April 15, 2004

Tie game. Eighth inning. Bases loaded. Two outs. 45-year-old batter. 27-year-old pitcher. 100 mph heat. Strike strike foul foul foul foul foul ball ball foul foul ball boom. "The best at-bat I've ever seen in all my years of scouting," said Phillies scout Gordon Lakey.

posted by rcade to baseball at 10:14 PM - 4 comments

wow, thank you rcade!

posted by jasonspaceman at 06:10 AM on April 16, 2004

It's funny to hear how the Cubs announcers called the same at-bat. Strike strike foul foul foul foul foul ball ball foul foul ball crap. Franco's story is reaching a point where it cries out for a film. Four years ago at this time, the guy went all the way to Korea to play for the Samsung Lions. His prior season had amounted to a single at-bat with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

posted by rcade at 07:31 AM on April 16, 2004

Whats the over/under on Francos age? 45 seems like just a guess. Vaguely similiar to the Mutombo question - is his team number trying to tell us something?

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:51 AM on April 16, 2004

Very cool, thanks rcade.

posted by geekyguy at 10:53 AM on April 16, 2004

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