**FILE**New York Mets relief pitcher John Franco takes bunting practice during spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in this Feb. 25, 2003 file photo. Franco testified Monday, March 12, 2007 before the New York City council in support of a proposed ban on metal bats in New York City high schools. "I'm speaking from someone who was standing on the mound for 22 years, and I can see the difference," Franco told a council committee. "And while I'm standing in the stands watching my son play, or some of the other Little Leaguers, I can see the difference." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)