Thing is, Jeff Francoeur is probably the single nicest baseball player I have ever got to see play. The only player I know of to have his own fan section in opposing stadiums and he would buy all of them t-shirts, food, and autograph baseballs. A true class act.
The long prank is probably one of the hardest things to accomplish!!! Great job El Paso Team!!! This definitely will go down as one of the greatest pranks of ALL TIME!!! Also, it's my favorite kind of prank where nobody gets hurt...
Am I missing something? Every player on the team presented Reyes as deaf when he joined the team. They all stayed with the joke through games and team events. I’m not sure why he’s an idiot for being tricked. Why would anyone suspect that this situation isn’t what it seems. Especially since he just joined the team. And he has a good sense of humor.
I had a Chihuahua & bought 2 of the El Paso t-shirts & Jeff signed one of them for me when they were in Sacramento shortly after this was known. Great guy
my fav jeff moment. i got kicked off the team in hs and was balling my eyes out an eternity and a couple of days later i see jeff in the hallway and he comes up to me and says: "hey, why aren't you at practice?" congrats on making the team :P brandon
The chemistry on this team makes me want to go travel and meet these players. They've hit the most homeruns in triple-A so far. Doing work and having fun with it as well
Why would Francouer even question it? I think a lot of guys, no matter how smart or skeptical of a person they are, would believe it because it's not something that is normally joked about.
Just because of the absurdity of some of the things. Like the catcher covering his mouth. Or not realizing that nobody ever did sign language to him. Just basic things that should tip someone off especially after being with them for a month
you just gotta know these guys must have some stories that they cannot/will not tell..showing how these guys bond..forge friendships and enjoy life..i am an instant fan of all of them..wish them the success they have been working so hard for..
I give it a 9. They should have ended it by having Jorge fall down during practice when Jeff was not looking and making believe Jorge was hit by a batted ball. The trainer and all the players would run over to him and after a few minutes Jorge would yell out "I can hear !! It's a miracle" That would have made it a 10. Make it an 11 if it was on video.
Minor league teams have hilarious names sometimes lol I have a hat of a team from Montgomery Alabama that's literally called the Biscuits based off of a buttered biscuit whose logo is a walking talking biscuit with arms and legs and eyes and a mouth from where the biscuit was cut in half and a butter tongue
Good stuff. It's nice to see a room full of guys that can cut up and have a good time. And good for Frenchy for not getting all "I'm a Gold Glove winner, you have no place punking me...". Proves what a good guy he is, even if he is just a borderline MLB talent now.
dude seems like the nicest pro athlete on earth. studies have show gullibility to be a sign of intelligence and natural progression through evolution. Buuuuttttt this was hilarious 🤣
When I was a teenager, my cousin and I convinced the neighbor that my cousin had a twin. She would pretend that her other sister was always somewhere else and that they were rarely both at my house together. The neighbor believed us for like two years, even thinking she talked to both twins in the same day on multiple occasions. I didn't think anyone could be that gullible.
Very elaborate ruse...That took some work... Can't wait to see the team play! Go Chihuahuas! The real name of that intro song was "L'estasi Dell'Oro" or the "Ecstacy of Gold" from the Good, The Bad and The Ugly Soundtrack. It's an Italian film also called a spaghetti western. Music was written by Ennio Morriconne.
I've seen this video many times over the years and I just learned today that Cody Decker is also the host of one of my favorite sports shows on Sirius. Beadle and Decker with Michelle Beadle. Check it out at noon eastern on mad dog sports radio!
It was a pretty elaborate prank and that’s why I wouldn’t say frenchy is an idiot. He’s new to the team and everybody tells him Reyes is deaf. The joke is maintained on the field, waitresses are bribed and even reyes’ wife is in on it. Even if Reyes gave him clues, why would he not believe this. I don’t come away convinced he’s an idiot, even if he is. But he does come off as a good sport. My question is why Frenchy. If this is just what they do to everybody, great.
Minor League baseball is known for silly names. In fact, a lot are done on purpose. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, Toledo Mudhens, Montgomery Biscuits, Richmond Flying Squirrels, Modesto Nuts, Lansing Lugnuts, and the list goes on and on.
