baseball cards, including his rookie, and arranged them to surround an autographed picture of him as a Ranger. Now, though, as we are starting to plan to move in together (the girlfriend and I, not Julio and I), I didn't think about the possibility of this thing becoming the centerpiece in our living room... Ah well, could be worse - At least she's not a Barry Bonds fan... And she may be the one and only Julio Franco worshipper. ever... |
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05-02-2005, 01:14 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Gold.
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05-02-2005, 05:24 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Rochester, NY
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I had a good line, but I can't follow that. Winner! |
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05-02-2005, 08:35 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2003
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right about now, I support Franklin's quest to have the Quote feature restored.. |
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05-02-2005, 09:46 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Kansas City, Mo
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If this was baseball mogul his career would have been over 8-12 years ago
Last edited by Ragone : 05-02-2005 at 09:46 PM. |
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