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Sadly, Julio Franco Cannot Play Forever
One wouldn't think that this would be classified as "news," necessarily, but we still find it noteworthy, and kind of sad: Julio Franco has officially announced his retirement. More » -
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Who's A Good Dog? Who Gets A Michael Vick Chew Toy?
Time once again to check in on the world of minor league baseball, with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!
Michael Vick finally gets his comeuppance — plus your dog can chew away tartar for a mouth that is clean and fresh — with the new Michael Vick Chew Toy. The Independent St. Paul Saints are giving them away to the first 1,500 fans who attend their game against, appropriately, the Lincoln Salt Dogs on Tuesday, August 21.
This isn't the actual Saints chew toy in the photo here; it's one from another company. The Saints' version is a little different. An e-mail from the team explains.
The toy is an actual rubber dog toy shaped like our mascot — a pig. The pig is adorned with Vick's name and number on its back. Initially, we planned to create a doll in Vick's likeness but it was brought to our attention that we were beaten to the punch by another company. As an organization that prides itself on originality we decided to tie the item in a little closer with the Saints by utilizing the pig shape...and let's be honest, a lot of people would agree that his actions make him a bit of a pig.
I plan to get one for all of my dogs; except for the collie, who will not gnaw on anyone's likeness until proven guilty in a court of law.
Startling Julio Franco news, the wonder of Kenny Rogers Lookalike Night, plus the creeping terror that is The Wave, all after the jump. More »
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Is This The End For Our Hero?
We didn't get a chance to get into this yesterday, but we really need to give a full-throated, stand-up salute to Julio Franco, who very well might have played his final game. More » -
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Those Crazy Kids At Shea Can't Get Along
The Mets won last night, but clearly, something's going wrong with that team, sublimely timed for the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Over at Nyjer Please, they've got some "inside" info that the team no longer gets along. And the problem seems to be ... Julio Franco? More » -
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Julio Franco's Career, In Pixels
How long has Mets octogeniarian Julio Franco been around? So long that his career actually spans the whole era of video game baseball. From the Atari 2600 to Bases Loaded to MLB 06, Franco has been around for all of it. The great minds at Progressive Boink — those responsible for the genius that is The Dugout, which provides us with pretty much the first belly laugh we have, every day — has put together a retrospective of Franco's career, set to all your favorite video game baseball hits of the '80s, '90s and today. More » -
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The Closer: Forget Steroid Testing, Franco Needs Carbon Testing
Notes from a day in baseball: More » -
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Julio Franco Cryogenically Signed
What Julio Franco has done, playing professional baseball well into his late 40s, is amazing, astounding, incredible, whatever you want to call it. We salute the elderly when they find things to keep active and useful. More »
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