There is a certain word that is used far more often than it is warranted. And yet, having watched this video, I feel there is no other word that can accurately describe this prank. And that word is "Epic."
I feel like it’s a bit unnecessarily mean for them to just call him an idiot. Yeah, he’s gullible, but I don’t think being pranked and extremely convincingly at that makes someone an idiot.
We were glad to have Frenchy as a Met. Great guy and an EPIC prank. Anybody knocking him down for his personal beliefs should be ashamed. I had no idea that he was a born again Christian, or a Christian at all, for that matter. That makes no difference to me.
The best way to end this prank would have been to pretend Reyes got hit in the head by a ball during batting practice (best if Frenchy was the batter). All the players would surround him in the outfield. The trainer would help him off the field...and then suddenly, Reyes could hear! Francoeur would have been the guy to cure him of his deafness!
Jeff is not an idiot but he is completely absent minded. I think the only thing he ever concentrated himself into was hitting a baseball and after year 4 he was like "whats that shiny thing in the outfield"
Next day- "Hey Jeff, just wanted to introduce you to our Blind catcher."
What?
Lmao!
i guess it's pretty off topic but does anyone know of a good website to stream new movies online ?
@@braxtonmakai5366 no not me
Thing is, Jeff Francoeur is probably the single nicest baseball player I have ever got to see play. The only player I know of to have his own fan section in opposing stadiums and he would buy all of them t-shirts, food, and autograph baseballs. A true class act.
Great guy...an idiot, but yes a great guy
@MrBrenman21 he couldnt have said it better
5points sent me
Mark Blease same
Me too
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What's more powerful than a good joke? A good sense of humor. Good on Jeff Francoeur.
When Francouer gave Reyes the thumbs up, how on earth did Reyes not bust out laughing?
I may be wrong, but Reyes might have gotten tired of the joke.
I busted out laughing at this - no kidding! 😂
The long prank is probably one of the hardest things to accomplish!!! Great job El Paso Team!!! This definitely will go down as one of the greatest pranks of ALL TIME!!! Also, it's my favorite kind of prank where nobody gets hurt...
This makes me want to go to El Paso games now and support this team. The fact that they kept this up, evening during games, is outstanding.
4:46
"Cody Decker - El Paso C/INF/OF/DH/PH"
hahahahaha
He actually played everyone though lmao
Am I the only one who doesn't think of Jeff Francoeur as an idiot, but as a compassionate human who seemed to really care for his "deaf" teammate? :)
yeah i agree but here you gotta admit he looks pretty fuckin dumb
Compassionate or sublimely naive?
You can be compassionate and an idiot at the same time.
Am I missing something? Every player on the team presented Reyes as deaf when he joined the team. They all stayed with the joke through games and team events. I’m not sure why he’s an idiot for being tricked. Why would anyone suspect that this situation isn’t what it seems. Especially since he just joined the team. And he has a good sense of humor.
@@cpmenninga bruh, dude literally wouldnt even notice when catchers would walk to the mound and talk to Jorge. Hes at the very least oblivious
I had a Chihuahua & bought 2 of the El Paso t-shirts & Jeff signed one of them for me when they were in Sacramento shortly after this was known. Great guy
my fav jeff moment. i got kicked off the team in hs and was balling my eyes out an eternity and a couple of days later i see jeff in the hallway and he comes up to me and says: "hey, why aren't you at practice?"
congrats on making the team :P brandon
Please tell me this is a real story lmaoo
plot twits: he was pranking the team
hahaha man that is some bull durham nonsense right there. even in the middle of games they're committed (COMMITTED!) to this prank.
That's why minor league baseball is so awesome.
Baseball has a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong season. Sometimes you gotta play the long game with team morale.
Frenchy is the man. Glad to have ya back in ATL home clubhouse.
The chemistry on this team makes me want to go travel and meet these players. They've hit the most homeruns in triple-A so far. Doing work and having fun with it as well
Why would Francouer even question it? I think a lot of guys, no matter how smart or skeptical of a person they are, would believe it because it's not something that is normally joked about.
Just because of the absurdity of some of the things. Like the catcher covering his mouth. Or not realizing that nobody ever did sign language to him. Just basic things that should tip someone off especially after being with them for a month
"The spiderweb of deceit"
Ahahaha I love it
Reason # 246,435 that I love baseball. This is such a baseball thing.
