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Don Tiny

Post subject: Julio Franco

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:20 pm

Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 11:10 am
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Location: Rock Ridge (splendid!)
pizza_Place: Charlie Fox's / Paisano's

At age 138, he is your new player-manager for the Ishikawa Million Stars.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25062901/julio-franco-56-joins-semi-pro-team-in-japan-as-player-manager

Here's a couple of fun facts about Julio:

- In Franco's first season in the MLB (1982) one of his teammates was Gary Matthews Sr. who was 31 years old.

- In Franco's final season in the MLB (2007) Gary Matthews Jr. was 32 years old.

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Ed_from_Lisle

Post subject: Re: Julio Franco

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:25 pm

Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:08 pm
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pizza_Place: Lucano's

To piggyback your fun facts, if I may...

Franco also had a secretary named Lincoln. True story.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Julio Franco

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:35 am

Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm
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Ed_from_Lisle wrote:

To piggyback your fun facts, if I may...

Franco also had a secretary named Lincoln. True story.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: Julio Franco

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:36 am

Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm
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MVP of the 1990 all star game at Wrigley

I was there all weekend which was pretty much Mecca for me at that point.

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