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    Finally....

    Julio Franco retired from baseball. He has to be what 50?

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    Re: Finally....

    Haha wow, this is a sad day in baseball
    Quote Originally Posted by missionhockey21 View Post
    Life: Its gots to be funky.

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    Re: Finally....

    Great hitter and especially pinch hitter

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    Re: Finally....

    He was 49. He would have been 50 in August, and he always said he wanted to play until 50. I loved the guy, he was a great person (I've spoken to him during BP), but it was time. He had lost his ability to turn on a fastball about 4 or 5 years ago, and he lost his ability to go the other way about 2 years ago. I wish him the best of luck in life after baseball.

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    Re: Finally....

    He's 49

    He said he wanted to play until he was 50, he should have held on till August this year and he would have.
    LeagueTeamyearsRecordWild CardDivisionPennantsTitles
    MSLSan Diego Padres2034-20592,217-1,9951631
    TBLArizona Diamondbacks2005-20181,216-1,0531963
    TSSLSan Diego Padres2015-2021, 2024-20281,017-9280732
    TSSLTexas Rangers2029-2033396-4140000

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    Re: Finally....

    I remember, I once found a baseball card of his, from 1991. The back of the card called him a "grizzled veteran".

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    Re: Finally....

    Nine teams in 25 years. Your epitome of a well-traveled vet. But 25 years...I haven't even been a live that long!

    Best of luck to him in retirement.

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