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
expect guys nervous playing start
I was nervous before, but once you get out there and start playing baseball, it's not that big of a deal. That's the big thing for us young guys is to feel comfortable out there. Now that I do I expect more of myself.
enjoy mickey wore
Mickey Mantle wore it, ... I just enjoy it.
good maybe realize walk win
Maybe in the long run, this is going to be good for us. Maybe it's a wakeup call, and we'll realize we're not just going to walk out there and win it.
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.
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.
next-day games one-day
One day, you're 11 games, 12 games out, and the next day you're in first!
thinking care clean
I think if everyone is clean, then who cares about how you're tested?
thinking able facts
I think the thing I'm most excited about is the fact that I was able to, for the most part, change pitchers' mindsets about what kind of hitter I am.
games people littles
A lot of people just thought I'd be a .260 hitter all my life. I was kind of like, 'Let me make some adjustments and let me learn the game a little bit.'
team mean nuts
When we [the Braves] won the World Series in '95, I went nuts. I mean, that was my team.
trying different certain
I'm a different hitter than Chipper Jones. He goes up looking for certain pitches to hit. I go up there looking for something over the plate and try to hit it hard.
honor
It's an honor playing for Bobby Cox.
important percentages scoreboard
If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard?
care gave less number
All I wanted was a number, ... I couldn't care less what number they gave me.