1982, Shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies
.276 BA, 0 HR, 3 RBI
As a rookie, Franco spent a short period of time in the incomparable Veterans Stadium. Though it was demolished in 2004, he still remembers it vividly. "The field was all grass, no dirt. The pitcher's mound was actually on second base. And the other team would just bring out one dude to pitch, but this guy was amazing. He could make the ball do all kinds of funny stuff. It was a bad hitter's park, too. Your only chance at a home run was to hit it to dead center-- otherwise the ball would fly off the edge of the Earth and you'd get a ground-rule double. I asked for a trade not long after being called up."
