PDA

View Full Version : Terry Francona

CBCat
10-03-2007, 08:21 PM
Didn't he graduate from Tucson HS and the University of Arizona?
ASUHATER!
10-03-2007, 08:22 PM
u of a yea but i dunno about tucson hs.
Basketcats
10-03-2007, 08:34 PM
Terry Francona grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He got his start in baseball at New Brighton, Pennsylvania High School.
cactuscat62
10-03-2007, 08:42 PM
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=281135


Here's a nice little article on Francona
stewbacka
10-03-2007, 09:44 PM
He is a UofA guy, I have heard stories of him and Pedroia going back and forth.

Brad Mills is the Sox bench coach and he played with Terry at the UofA and I believe his kid recently did as well.
CBCat
10-03-2007, 10:02 PM
This is pretty cool.
I'm not a big baseball fan (unless the Dodgers are in the playoffs)
Can anyone tell me any other U of A former players in the play offs?
Coop Cat
10-03-2007, 11:19 PM
Francona needs to wear a uniform. I think it looks bad when managers do not wear a realy uni while on the field.
charcoal01
10-03-2007, 11:26 PM
you missed the big fuss about the non uni deal, right?

he has some sorta skin condition where if he wears short sleeved uni's, his skin dries out or some sorta thing. during the yankee's/sox series the umpires pulled him outta the dugout and did a uni check on him, he flipped out.

he wears his uni, underneath this pullover.
Sidewinder
10-03-2007, 11:28 PM
This is pretty cool.
I'm not a big baseball fan (unless the Dodgers are in the playoffs)
Can anyone tell me any other U of A former players in the play offs?

Not sure about all the coaching staffs, but I'm pretty sure Kenny Lofton's the only player. Did he play baseball at UA?
Coop Cat
10-03-2007, 11:38 PM
you missed the big fuss about the non uni deal, right?

he has some sorta skin condition where if he wears short sleeved uni's, his skin dries out or some sorta thing. during the yankee's/sox series the umpires pulled him outta the dugout and did a uni check on him, he flipped out.

he wears his uni, underneath this pullover.

I heard about his uni thing but didn't catch the whole thing. So he wears a long sleeve pullover and then his uni underneath and then another shirt under that?

He didn't have a problem with it when he was a player or when he wears a short sleeved pull over.
1UofACat
10-04-2007, 01:12 AM
Francona left just before my freshman year at the U. Those afternoon bb games were awesome for geology freshmen... took your mind off of the books!


There was gunpowder in the air. It was late April 1997, no outs in the fourth inning, and Phillies starter Curt Schilling had already given up three home runs to the Reds at Cinergy Field. After each home run, the Reds set off a barrage of fireworks, which left a thin layer of smoke. Terry Francona emerged from the dugout. Schilling protested.

"You're not taking me out of this game," Schilling said.

"Oh, I'm not out here to take you out," Francona said. "I just wanted to give the fireworks guy a rest."


He's not just one of the "Good guys", he's one of the "Great guys!" I always root for him, until Melvin and the D-Backs match up with him!
wassupcats
10-04-2007, 02:50 AM
He is a UofA guy, I have heard stories of him and Pedroia going back and forth.

Brad Mills is the Sox bench coach and he played with Terry at the UofA and I believe his kid recently did as well.

Same name, but no. They're not related. That Brad Mills graduated last year and is now in the Blue Jays organization.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Bradley%20Mills&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=502166