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Quote of the Day: Jeff Francoeur has no time for the haters

Jul 1, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT

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“I’m on pace for 100 RBIs, 20 home runs and 40 doubles. I think I’ll take that. If the critics don’t like that, I don’t really care … I’ve always said if you play six months, you’re going to have one bad month …”

– Jeff Francoeur, announcing that he intends to break established patterns and limit his bad months to one this season.

Yes, that was cheap. It’s just how I roll.  But my Francoeur fixation aside, I like that he doesn’t give a rat’s patootie what people like me say about him.  As I said back in spring training, it’s pretty impossible to have ire for the guy on a personal level. It’s really the people who try to pump him up as something he isn’t that get on my nerves.

And as crazy as it sounds coming from me, I want him to have a good second half. The “Jeff Francoeur: superstar!” stuff is annoying, but I’d like to see the “Jeff Francoeur: competent enough right fielder to hang around the league for many years on Reggie Sanders-style short-term, low money deals” dynamic take root.

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  1. Glenn - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    I agree – may he play another 10 years. Just not on my team!

  2. ThatGuy - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I think you need to pull some strings and have an interview with Frenchie. an HBT Daily special or something.

    • b7p19 - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:55 AM

      I am 100% for this. I just wonder if Craig would cower and throw him softballs, or bow up and send some heaters at him. We all know people have a tendency to melt when they make eye contact with Frenchie.

  3. drmonkeyarmy - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Phillies should have signed him. He is better than Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez. I’m not sure if they are on pace for 20 HR and 40 doubles combined.

    • seanmk - Jul 1, 2011 at 11:05 AM

      jeff francoeur .261/.308/.442
      ben francisco .220/.336/.351

      ben’s had a bad two months but he’s still getting on base at a good rate. the last two month jeffy has hit .233 and .235.

      • drmonkeyarmy - Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM

        So, are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

      • seanmk - Jul 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM

        disagreeing mostly because francoeur blocks domonic brown. francisco has struggled but has actually been better in terms of getting on base then i thought he would. possibly partly because raul was so bad pitchers didn’t pitch him just to get to raul. Plus Ben can play as a 4th OF with no problem while frenchie would hissy fit over not getting everyday playing time

      • drmonkeyarmy - Jul 1, 2011 at 12:22 PM

        Francisco is awful. Having virtually anybody as a 4th OF would be an upgrade. I know his OBP is reasonably high..particularly for somebody hitting .220, however, I don’t see that trend continuing. It is complete different then his career norm (walks per K wise and HBP’s).

      • seanmk - Jul 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM

        then that gives you flexiblity to replace him later in the season with an upgrade. a net win since with francoeur you can’t replace him.

  4. cur68 - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    If he makes his way to the Jays he’ll probably have 10 more homers/year if he keeps this hitting up. It looks to me like Kauffman is enormous as compared to Skydome. I hope he stays in KC on a long term deal. This way I can keep just enough of an eye on him without having to search the interwebs to see where he’s at lately. Good luck Frenchy.

    • royalsfaninfargo - Jul 1, 2011 at 5:30 PM

      No long term deals for him in KC. If he continues to do a decent job at the plate they should keep signing him to one year deals. I think that is why he is having a halfway decent year. That and he has absolutely no pressure in KC.

  5. yankeesfanlen - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    We’re kicking the pre-Holiday posts up a notch here at HBT with a Frenchie post-. Everyone will be on a roll by noon then disappear!

    Speaking of on a roll- Time for a Hot Dog vs. Hamburger debate. Only the Chicago contingent (El Bravo et. al.) can vote hot dog without provoking my ire.

    • Paul Zummo - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:19 AM

      Why do we have to choose? Burger and a dog – and I’m sure by now somebody has invented the burgerdog. If not, maybe I’ll have to do it. Mmmmm, burgerdog.

    • bigxrob - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:35 AM

      I love me a good hot dog.

    • ditto65 - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM

      Mmmmmmm, burger. Mmmmmmmm, dog. I’ll take both!

    • The Rabbit - Jul 1, 2011 at 11:44 AM

      Burgers and the Chicago all beef dog are great;however, I’m cooking burgers and Italian sausage. Split the sausage, cook over charcoal (don’t fire up the gas grill for this, Len), and serve with sauteed onions and peppers on a crusty baguette….not those soft, tasteless packaged rolls.

      • Old Gator - Jul 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM

        I’ve got a bunch of chicken breast and lean pork loin chunks marinating for speidies, as well as Italian turkey sausages (fully agree on the splitting and charcoal grilling), a bunch of cornish hens in a papaya nectar based marinade, some New York strips, fresh picked super sweet corn on the cob (wrap in foil and cook on the grill – steaming or boiling kills it), cabbage palm cole slaw, acorn squash injected with Captain Morgan and destined to be baked with a lot of butter and cinnamon, super sweet small yams, and Bush’s Grillin’ Beans – yeah, they’re that good, even though the talking dog reminds me that election season is upon us already.

      • yankeesfanlen - Jul 1, 2011 at 4:16 PM

        Rabbit and Gator- Got those good ol country ribs marinating for tomorrow, do some beer-infested brats on wheat rolls for tonight, some kind of huge oven stuffer for Sunday and hand pressed double-egg burgers with spices for the Holiday. Those Bush’s grilling beans are a breakthrough of 21st century technology, and no maple to turn them into a dunkin’ donut. Plus, their spokesdog reminds me of my late, great Daisy.
        Bon Apetite!

    • catsmeat - Jul 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM

      Half-smoke from Ben’s Chili Bowl FTW.

  6. FC - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Well they already have 15 HR and 21 2B. So they are on pace to match that….barely… so sad…

    • FC - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:11 AM

      That comment was in reply of @DrMonkeyArmy, just didn’t realize it was commenting instead of replying.

  7. rynev - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Is Francoeur going to get mad if I point out he is only on pace for 36 doubles and 94 RBI? Just sayin…

  8. Paul Zummo - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I was going to point out to Frenchie that he only has a .308 on-base percentage, but since they don’t put that number on scoreboards he’s probably not aware of it.

  9. Chris Fiorentino - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    I love how Frenchie throws this line…

    “If the critics don’t like that, I don’t really care”

    into a quote where is addressing the critics…yes, the same ones who he doesn’t care about. He may be a nice guy and all, but he sure is a dolt.

  10. thefalcon123 - Jul 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Ummmm….

    Jeff Francour by month:
    April: .314/.357/.569
    May: .233/.287/.388
    June: .235/.280/.367

    So, if he’s only had one bad month this season, was May or June the bad one? Cause they both looking pretty terrible to me.

  11. deathmonkey41 - Jul 1, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I’m surprised he didn’t end the quote with “so all those ex-lawyer bloggers can go screw themselves.”

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