Jeff Francoeur
Jeff Francoeur
Jeffrey Braden Francoeur, nicknamed "Frenchy", is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has also played for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and the Philadelphia Phillies...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 January 1984
CityAtlanta, GA
next-day games one-day
One day, you're 11 games, 12 games out, and the next day you're in first!
games people littles
A lot of people just thought I'd be a .260 hitter all my life. I was kind of like, 'Let me make some adjustments and let me learn the game a little bit.'
team mean nuts
When we [the Braves] won the World Series in '95, I went nuts. I mean, that was my team.
trying different certain
I'm a different hitter than Chipper Jones. He goes up looking for certain pitches to hit. I go up there looking for something over the plate and try to hit it hard.
honor
It's an honor playing for Bobby Cox.
important percentages scoreboard
If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?
lately pitches time waiting
I feel like lately I've been able to see it better. I'm waiting for my pitches again. When you do that, most of the time you'll hit.
figure stuff worry
I can't worry about that kind of stuff. I'm not going to. You can't just say you're going to be patient. The way I see it, you figure that stuff out.
wait
I can't wait to get out there and feel what it's like to be out there.
accomplish chance hometown
It was just a lot of fun. The chance to be able to play in your hometown and to be able to accomplish some of the things I did was awesome.
bobby easy lets pressure puts
It's easy for all the rookies. We come out here and Bobby lets us play. He never puts any pressure on us.
ball felt opposite took
(I) took one the opposite way, finally, ... It felt good. I felt like I've been able to see the ball better. If you do that, you're going to be able to hit.
fun guys trying win
It's fun because a lot of young guys have come up in this division. We're all trying to do the same thing, and that's win a title.
hit none season taking
None of it's hit me, ... After the season I'll look back at it but right now I'm taking it day by day.