We must retire the word Framberin from the dictionary of baseball slang. Framberin no longer exists. Defined as erratic and wild pitching that somehow manages to limit runs through luck and ground out double plays, the inventor, namesake, and master of Framberin is no longer our beloved “Framberin Man.”
Framber Valdez has matured into as rock solid and dependable a pitcher as any in baseball. Today he reached the pinnacle, a complete game shutout, rare in the contemporary game, efficiently dispatching the Detroit Tigers with only 107 pitches and allowing only one walk en route to an Astros 7-0 victory.