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Youth Is Served For Mets, Braves
May 22, 2007 by
Hot Stove New York
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While veterans like John Smoltz and Chipper Jones have been rocks for Atlanta this season, superstar and impending free agent Andruw Jones has actually had a down year, batting just .212, dropped to sixth in the order, and collecting an impressive five strike outs in Sunday's loss...
Adjusted Mets Position Player WAR
14 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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This is a post I prepared shortly after the season ended but never put up for whatever reason. The recent Hardball Times article by Jeremy Greenhouse "Criminals of WAR", which correctly posits that we shouldn't be slaves to Fangraphs WAR, provided a reminder that...
The Braves could target the Brewers' Corey Hart for offensive help
June 24, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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From K-Ros this morning, perhaps another outfielder we are looking at adding:
The Brewers' quest for pitching could lead to renewed talks with the Braves, who in the past have targeted Brewers right fielder Corey Hart. The Braves would need to clear their own right fielder...
"If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it on the scoreboard?"
July 10, 2009 by
Betty's No Good
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The author of those words of wisdom, twenty-five year old Jeffrey Braden Francoeur, is now a New York Met and I can hardly believe it. I can't even muster the energy to be sarcastic about this. Jeff Francoeur is terrible at playing baseball. And now he's going to be in right...
MY Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur seeing results -- and confidence -- emerge
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerOutfielder Jeff Francoeur is batting .301 with 19 RBI and four home runs in his 19 games with the Mets. NEW YORK -- In the four-and-a-half seasons he spent with the Braves, when Jeff Francoeur needed hitting advice,...
High, Buy Low and Other Unlikely Strategies
13 days ago by
Mike's Mets
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Hot Stove has arrived and speculation runs rampant as usual. As Mets fans, we have little else to think about or cheer.
So, how do Jeff and Omar set forth to right the ship?
Let me throw my two cents worth in the pot...
Firstly, 2009 was an aberration and will not likely ever happen...
Change of scenery helping NY Mets' Jeff Francoeur so far
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerJeff Francoeur is hitting over .300 since being traded to the Mets. Jeff Francoeur returned Sunday night to a home he hadn't yet seen, in a city he still isn't very familiar with. While he was on the...
Wright predicts better days to come for Mets
July 15, 2009 by
NY Daily News
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David Wright says he likes how the Mets offense seemed to awake from its first-half slumber, how the addition of Jeff Francoeur could revitalize the Mets lineup and how he is confident that the long-awaited run at the Phillies will materialize.
Marlins Rumors: Hermida, Francoeur, Ross
June 14, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald has a couple of baseball-related updates in his most recent "Florida Sports Buzz" column:
The Marlins have received several calls about Jeremy Hermida, but the offers "haven't been enticing." Sounds like it'll take...
NY Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur doing well, despite getting hit on the hand Tuesday
NEW YORK -- Tuesday night after looking down at his hand (which looked like it went 12 rounds with a prizefighter) and then looking up at reporters, Jeff Francoeur had a simple solution for his throbbing limb. "I'll be fine,"...
New York Mets' Jeff Francoeur returns to play Atlanta Braves in enemy's uniform
Jeff Francoeur's trade to the New York Mets hit home on Thursday when he returned to his Atlanta hometown.
New York Mets' Jeff Francoeur returns to play Atlanta Braves in enemy's uniform
Jeff Francoeur's trade to the New York Mets hit home on Thursday when he returned to his Atlanta hometown.
Jeff Francoeur’s quick night at the plate, in pictures
August 04, 2009 by
Sports Blog Net
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AB #1 – None on, one out AB #2 – None on, two out AB #3 – None on, one out AB #4 – Man on second, two out Total: 4 AB, 6 pitches, 4 outs RSS feed || Follow on Twitter
Atlanta Braves content to let NY Mets' Jeff Francoeur beat them
Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCTThe Braves intentionally walked David Wright three times Saturday to get to Jeff Francoeur (left). ATLANTA -- How worried are the Braves about Jeff Francoeur coming back to hurt them? Not only did they trade him to a...
Atlanta Braves content to let NY Mets' Jeff Francoeur beat them
Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCTThe Braves intentionally walked David Wright three times Saturday to get to Jeff Francoeur (left). ATLANTA -- How worried are the Braves about Jeff Francoeur coming back to hurt them? Not only did they trade him to a...
Francoeur joins Mets, in lineup vs. Reds
July 11, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Jeff Francoeur has joined the New York Mets, and is the lineup against the Cincinnati Reds.
Francoeur joins Mets, in lineup against Reds
July 11, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Jeff Francoeur has joined the New York Mets, and is the lineup against the Cincinnati Reds.
Wincoeur: Mets 4, Phillies 2
August 21, 2009 by
Amazin' Avenue
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by Paul J. Bereswill - AP
Jeff Francoeur can't decide what he's more perplexed about: that the scoreboard *does* show on-base percentage or that his finally cracked .300. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
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Untitled
June 11, 2009 by
Tomahawk Take
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If the Atlanta Braves are to challenge for the 2009 NL East title, several things MUST happen.
Jeff Francoeur has to learn to stay in the batters box long enough to see more than 10 pitches a night. He must holster his weapon (if it still qualifies as such) for the first pitch at least half [...]
Mets Add Jeff Francoeur in Terrible Trade
July 10, 2009 by
NY Sports Dog
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I am just stunned by this.
Francoeur has a .282 OBP this year, and a career OBP of .308.
Moreover, he has 5 HRs this year on over 300 at-bats, and an OPS+ of 68.
Last year, in 652 at-bats he hit...
NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans
Francoeur Traded To Mets
July 10, 2009 by
Online Sports Guys
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((HT: CBSSports))The slumping New York Mets have traded outfielder Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Jeff Francoeur.The deal came Friday, with the injury-ravaged Mets trying to avoid falling farther back in the NL East race.Church is hitting .280 with two home runs and...
As luck would have it, Francoeur without 'turkey underwear'
Jeff Francoeur didn't wear his much-discussed "lucky underwear" with the turkeys on them to the ballpark Tuesday. The Braves right fielder said the Braves are 7-0 when he has worn them to the ballpark, including Sunday when they beat Boston 2-1 to avoid being swept.
Jeff Francoeur Is A Met – Are More Moves Coming?
July 10, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Moments ago in a press conference, Mets general manager Omar Minaya announced that they have traded rightfielder Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for rightfielder Jeff Francoeur.
It was no secret that Church was on the outs as we have frequently pointed out this season so this shouldn...
2009 Fan Friendly Award Winners
March 03, 2009 by
Red Hot Mama
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Each year the good people at Lovemyteam.com give their Fan Friendly Seal of Approval to five baseball players. This award recognizes particular generosity, accessibility, and general niceness.
Jeff
With Tim Hudson winning our award last year, it seems Braves fans are quick to tell us ...
In Defense Of Jeff Francoeur
July 11, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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It’s amazing how wide ranging the opinions have been on the trade that sent Ryan Church to Atlanta for Jeff Francoeur on Friday.
It looks likes this trade has the fan base far more divided than the Lastings Milledge trade, with both sides either loving it or hating it.
I took...
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