Jeff Francoeur’s three-run home run off the Marlins’ Tim Wood in the seventh inning of today’s game not only tied the score, but it created a three-way tie for the all-time Citi Field slugging lead. That was Frenchy’s seventh ball to have soared above the Citi walls (4 last year, 3 this year), giving him […]
 
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 1 comment - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Fernando Tatis, Home Runs, Jeff Francoeur, Team History Jonathon Niese endured. Ike Davis awoke. David Wright served the main course to one lucky Acela Club patron. The Florida Marlins learned that no one — and I mean no one — comes into our house and pushes us around (hubris not applicable on final days of seasons). And while all this was going on, […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1977 Mets, 2009 Mets, 2010 Mets, Acela Club, Bad Luck, Bernie Williams, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Chase Utley, Citi Field, Daniel Murphy, Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, Duke Snider, Gary Sheffield, Gil Hodges, Home Runs, Ike Davis, Injuries, Jimmy Sheckard, John Milner, John Stearns, Jon Niese, Kelvim Escobar, Mark Teixeira, Mel Ott, Mickey Mantle, Mike Jacobs, New Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, Renovated Yankee Stadium, Rod Barajas, Rudy, Shea Stadium, Steve Henderson, Steve Zabriskie, Team History, Tim Jordan, Washington Park, Yankee Stadium It’s great to be young and a Met, Ike Davis could tell you after his most successful major league debut Monday night. The 23-year-old first baseman was the toast of Citi Field from the moment he showed up wearing No. 42. If ever anybody stood out in a mononumeric crowd, it was this kid who […] 26 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1996 Mets, 2005 Mets, 2008 Mets, Alex Ochoa, Cautionary Tales, Chris Jones, Daniel Murphy, Disappointment, Great Starts, Hope, Ike Davis, Mark Clark, Mike Jacobs |
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