Skip to main content

The man who will NEVER Die

Apologies to everyone who's been bitching about me not updating my blog. Maybe this is indicative of how militant people without blogs are....until they decide to start one and get understandably lazy. Let me put it this way: the grass is not as easy to mow on the other side of the fence. And that was too awful of a metaphor for me to use. Moving on....

Recently, the New York Mets offered a two year deal to this man:


Julio Franco

I know what you're thinking. "Max, I really don't care about baseball to begin with. Why should a two year contract even interest me? By the way, Max, you're incredibly good looking and your bench press is SOOOOO impressive." Why should this deal excite you? Mr. Julio Franco, who has played first base for the Atlanta Braves over the past 5 seasons, is currently 47 years old. Yes. 47. As in the number after 46. When he fulfills his contractual obligations, he will be a 49 year old professional baseball player. Let me put it to you this way, the average NFL player retires around the age of 36. You are considered over the hill in the NBA if you're pushing 38.
Julio Franco has also continued to put up good numbers despite the fact that when he broke into the league, Ronald Reagan was president. In 2004 at the ripe old age of 44, he hit .309 with 57RBI and a slugging percentage of .441. Long story short, this man takes better care of his body than Sting. His entire corporeal form should be insured by Lloyds of London.
I have come up with the following theory:
In the case of a nuclear holocaust, only three things will survive: Cockroaches, Hostess Twinkees, and Julio Franco. He's going to keep on playing until at least the age of 66. Our children's children are going to say "Grandpa, was Julio Franco playing when you were a boy?" And I will gladly answer "Yes, sonny. He was. And back then, you could get a 20 minute phone call for only 99 cents!"
Some think that Jesus is an incredible figure because he died and came back from the dead. PSST. EVERYONE has done that. Jack Bauer died and came back in Season 4 of 24. Numerous superheroes have cheated death. Nikki Sixx, the drummer of Motley Crüe, was legally dead for half an hour before he was brought back.
Basically, coming back from the great beyond has been done before. Death is easy. Living is difficult. And Julio Franco is the oldest, hence the greatest, human being to ever live. His contributions to the world are going to be amazing. Imagine when he donates his body to science. His immune system has probably already cured cancer and AIDS and we'll just have to wait until he gets assassinated by a crazed Braves fan or when he decides that he has taught the world all that he can, and decides to ascend to his reward in the sky.
I would follow this man into battle.
Basically, Julio Franco died for your sins and no one has taken the time to say 'Thank You.'
Julio Franco may be the most underappreciated thing in the world since A-Ha's theme for the James Bond film 'The Living Daylights.' Download it. I dare you. It's pretty sweet.

So, that's my blog entry for this night of procrastination known as Monday. Wish me good luck on my Calc final.


"WHO WANTS TO HAVE SOME FUN! Now, are you just saying that you want to have fun or do you really want to have fun! Right now, there are 600 Titleists that I got from the driving range in the trunk of my car. Why don't we drive down to Rockaway and hit them......INTO THE OCEAN!"
-Cosmo Kramer

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

1 October 2007 - The One Where Max Lives like he was dying

Now this might sound like a slightly melodramatic overexaggeration, but over this past weekend, I faced a crossroads that changed the structure of my entire being and put me on a completely different path. If you're still reading, I applaud you and ask you to bare with me. Basically, I had a choice: One option meant that I would stay in Auckland and work on my 1500 word " Singin' in the Rain " paper as well as my upcoming in-class essay on Paul Gauguin. The other involved a weekend long trip that would put me in mortal danger and annihilate the balance of my checking account. So the choice was obvious. And I? I took the road less traveled by and decided to drive down to Lake Taupo on Friday afternoon and put off my papers until...well...right now (and I suppose this blog gives me yet another outlet for procrastination). So what was this mystery trip? I was going to wake up on Saturday morning and put my pants on one leg at a time. But once my pants were on, I wa...

HR's Response to the Always Be Closing Speech

--> Dear Mr. Blake- My office has received numerous complaints in response to Tuesday’s speech to the sales team re: the Glengarry leads.   These troubling accusations detail inappropriate conduct such as: verbal abuse, workplace bullying, emasculation, damage to self-esteem and emotional health, and the overall fostering of a hostile and cutthroat work environment, all of which flies in the face of the mission statement and core values of Mitch & Murray Real Estate.   You employed inflammatory language and certain epithets that you can’t use anymore (and never should have been able to use, if we’re being honest), leading to a speech that was offensive to a multitude of groups, even those not present in the room (Note to self: We should make a concerted effort to hire at least one woman to our sales staff). In another office, any of these infractions would be grounds for termination.   Per our company guidelines, however, we are now consideri...

Quiz - Tyler Durden or My Father at Thanksgiving Dinner?

Who said it: Tyler Durden or My Father at Thanksgiving Dinner? 1) How’s that working out for you?  Being clever? 2) Isn’t it time you realized your full potential and became a real man? 3) Get married.  Buy a house.  Start a family.  This is what you've always wanted, right? 4) Meanwhile you’re wasting your time, writing your little satirical pieces instead of contributing to society. 5) Do you have any idea how much we spent on your MFA? 6) Oh what’s that?  You’re not doing it for the money?  Just for “the exposure?”  That’s the same excuse you used on improv classes! 7) Yes, I’m aware that the world needs artists now more than ever, but that doesn’t prevent you from working as a copywriter to subsidize your “art.” 8) Yes, I’ve read the examples you’ve sent.  Those “Who said it?” quizzes. 9) Even your mother felt they were too cute by half. 10) No, Valerie,  That wasn't meant as an insult.  I'm sorry you took it that way.  Can...