JULIO FRANCO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Happy Birthday Boy! Julio Franco is (only) 53 today
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles.
It's hard to call Julio Franco an ageless wonder. Unlike, say, Craig Biggio, Franco looked his age during each of his 23 major league seasons from 1982 to 2007.
But Franco is perhaps the greatest old position player of all time, having broken...
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August 23, 2011
Discuss
Vladimir Guerrero Lied About His Age, I’m Still Not Convinced He’s Not 40
Under pressure from ESPN reporting last year, Houston Astros SS Miguel Tejada finally admitted he was two years older than what he had told MLB all along. That in turn persuaded Julio Franco to come out and admit he was really in his 50s when he played his last years of pro ball with [...]
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March 11, 2009
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March 11, 2009
Top 7 :: Recognizable Batting Stances
The 7 most recognizable MLB batting stances, emulated by wiffle ball players across the globe for centuries. Of course, Julio Franco is listed.
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June 13, 2008
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June 13, 2008
Ode To Julio Franco
Julio Franco may not be a Hall of Famer, but he is one of the more popular players of the 80s era. His batting stance impacted wiffle ballers for generations.
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May 04, 2008
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May 04, 2008
Julio Franco anunció su retiro
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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May 03, 2008
Julio Franco Calls it Quits
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 a pitcher (Jim Kaat) who had pitched against Ted Williams.
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May 03, 2008
Julio Franco Signs With Tigres
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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April 01, 2008
Julio Franco: War Hero
The ageless Julio Franco is featured in our latest edition of our "War Hero" feature. Read about Julio's storied career that has spanned more than two decades, and learn some fun facts about the man, the myth, the legend.
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August 01, 2007
Franco Is a Clubhouse Cancer
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" about a racial divide in the Mets clubhouse and said that Julio Franco...
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July 20, 2007
See Ya in San Fran
Today after we won in Baltimore, I got word that I made the American League All-Star team. I'm definitely thrilled to represent the Angels for my first All-Star appearance. It is truly an amazing feeling and something we all dream of as kids. To be honest, it makes it a lot better that the team has been playing well because everyone on this team deserves the credit. I'...
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July 02, 2007
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