Julio Franco Gets Relatively Older
Aug 14th 2007eMLB & Minor League Baseball
Somebody in the Braves front office must have a sense of humor.
Earlier this month the team designated Julio Franco for assignment. The intention was for Franco to clear waivers, spend a few weeks in the minors, and then rejoin the Braves when rosters expand in September. Last week Franco cleared waivers, but instead of assigning him to Triple A, the Braves assigned him to their Low A team in Rome.
If it wasn’t weird enough for the 48 year-old Franco to be playing with 25 and 30 year-old teammates, now he’ll get the chance to play with 19 and 20 year-olds. Relative to his situation last month, he is now a good 5-10 years older. Fortunately, Franco will only have to be in Rome for another two weeks. Then he’ll be back in a Major League dugout in the comfort of teammates who are at least half his age.
2 Comments »
on 18 Aug 2007 at 7:53 pm #
hi nice post, i enjoyed it
on 18 Aug 2007 at 11:11 pm #
hi i enjoyed the read