Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Jeff Francouer

FRENCHY CONNECTION [Jeff] Francouer saw his home run total fall last season, but he still raked in the doubles (40) and RBIs (105).
-- Photo caption in Sports Illustrated, Monday March 24th 2008

Years ago, Sports Illustrated made this exact same error. I recall a letter, printed a couple of issues later, by an Atlanta Braves fan who excused the error as Francoeur (correct spelling) was an under-the-radar player. Can that fan excuse it again as Francoeur is now a well-known player? In the photo, you can clearly see the last three letters of his last name on the back of his jersey.

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