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Jeff Francoeur, in his own words, “know[s] baseball back and forth. “
A former first round once called “The Natural”, Francoeur is now an analyst of his former stalls in Atlanta while duplicating as a dad for athletes.
An expert of the game would be easy for him to take care of his children’s ball games. But he wants to let his children be children.
“Take out the parents from [youth sports] And children usually have a great time, “Francoeur told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview.” I train a 12U travel softball team for my daughter, all parents think their child should be in third place, playing here, being this. If you took out all the parents and asked those girls to make a batting order, I bet that they can do a pretty good job when doing what the batting order should be. “
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Jeff Francoeur (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)
Francoeur knows that there are a lot of parents who choose to live their children indirectly when it comes to athletics (he even admitted that he can “get carried away”), and is not afraid to test those parents.
“The first question I ask many parents is: ‘What do you want from sports for your children?’ My mother and dad wanted me to learn to be a great teammate, how to have [a] Work ethics, overcome adversity, “he added.” Parents now, there are still many who look like this, but many consider it as a “gain at all costs” at such an early age. [Former Braves pitcher John Smoltz] He said it better in the podcast. He said: “I wish there were more coaches who have the balls to worry about the development of winning, especially the youngest age.” That is lost, man. To so many people care about the final result and winning. Have you ever thought ‘What is the best for my son?’ “
In fact, one of Francoeur’s children “hates baseball” and plays Lacrosse.
“Although I know baseball upside down and the striker, and I would love that my son plays, this is his passion, this is his dream. Who am I to sit here? I used to drag him into the practice of baseball. Lacrosse, he can have a practice of 6 to 8, he has his things presented, he is pumped, man.”
Among his participation in youth sports, the podcast “Pure Athlete” began, which highlights youth sports, their parents and how everything can be pure once again. His brand recently associated with D1 training to help those youngest athletes to be in sport for the right reasons.
“When we do these podcast things with young athletes, you are trying to navigate that trip. There are so many ways, right? There are so many places that you can go to train, to do this, people who sell you. For me, for me, for me, for me, for me [D1 founder] Willpower [Bartholomew] And those guys, however, do so in the right way, man, and got the right people to connect with them, “said Francoeur.” I love how they customize everything; Everything is specific to what you are trying to do.
“If you are looking to try to take the next step in advance, that is such an important part now. We talk to all these athletes, man, even for my career, if I look back, if there is something that could have done better, take care of your body, right? Transfer better, agility, nutrition, nutrition, all that. I only think that D1 is at the forefront of what they do.”
The former Atlanta Braves player Jeff Francoeur, shows himself with a member of the Boys & Girls Club before game 3 of the 2021 World Series between the Braves and the Houston stars. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)
‘Mixed feelings’
Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Yes, and probably when, he does, he won’t see it. He died last September.
Rose was placed on the ineligible list of baseball in 1989 after it was rumored that bet on baseball while she was with the reds of Cincinnati. Fifteen years after the ban, he finally admitted to having done it as manager.
Since then it has been reported that he bet as a player, but denied it.
It can be difficult for some to give “Charlie Hustle” the benefit of the doubt, but Francoeur said he has spoken with more member of the Hall of Fame that are on the side of letting him in than not letting him in. “
“I have so many feelings found about that. There is no correct answer to that. It’s like, man, really? Are you going to wait until I died to do that?” Francoeur said. “It’s a lot of fun, because you remember that Pete Rose said before dying: ‘When I die, they will make me eligible.’
The fate of Rose Cooperstown will probably be decided in 2027 by the classic baseball era committee, which considers the players whose races ended more than 15 years ago. I would need 12 of the 16 votes to enter.
Cincinnati Reds Manager, Pete Rose, on the right, in 1987 (Ricky Rogers/The Tennessean/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
MLB in danger?
The current collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2026, and the threat of a block is certainly real.
The players and owners agreed an agreement after a closure of just over three months, from the end of 2021 to the beginning of 2022.
After the blockade, numerous changes arose in the rules that baseball purists can hate, but the numbers do not lie. The assistance has increased in each of the last two seasons and the qualifications have been adequate.
Francoeur said: “The launch clock was the best [MLB Commissioner Rob] Manfred once did. “But he said that the game cannot be seen to lose the impulse he has won in recent years.
“To be honest with you, the only thing I think I can ruin this are two things. The television offers, we have [to] Have better for fans to see baseball again. I still have 1,000 people in Atlanta [saying]”How do I see the Braves?” Francoeur said.
But it seems that players and owners will fight even more if an agreement is not reached next year and a half.
“And in the second, I hope that the union and the owners can resolve it, but it does not sound very good after 2026. I know that the deadlines generate agreements, but I would like there to now be more dialogue. Let’s start talking about this now. We have 18 months for what we must do to ensure that there is no work work. The assistance is, the stages have so much now, but try to solve that is important.” “.”