Jeff, class act, good sport... and amazing arm! Even pitched a few games and did well for the Padre's AAA team this last month.
Poor Frenchy. We miss you in KC!
Tristen Engelman
Yes we do, yes we do. Shame he ran off RIGHT before the Royals had their back to back World Series runs.
Brooks Conrad ruined Bobby Cox's last ever game as a manager....
you just gotta know these guys must have some stories that they cannot/will not tell..showing how these guys bond..forge friendships and enjoy life..i am an instant fan of all of them..wish them the success they have been working so hard for..
I give it a 9. They should have ended it by having Jorge fall down during practice when Jeff was not looking and making believe Jorge was hit by a batted ball. The trainer and all the players would run over to him and after a few minutes Jorge would yell out "I can hear !! It's a miracle" That would have made it a 10. Make it an 11 if it was on video.
Ok that actually made me lol
I feel bad for Jeff...but at the same time I envy Jeff. He must never be stressed out.
No CC or subtitle or transcript for Deaf people like myself? #epicfail
Got you covered now. #AntiHero #SorryJeff
prank: epic. video editing: epic fail.
seriously who names a baseball team the Chihuahuas
eastbeast95 check out the marlins minor league teams lol
Minor league teams have hilarious names sometimes lol I have a hat of a team from Montgomery Alabama that's literally called the Biscuits based off of a buttered biscuit whose logo is a walking talking biscuit with arms and legs and eyes and a mouth from where the biscuit was cut in half and a butter tongue
New Orleans Baby Cakes... enough said
Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Albuquerque Isotopes, Las Vegas 51's, Toledo Mudhens
eastbeast95 El Paso is on the border of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Lol.
Are you guys entering this into Sundance or Cannes?
You've got great taste in music. I've actually imagined both Paint it Black and Ecstasy of Gold as my walk up songs.
I have in fact used both. Paint it black in AA San Antonio. Ecstasy at UCLA.
Excellent caper.
It's splendid that you had the foresight to document the entire gag.
Good stuff. It's nice to see a room full of guys that can cut up and have a good time. And good for Frenchy for not getting all "I'm a Gold Glove winner, you have no place punking me...". Proves what a good guy he is, even if he is just a borderline MLB talent now.
Jeff Francoeur is the golden retriever of baseball.
I watched this on my phone.
Great prank and good for Francoeur to have a sense of humor.
This should go down as one of the greatest pranks of the century.
"Idiot" was spoken with such hate it made me uncomfortable lol
dude seems like the nicest pro athlete on earth. studies have show gullibility to be a sign of intelligence and natural progression through evolution. Buuuuttttt this was hilarious 🤣
As a sporadically gullible person, I really want to believe that statement is true. But I'm not *that* gullible :P
this was the greatest prank since kyle kendrick
Oh My God!!!!!! So awesome!!!! Great job!!!!! Great on so many levels! Congratulations on finding Francoeur.
3:25. What is a "pithing" coach? DOes he show the players how to peel citrus fruit?
When I was a teenager, my cousin and I convinced the neighbor that my cousin had a twin. She would pretend that her other sister was always somewhere else and that they were rarely both at my house together. The neighbor believed us for like two years, even thinking she talked to both twins in the same day on multiple occasions. I didn't think anyone could be that gullible.
That was great.. thankd fivepoints
Hope Frenchy gets called up for a series in Oakland. Can't have Bacon Tuesday without Frenchy!
This is great, ironically stuff like this usually brings people together. Great prank
I'm not a baseball guy but props to El paso team for ducking with clueless Jeff for that long. Now I'm a fan
Very elaborate ruse...That took some work... Can't wait to see the team play! Go Chihuahuas!
The real name of that intro song was "L'estasi Dell'Oro" or the "Ecstacy of Gold" from the Good, The Bad and The Ugly Soundtrack. It's an Italian film also called a spaghetti western. Music was written by Ennio Morriconne.
