Position players pitching is one of the most fun parts of baseball, so you can’t blame the Phillies for wanting to see a lot of it. Tonight, they brought in Jeff Francoeur, and he started off strong!
Phillies let a position player throw 48 pitches because their bullpen phone was off the hook
FRENCH. FRIED. A 1-2-3 inning for Jeff Francoeur. #NotAPitcher https://t.co/pPhcTLTysD
— MLB (@MLB) June 17, 2015 It wasn’t smooth sailing the whole time, though, and eventually it was time to make a change. There was only one problem.
No seriously. The Phillies bullpen phone was off the hook while Frenchy was on the mound with bases loaded. pic.twitter.com/aStjNtdRtg
— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) June 17, 2015 Remember busy signals? The Phillies do. Jeff Francoeur now definitely does. Frenchy ended up throwing 48 pitches, which is kind of a lot. The bench tried everything to get the bullpen’s attention. Or maybe they were just trying to give up.
Ump, don’t you see the Phillies surrendering? #FoilPhilly pic.twitter.com/hHf3BMo9M9
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) June 17, 2015 Chase Utley wasn’t too happy with how everything played out.
Chase: "this is fucking bullshit" pic.twitter.com/0ilbdfJL2z
— joe м (@dr_pizza_MD) June 17, 2015 
