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 Frankie Rodriguez made a good pitch. David Wright made a great pickup and throw. Ike Davis made a fine scoop. But Hanley Ramirez made everything easier on the Mets by taking his sweet time for the first third of his trip down the first base line. We appreciate it, Hanley. We know you’re capable of doing […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Elmer Dessens, Gary Matthews Jr., Hanley Ramirez, Hustle, Ike Davis, Jeff Francoeur, John Franco, R.A. Dickey, Ruben Tejada It was a canyon of zeroes along the top line of the Citi Field scoreboard these past three nights. Read ’em, per sweep: 000 000 000 That’s what your defending National League champion Phillies left behind, thank you very much. More to the point, that’s what your homestanding New York Mets […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2008 Mets, 2010 Mets, Angel Pagan, Chris Carlin, Fernando Tatis, Frankie Rodriguez, Gary Cohen, Henry Blanco, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur, Jose Reyes, Kevin Burkhardt, Mike Pelfrey, Momentum, Pedro Feliciano, Phillies, SNY, Sweep Saturday night was the night I remembered that I picked the Mets to finish fourth. If you check the standings after 37 games, that’s where they are. It was the night I remembered that the Mets are composed of players who have their upsides and strengths, but that none of them is the type of player […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Friday Night Lights, Jeff Francoeur, John Maine, Reality, Rod Barajas Not so long ago, an off-day for the Mets was secretly a little bit welcome. But that was before Ike Davis rolled away the stone from Citi Field and commanded that the Spirit of 2006 come forth — and be quick about it, dammit. (What’s that? Putting too much pressure on the rookie? Don’t know […] 11 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Citizens Bank Park, Hope, Insane Biblical Metaphors, Jeff Francoeur, Jon Niese, Phillies Tim McCarver called it a classic. The Baseball Tonight crawl called it a classic. Yet don’t mistake long for excellent. That was not a classic. It was certifiably long, the final result was immensely preferable to the alternative, and there were certainly aspects of it to like and even treasure, but that 20-inning Mets win […] 53 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 20-Inning Game, Absurdity, Albert Pujols, Alex Cora, Artie Ziff, C.B. Bucknor, Ed Sudol, Felipe Lopez, Frankie Rodriguez, Futility, Galen Cisco, Hank Webb, Jeff Francoeur, Joe Mather, Johan Santana, Jose Oquendo, Jose Reyes, Kyle Lohse, Les Rohr, Luis Castillo, Marathon, Mike Pelfrey, Ralph Wiggum, Raul Valdes, Ron Darling, Ryan Ludwick, Tim McCarver, Tom Gorman, Tony LaRussa, Yadier Molina “This is Country Time lemonade mix. There’s never been anything close to a lemon in it, I swear!” Upset that the Mets don’t have a plan? Please. The Mets have never had anything close to a plan in them. I swear. It would be too easy to say “plan” is a […] 47 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2008 Mets, 2009 Mets, Aaron Cook, Abraham Nunez, Angel Pagan, Brady Clark, Brandon Knight, Chris Aguila, Chris Ianetta, Damion Easley, Dexter Fowler, Died A Met, Fernando Nieve, Gustavo Molina, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur, John Maine, Jon Niese, Jose Reyes, Matt Wise, Mike Jacobs, Moises Alou, Pedro Feliciano, Raul Casanova, Raul Valdes, Ricardo Rincon, Ricky Gervais, Rockies, Rod Barajas, Ryota Igarashi, Team History, Tony Armas Jr., Trot Nixon I wonder how many Ollie Perez starts Johan Santana would have to make to have me look at him in anything but awe. Even after he gave up five runs in five innings Sunday, when I saw him giving postgame interviews, all I could think was, “There’s the man who threw a three-hit shutout on […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brian Bruney, Frankie Rodriguez, Gilligan's Island, Jeff Francoeur, Johan Santana, Josh Willingham, Mike Jacobs, Nationals, Raul Valdes, Starters Don't Last Seven Innings You can’t take the numbers you see after five games terribly seriously. Do we really think Jeff Francoeur will hold to an on-base percentage of .500? That Ollie Perez will be hitting .500 all year? That Jose Reyes will be fielding .875 when all is said and done? On the other hand, it would be hard, […] 40 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adam Dunn, Citi Field, David Wright, Frank Catalanotto, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur, Jenrry Mejia, Jose Reyes, Let's Go Mets, Mets Fans, Oliver Perez, Rod Barajas, Ruben Tejada, Tyler Clippard, Willie Harris, Willy Taveras “I don’t know what it is about your face,” Rob Riggle as Randy the corporate douchebag enforcer tells Brennan (Will Ferrell) in Step Brothers, “but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.” One of these refers to a fist Randy has made. Brennan asks if there’s anything he can do […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Catalina Wine Mixer, Fernando Nieve, Jeff Francoeur, Mike Pelfrey, Rod Barajas |
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