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Mets pour it on without benefit of homer

adam20 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:47:04 +0000

It’s one of those baseball axioms that sounds as if Yogi or Casey was the first to put it in words: “A home run can kill a rally.”

As oxymoronic as it sounds, it does makes sense. And when Jeff Francouer offered his variation on that theme Tuesday night — “You know, a home run can be a rally killer” — it made perfect sense. But these are the 2009 Mets; no need to worry.

Click here to read the full article – By Marty Noble of MLB.com

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New team, new stance for Francoeur

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:05:27 +0000

After Jeff Francoeur thumped a ninth-inning home run — his first as a Met — on Monday at Nationals Park, he jogged back to the dugout and received a large smile and embrace from Gary Sheffield.

Since he was traded to the Mets from Atlanta on July 10, Francoeur has gotten back into the swing of things by learning a new swing, courtesy of Sheffield and some other helpful teammates. David Wright, manager Jerry Manuel, hitting coach Howard Johnson and Sheffield have all imparted knowledge on Francoeur, in hopes that the 25-year-old can return to his 2006-07 form, when he drove in 208 runs during the two-year stretch.

Click here to read the full article – By Mark Selig of MLB.com

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Mets and Braves Swap Right Fielders

sportsfan1 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:32:56 +0000

Omar Minaya’s longstanding philosophy is that he would never make a trade for the sake of making one. But as the Mets have slipped deeper into an injury-riddled malaise that is threatening to derail their season, Minaya sensed that he had to do something. An opportunity arose Friday, when the Mets and the Atlanta Braves swapped talented right fielders who had fallen out of favor in their organizations.

Heading to the Mets is Jeff Francoeur, a premier defender whose limitless potential and alluring right-handed pop may or may not be assets sufficient enough to outweigh a renowned lack of discipline at the plate. In return, the Braves receive Ryan Church, who never regained the level of production he showed last April and May before a second concussion ruined a once-promising season. Francoeur will be at Citi Field on Saturday and will bat fifth.

Click here to read the full article – By BEN SHPIGEL of NY Times

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