Posts Tagged ‘jeff francoeur
Mets Trade Jeff Francoeur to Rangers
According to various sources, the Mets have traded Jeff Francoeur to the Texas Rangers for middle infielder Joaquin Arias. Jeff Francoeur ended his Mets career as their cleanup hitter. There’s something wrong with that, isn’t there? Though, it is in line with the Mets starting their season with Mike Jacobs in that lineup spot. So [...]
Mets Game 127: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 11 Mets 4 At first, it seemed as though the game was in the bag for the Mets. They had a 4-zip lead early on, and Jonathon Niese was mowing down the Fish, striking out 6 in the first three frames. The Fish chipped out two in the fourth on a homer by Hanley [...]
Mets Game 118: Win Over Astros
Mets 3 Astros 1 Closer? Who needs a closer? The Mets began the After K-Rod Era in fine style, taking a close one from the Astros — and sealing the deal with a save by Hisanori Takahashi. But see, that’s the difference that sets the great teams like the Mets apart from all the rest: [...]
Jeff Francoeur Requests Trade
Two days after Fernando Martinez was promoted to — presumably — take playing time away from Jeff Francoeur, Francoeur’s representatives have let the Mets know he is open to a trade. From Andy McCullough’s article in the Star-Ledger: “We want to play every day,” Francoeur’s agent Molly Fletcher said yesterday. “We prefer to play in [...]
F-Mart and Francoeur
A few days ago, Fernando Martinez was inexplicably promoted to MLB after hitting .255 in AAA Buffalo. I say “inexplicably” because
Mets Game 110: Win Over Phillies
Mets 1 Phillies 0 The Mets played the role of spoiler, beating the Phillies and knocking the reigning NL East champions a game further from the Braves, who also won on Saturday evening. Game Notes Johan Santana was brilliant, shutting out the Phillies through 7 1/3 and allowing only 5 hits and 3 walks, striking [...]
F-Mart and Tejada Scratched
In a mysteriously salacious move, both Fernando Martinez and Ruben Tejada were scratched from the Buffalo Bisons’ Friday night game (hat tip to MacksMets via Twitter). Could Tejada and F-Mart be on their way to another organization, as part of a post-deadline trade? Or, could they both be on their way to the Mets, to [...]
Mets Game 107: Win Over Braves
Mets 3 Braves 2 This is EXACTLY the reason the 2010 Mets are so endearing: when they are backed up against a wall, they come back fighting! Shame on all the impatient, critical naysayers who hit the panic button after the Mets dropped the opener in Atlanta — this team is for real and is [...]
Mets Game 100: Win Over Cardinals
Mets 8 Cardinals 2 Clearly, the Mets front office knows EXACTLY what they’re doing. Because after coming to the decision that Jerry Manuel and his coaching staff were the right people to be in charge, and in particular decided that no one should be a scapegoat for an underperforming offense, the Mets went right out [...]
Jason Bay Out: Deja Vu All Over Again
According to a tweet by Kevin Burkhardt, Jason Bay is suffering from a mild concussion and may be out for this three-game series vs. the Cardinals. Apparently, he felt symptoms on the plane trip back from the Left Coast. Cross-country plane trip? Concussion? Corner outfielder? Where have I heard this story before? Additionally, Jerry Manuel [...]
