Tip of the hat to Julio Franco (1 Viewer)

[pettifogger]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?i...ce=MLBHeadlines

Julio Franco has played his last professional ball game, retiring from the Mexican league.

His last homer in the bigs came on May 4, 2007 off Randy Johnson.

Has compiled over 4,200 hits in his 26-year professional career:

Major Leagues: 2586 (through end of 2007 season)

Minor Leagues: 618

Mexican League: 316

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball: 286

Dominican Winter League: 267

South Korea's Korean Baseball Organization: 156

TOTAL: 4,229

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Franco

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

HGH casualty?

When you think of Julio, what do you think of him as?

I'm torn between a Ranger and an Indian.

 

[Dreamer]

I saw him break a baseball on a HR a couple of years ago at Legends Field.

He broke a baseball.

 

[Eephus]

Vaya con Dios, Julio. I'm now older than every major leaguer

His 1991 season where he hit .341 is pretty good in WIS.

 

[Koya]

Vaya con Dios, Julio. I'm now older than every major leaguer

His 1991 season where he hit .341 is pretty good in WIS.

What is WIS?

 

[Koya]

HGH casualty?

When you think of Julio, what do you think of him as?

I'm torn between a Ranger and an Indian.

THE GUY WAS A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.??