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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Giants, Damon, Red Sox

Six years ago today, Julio Franco hit a pinch-hit home run for the Mets against the Padres in Petco Park. At 47 years and 240 days old, the blast made Franco the oldest player to ever hit a homer. He went on to hit two more homers in his career, extending his own record. Here's the latest from the baseball blogosphere, which hopefully ages as gracefully as Franco did...

• Baseball in the Blood interviewed Natalie Niekro, daughter of the late Joe Niekro.
• Jays Journal interviewed Blue Jays prospect Noah Syndergaard.
• Rumbunter interviewed Pirates prospects Kyle McPherson and Zack Von Rosenberg.
• Marlins Nation interviewed Marlins prospect Jacob Realmuto.
• Padres Prospects has an update on Casey Kelly's elbow injury.
• I-70 Baseball says Joey Votto's deal shouldn't worry Royals fans about Eric Hosmer.
• Bay City Ball is really, really happy with the Madison Bumgarner extension.
• Giants Nirvana wrote about Brian Wilson's future with the Giants.
• MLB Reports looks at how the Giants can replace Wilson this season.
• Swingin' A's wrote about the Giants, the Athletics, and San Jose.
• Wahoo's on First tries to figure out where Johnny Damon fits with the Indians.
• Bless You Boys doesn't know why Brandon Inge is still on the Tigers.
• Over The Monster wonders if Bobby Valentine is trying to get himself fired.
• Sports of Boston is curious why Valentine relies so heavily on his bench.
• The Best Sox Blog lists some relievers who could interest the Red Sox.
• BoSox Injection wrote about Kevin Youkilis and Boston's third base situation.
• Pirates Prospects list three reasons why the Pirates should trade Joel Hanrahan.
• The Nats Blog says the Nationals are right to control Stephen Strasburg's workload.
• Puckett's Pond tries to figure out how the Twins can replace Scott Baker.
• Halos Daily analyzed Vernon Wells' new swing.
• Redbird Rants wrote about the depth of the Cardinals' bench.
• The Beanball explained the important of bench depth.
• Camden Crazies wonders if Matt Wieters is the best catcher in baseball.
• Warehouse Worthy tries to figure out who is the Orioles' worst pitcher.
• AL Eastbound & Down says Kyle Drabek is starting to look like an elite pitcher.
• Know Hitter went back and reviewed the Miguel Cabrera trade.
• The True Sports Fan's Blog mused about David Wright's future.
• The Futurists wrote about Heath Bell's rise as a non-prospect.
• Blog Red Machine thinks Scott Rolen is a Hall of Famer.
• 85% Sports wonders if the Pittsburgh Pirates are the next Tampa Bay Rays.

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