https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/...61v4zbeyqdcbfe
Maybe he can be our DH if we play this season. Julio Franco taking BP at 61 in Korea.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/...61v4zbeyqdcbfe
Maybe he can be our DH if we play this season. Julio Franco taking BP at 61 in Korea.
FreemanFan (05-23-2020), jpx7 (05-23-2020)
Completely agree. Absolutely loved his determination and the focus he brought to the game. Also loved his taking of the first pitch every at bat. Everyone knew it, yet pitchers would still throw him a ball.
I was just taking a look back at his stats. He was damn impressive. Career WAR of 48.5. Higher than quite a few HOFers. And just his longevity.
jpx7 (05-23-2020)
I would love to see Julio Franco back in MLB. If anyone can do it he can. If Julio had not lost all of 1995 and 1998-2000 (except one game in '99), he might be in the Hall of Fame.
he's not coming back to the mlb
he was the end of an era though. the last player to retire or stop playing mlb baseball from the original RBI Baseball for NES
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Based on things I’m reading today, the players are not happy with the owners. I’m not real confident we’re going to see a 2020 season at the moment
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
jpx7 (05-27-2020)
Last edited by goldfly; 05-27-2020 at 03:06 AM.
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
****ing owners are gonna cost us baseball
****ing greedy ****
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
jpx7 (05-27-2020)
Imagine if we gave 23 million a year for 4 years to Donaldson now. We’d only be getting 3 (likely declining years), but paying for 4.
How do salaries work for 2020 assuming the season is canceled? What do the owners pay out? Nothing?
goldfly (05-27-2020)
and they are really ****ing over minor league players
even more than they usually do
**** the owners
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
jpx7 (05-27-2020)
Giving up draft picks for free agents trending towards not being such a great value in hindsight.
MiLB players are playing a risky game. They are getting screwed by the owners and greedy MLB players.
Just another headline about MiLB players being cut. Their ranks are thinning because of greedy MLB owners and players. America's game is being destroyed. Added to the loss of MiLB players, the number of MLB players going overseas to play continues to grow.
From MLBTR
"White Sox Release 25 Minor Leaguers"
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;......
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
High Flight
by
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
As told milb players they won’t be paid at all but are still under contract and supposed to be staying in shape
Last edited by Tapate50; 05-27-2020 at 10:45 AM.
Ivermectin Man
jpx7 (05-27-2020)
jpx7 (05-27-2020)
The key for players is to understand that this is a labor dispute, not a public relations spat. Marvin Miller and Don Fehr didn't care at all about being popular and they built the strongest union in America. Once players started caring about public opinion they started getting rolled by the owners.
jpx7 (05-27-2020)