After many, many, many, many years - 49 year old (or 50, or 53, or 46) Julio Franco finally calls it quits and retires. Not much to say about the guy, except that his consistent production was simply amazing.Interesting Fact about Julio: As of 2006, Julio Franco was the only active player to face   more...
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Several influential ex-RedHawks propel the Texas Rangers to a fourth consecutive victory, while the transcendent Josh Hamilton gets a little unexpected something out of his American League Player of the Month award.
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I just read that Tejada is 33 going on 34 instead of his believed age of 31...uh-oh, somebody has been lying about more than just HGH.Ed Wade doesn't seem too concerned about this, but underneath his nutface facade he's probably steaming mad that his already showing signs of aging "slugging"   more...
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That's the headline from the Mexican Baseball League's official site. We've taken their official retirement write-up and translated it over to old fashioned english.
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We're not finished with the World Series yet, and it seems like just about everyone outside of Detroit and St. Louis is eager to find out what big moves will be made this offseason. In a free-agent market that doesn't exactly fit the billing of "spectacular", teams are going to be hard-pressed to   more...
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From MLB.com:ATLANTA -- Julio Franco is the ultimate veteran presence.With that in mind, the Braves, looking to add experience on the bench for the stretch drive, signed infielder Julio Franco to a contract for the rest of the season on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed,   more...
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There's an interesting bit of dirt concerning the Mets that made its way through the blogging circuits today. Over at his blog Nyjer Please, Luke Halpert cites "a source who will remain anonymous," who told the blogger that the Mets are falling apart, and their problems may stem from a Latino v.   more...
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First off, I already made a short post about this on our blog, Nyjer Please. But this post is going to be longer due to the larger audience that Epic Carnival has.Exactly a month ago to this day, our very own Epic Carnival writer and creator of Nyjer Please, Luke Halpert made an "outlandish post"   more...
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Believe it or not, there are still 2 players in the majors from the original RBI Baseball game for Nintendo. We found an original ad for the game from 1988 and have a link where you can go play the game.
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The MLB free agency period has officially began. Fifty-seven players filed papers to become free agents Monday. Big names on the list include: Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Kerry Wood, Trot Nixon, Shawn Green, Paul Lo Duca, and Shannon Stewart.Check out the entire list.
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It looks like Julio Franco has been forced out of MLB yet again. Franco has always dreamed of playing in the Majors at age 50. Currently at age 49, Franco has returned to the Mexican League to try to keep the dream alive.
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Listen as T- Money talked various sports subjects, including answering listeners sports related questions.
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It's Craig Biggio's last chance to catch. Lou Piniella's last chance to yell at people. Barry Bonds' last chance to be liked by a team. Julio Franco's last chance to play without AARP eligibility.
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday that they cut popular 48-year-old veteran utility infielder and pinch hitter Julio Franco from their roster.Franco was featured in a blog post last season following his 7th inning homer on April 20 against the San Diego Padres. He later struck a May 4th   more...
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Happy Birthday to the Footfather and wise old sage of the Mets clubhouse, Mr. Julio Franco.Julio, or as I call him, "Dad", turns 48 years young today. How does he do it?To celebrate his birthday, here is a video of Hot Foot Jr. meeting Julio Franco in spring training this year.Julio makes fun of a   more...
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