That's a great prank - and nice to see everyone enjoy it 👍
Lol they put games on the line just for this prank. I wish all managers/coaches were this great and allowed this.
does anyone have any real footage out there of this being played out.. would love to see it
great to see these guys still having fun
Oh Jeff.... I met you at Kansas City spring training in 2012 and it was so cool to meet you! But those guys really got you good! Lol ill give a 9
Took it like a champ great video
It'd be funnier if he still believed he's deaf
I've seen this video many times over the years and I just learned today that Cody Decker is also the host of one of my favorite sports shows on Sirius. Beadle and Decker with Michelle Beadle. Check it out at noon eastern on mad dog sports radio!
This is absolutely amazing. So great... so so great.
Jeff, I wish you were still playing for the royals.
Epic pranking here. Gotta love it.
Poor Frenchy...
It was a pretty elaborate prank and that’s why I wouldn’t say frenchy is an idiot. He’s new to the team and everybody tells him Reyes is deaf. The joke is maintained on the field, waitresses are bribed and even reyes’ wife is in on it. Even if Reyes gave him clues, why would he not believe this. I don’t come away convinced he’s an idiot, even if he is. But he does come off as a good sport. My question is why Frenchy. If this is just what they do to everybody, great.
playing The Ecstasy of Gold is a free like.
Gotta love Frenchy. Hope he makes it back to the show.
Great video, great team, great teammates but the dot, THE DOT!!
Everybody in the locker room dippin at the end with a can of Cope LC on the table. I might like this team...
i saw two tiny bugs in the video and i though my TV had problems but not
yeah i just trawled through the comments to see if i was the only one who noticed lol ( 4 years later )
Jeff Francoeur is my spirit animal
Jeff took the joke well, I respect that
so i learned jeff francoeur's a really nice guy
Its pretty bad when Brooks Conrad calls you stupid
Damn they ain’t have to call him an idiot so many times tho 😂😂😂😂😂
The payoff could have used camera and audio on Francoeur. A month-long drive to the goal-line, last play of the game, and the ball gets fumbled.
El paso chihuahuas....thats the best name they could come up with....
Really strikes fear into the competition.
Minor League baseball is known for silly names. In fact, a lot are done on purpose. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, Toledo Mudhens, Montgomery Biscuits, Richmond Flying Squirrels, Modesto Nuts, Lansing Lugnuts, and the list goes on and on.
jayjayjames2332 Blue Wahoos
Im here from 5pointsvids
Priceless
Look at that guy in the back in the end, recording vertically.
The saddest part about this video is that Jeff Francoeur couldn't make the Padres Major League team. How bad must he be now?
That was awesome jeff!
and here I was trying to kill this tiny little bug on my screen.....
There is a certain word that is used far more often than it is warranted. And yet, having watched this video, I feel there is no other word that can accurately describe this prank. And that word is "Epic."
That was hilarious!
Hey, at least he was a good sport about it. 🤣
Its funny how Reyes goes "What a idiot" when it should be "What an idiot" lmao
I feel like it’s a bit unnecessarily mean for them to just call him an idiot. Yeah, he’s gullible, but I don’t think being pranked and extremely convincingly at that makes someone an idiot.
poor ole jeff always means so well
"This video is not available."
An instant classic
is the music toward the end from the rice krispies portion of the Green Jello song "Cereal Killer"? Sounds just like it
Jeff Francoeur is pranked by his new teammates for one month and never catcher on...
We were glad to have Frenchy as a Met. Great guy and an EPIC prank. Anybody knocking him down for his personal beliefs should be ashamed. I had no idea that he was a born again Christian, or a Christian at all, for that matter. That makes no difference to me.
I spy a can of dip on the table
4:10 the guy with thumbs fart !
Good catch!
That my friends, is the "GOT HEEM!!! of the Year" so far!!!
One of my favorite ribs ever.
this is the best prank!
Incredible!
Oh, Frenchy...classic!
this is how pro wrestlers RIB each other ;)
5:57 Vertical Video Syndrome
ok
The best way to end this prank would have been to pretend Reyes got hit in the head by a ball during batting practice (best if Frenchy was the batter). All the players would surround him in the outfield. The trainer would help him off the field...and then suddenly, Reyes could hear! Francoeur would have been the guy to cure him of his deafness!
Jeff is not an idiot but he is completely absent minded. I think the only thing he ever concentrated himself into was hitting a baseball and after year 4 he was like "whats that shiny thing in the outfield"
I just see a nice guy