Final Frenchy Tracker

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Unless there were some N.Y. newspaper sidebars I couldn’t dig up on Google News, the Frenchy Tracker stopped dead in its tracks at eight.

That means Francoeur did finish the ALCS with an impressive 5:4 at-bats-to-articles ratio, and enjoyed only four times as many features as he did times on base in the series.

In the meantime, the Frenchy Tracker has been misconstrued as some kind of personal attack against Francoeur. It certainly is not. I have nothing personal against the man, only something against watching him hit.

More, the Frenchy Tracker only meant to reflect my wonderment with Francoeur’s ability — through smiles and charisma — to convince the media of his value to his club as a baseball player, and the media’s willingness to look past all the evidence suggesting otherwise.

I find it vaguely amazing that Francoeur still plays baseball and has not yet entered the world of politics. It strikes me that he is way, way better at making people like him — a skill, no doubt — than he is at laying off breaking balls. I suppose baseball pays better.

Anyway, here are your eight Jeff Francoeur articles from New York papers during the ALCS, in case you want to revisit the series through the prism of Francoeur:

Oct. 14: Jeff Francoeur happy to be playing meaningful baseball in New York…
Oct. 14: Francoeur enjoying life with Rangers
Oct. 14: Francoeur Misses his Friends but is Happy in the Playoffs
Oct. 15: Francoeur thrilled at shot to star in Texas
Oct. 15: … ex-Met Jeff Francoeur finds grass is greener in Texas
Oct. 16: Francoeur finds a role in Texas
Oct. 19: Francoeur fitting in nicely for the Rangers
Oct. 21: Jeff Francoeur says mistakes cost Rangers in Game 5…

3 thoughts on “Final Frenchy Tracker”

  2. It was ever thus, right? Life is full of situations in which charming people see success that they strictly speaking don’t deserve.

    And – baseball is entertainment, when it comes right down to it. Maybe there is a specific value to a team – not in wins, but in fan support, media attention, etc – in pure likability.

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  3. There was ease in Frenchy’s manner as he stepped into his place;
    There was pride in Frenchy’s bearing and a smile on Frenchy’s face.
    And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
    No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Frenchy at the bat.

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