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
bobby fans fires gets hope keeps
I hope he keeps doing it. Bobby always fires 'em up. When he gets going, the fans get going.
braves figure second watching
I was just in second grade, and I'm watching the Braves go to the World Series, ... I mean, the World Series! I figure it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
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.
field hard man playing sure
He just told me to keep playing hard and make sure that I'm a better man off the field than I am on it,
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.
happens instead trusting trying
The first at-bat I was trying to go out and get everything instead of trusting my hands, That's what happens when you trust your hands.
realize ride sit until
I don't think I'll realize what's going on until after the season, ... Then I can sit back and look at it and say, 'Wow, what a ride it's been.'
situation tough trying worse
I think she's in a tough situation with what she's trying to do. I don't think she was worse than the others, I don't think she was better.
wait
I can't wait to get out there and feel what it's like to be out there.
until
I didn't know until today, ... I thought it was going to be an article. I didn't know it was going to be that big of a deal.
blows john starting starts team
That's the thing that blows me away, ... I'm 7 years old when this thing starts happening. John Smoltz is one of their starting pitchers. Now here I am, on the team myself, and John's still here. I told him that's when you start to think about retiring.
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.
enjoy mickey wore
Mickey Mantle wore it, ... I just enjoy it.
earn home knew win
We wanted to be able to win on our home field, ... We knew we had it, but at the same time, we wanted to earn it.