In a move that comes as no surprise to me, the Mets may get their off season started by locking up their new wonder boy, Jeff Francoeur to a three-year deal according to a report by Marty Noble.
The Mets believe Francoeur will look sharp in their 2010 uni, so much so that they are inclined [...]
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Via The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
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September 19, 2009
"No glove, and we win the game." -Jeff Francoeur Damn Doug Allison and his buckskin mittens.Francoeur announced after his latest frustrating final at-bat that he was leaving the Mets to join the Newtown Sandy Hook Vintage Base Ball Club, where they don't wear gloves. Frenchy hopes the move will help raise his on base percentage by about 300 points. Your bare hands are...
Via Baseball Musings
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September 20, 2009
Mike Silva says no.
The hate for Francoeur is beyond me. He embodies all that is good with professional baseball. Why would you hate someone that works hard to improve himself, wants to win, and has fun doing it? Can you win with eight Jeff Francoeur’s in the lineup? Of course not. But you could say [...]
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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September 19, 2009
Some more links to digest on a great day for baseball around most of the country...
Mets manager Jerry Manuel suggested Saturday that he'd like to see his club go after a reliable starter this offseason. "You can always use pitching," said the skipper. (Quote courtesy of Anthony McCarron with the New York Daily News). There should be a decent market for...
Via *D NY Baseball Digest
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September 20, 2009
By now you have heard the report by Marty Noble which stated the Mets are contemplating offering Jeff Francoeur a 3 year deal. This was met with the usual paranoia throughout the internet. News flash- Jeff Francoeur does not suck. As a matter of fact, the Mets would be in worse shape this season without [...]
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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September 20, 2009
Manager Jerry Manuel said before yesterday's game that the Mets "need a win bad," and in the eighth inning, when they nearly botched their lead over the Nationals, the same thought creeped into Jeff Francoeur's head.
"After things started to fall ...
Via Tom Seaver Fan Club
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September 18, 2009
The visiting Washington Nationals hung on by a glove, handing the slumping New York Mets a tough 6-5 loss Friday night at CitiField in Queens. RF Jeff Francoeur’s liner knocked Nationals closer Mike MacDougal’s glove off but he recovered quickly to grab the ball and record the final out at 1st. 3B Ryan Zimmerman hit [...]
Via Tom Seaver Fan Club
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September 19, 2009
Veteran RH Tim Redding pitched into the 8th inning while RF Jeff Francoeur had 2 hits and an rbi double, leading the slumping New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals Saturday afternoon at Citi-Field in Queens. NY(64-85) won for only the 2nd time in 12 games and helped avoid their [...]
Via Mike's Mets
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September 20, 2009
Next weekend's road trip to South Florida was first conceived way back in April, when hope sprang eternal and the Mets were hovering near first place. The Southern Bureau staff of Mike's Mets (me and MetsFanSZ) had it all planned out. We'd watch the Mets pound the Marlins on Saturday night, find a place to hoist an adult beverage or three, spend a night in a cheap, easy...
Via Sports Blog Net
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September 18, 2009
A game between two pitiful teams. It should be fun. Here’s the lineup… Angel Pagan – LF Luis Castillo – 2B David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – CF Daniel Murphy – 1B Jeff Francoeur – RF Brian Schneider – C Wilson Valdez – SS Mike Pelfrey - RHP [[ Home || Follow on Twitter || TheRopolitans@gmail.com ]]
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