Jeff Francoeur
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"Jeffrey Braden Francoeur", nicknamed ""Frenchy"", is an American professional baseball right fielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres.

Francoeur is noted for his strong throwing arm in the outfield and his free-swinging tendencies in the batter's box. He won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2007.

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When you've got guys like Andruw (Jones), Chipper (Jones), Julio (Franco) and Marcus (Giles) in front of you, you have some RBI chances. A pitcher doesn't want to pitch to those guys. He'd rather pitch to a rookie any day.

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.

The first at-bat I was trying to go out and get everything instead of trusting my hands, That's what happens when you trust your hands.

We joke on our morning show because he's so perfect, ... He's a great athlete, a hometown guy, good looking. I wouldn't be surprised if he was running a foster puppy shelter out of his basement and helping sick children in his spare time.

None of it's hit me, ... After the season I'll look back at it but right now I'm taking it day by day.

I thought he would go to first. It was a break for us that he threw it a little high. It's a tough throw for any pitcher.

She's going on with her life and gets her chance to see her friends, and she's going to be a senior, ... I know she's happy for me for what I'm doing and she's doing her thing. She's got her life and her independence.

I was talking to Chipper [Jones] last night about how we've faced some pretty good pitchers and how it's been good for me to see them.

I think she's in a tough situation with what she's trying to do. I don't think she was worse than the others, I don't think she was better.