Wrath of Francoeur Applesauce - Mets nip Braves, Bay's concussion improving, DiMaggio's army records

by Joe Budd on Aug 4, 2010 7:53 AM EDT in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

Jeff Francoeur got to enjoy his return to Atlanta, hitting a game-winning home run off of former Met and currently dominating closer Billy Wagner. Don't worry though, he still sucks. Let's still enjoy the win and bask in the gnashing of Braves fans' teeth.

All that last night's win did was prolong the inevitable, keeping Francouer on the team and the Mets' heads above water.

Jason Bay is feeling a little better but the Mets are apparently stressing caution after the Ryan Church concussion mess.

I can't tell if Joe Petruccio's depiction of Wally Backman is supposed to make me want the guy as manager or not, but I nevertheless can enjoy it as a great cartoon.

Around MLB

Ryan Howard has been put on the DL.

New Brave outfielder Rick Ankiel hasn't totally dismissed a return to pitching. I mean, the guy is a lefty, there's no way that he wouldn't get a chance to go in the bullpen at least.

There was a time when cigarettes were good for you and their smoothness made you a better fisherman and baseball player. There was also a time when Joe DiMaggio was regarded as a class act and a hero.

The Cubs' Casey Coleman has become MLB's first-ever third generation big league pitcher.

Mark Prior has signed on with the Orange County Flyers.

Outside MLB

NBC announcer Mary Carillo describes her experience with badminton in an amazing 2004 rant.

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First family with three generations...

of pitchers.

The Boones, Bells, Hairstons have had three generations.

by EastFallowfield on Aug 4, 2010 8:38 AM EDT reply actions

Ryan Howard...killing my fantasy team

maybe I can pick up Berkman for a couple of weeks, hope he can roduce in the Yankkee lineup

by Rickfansince76 on Aug 4, 2010 8:44 AM EDT reply actions

personally

I’m really glad he’s killing your fantasy team. In fact, I want your fantasy team to suck if it means the Phillies don’t play well.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Aug 4, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

this is why you dont pick phillies

i passed on Halladay for ZG for just this reason. Unfortunately that has not paid off for me

by Mike Clemente on Aug 4, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

this

I want Jerry Manuel fired now, not three years from now. That is my stance.- John Peterson

by Gina on Aug 4, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

including the halladay grienke thing i think

i passed on Halladay for someone, I think it was grienke

I want Jerry Manuel fired now, not three years from now. That is my stance.- John Peterson

by Gina on Aug 4, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Backman

He would be entertaining as manager, but who knows if he would be good?

by erich10031 on Aug 4, 2010 8:44 AM EDT reply actions

I would say name him and see but that goes with a 3 yr contract with the Mets

by Sir Tmac on Aug 4, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

2 CG yesterday in the league

It is nice to see regular CG in baseball again. It was a part of the game I though was totally lost a couple of years ago.

I just wish we coul dget a few more, the Mets have 2 all year.

by Rickfansince76 on Aug 4, 2010 8:46 AM EDT reply actions

Maybe tonight Big Pelf can complete

the third inning

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 4, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Dickey should have a few

But Jerry is an asshole, so we all know how that goes…

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 4, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Gotta get K-Rod his work

Unless it’s a close, important game on the road in extra innings

by Bieser's Balk on Aug 4, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Love the W

but last night was our worst nightmare:

Jerryball worked and Jeff didn’t Failcoeur.

Sigh…contract extensions…oy…

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?

by CharlieH on Aug 4, 2010 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

It's sad

Most posters on this board fear – with good reason – that Minaya et al. have the memory of a goldfish and that they will view Francoeur’s home run as evidence that he is about to turn a corner rather than continue to play awfully.

I wish we could just enjoy the win and not worry that a short term victory might cause more harm to the Mets in the long run.

by ams258 on Aug 4, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't tell me when Phillies or Braves go on the DL

It just gets me madder that we didn’t improve team at trade deadline

by Sir Tmac on Aug 4, 2010 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

The last time Rick Ankiel pitched, he nearly killed Timo Perez in the Postseason.

by BrockRocks on Aug 4, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Frenchy Rules! sarcasm

I hope F-Mart …or someone else… takes over in 2011 in RF.

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Aug 4, 2010 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

Barring injury

the three OFs for 2011 are already on the roster.

by Mount17 on Aug 4, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

And I peg Bay

for a Wright-naissance at Citi.

by tmu on Aug 4, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I'll bet they offer Francouer 3m to be the 4th OFer.

by Jack Str on Aug 4, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I have to give Frenchy credit

He doesn’t get many hits, but they can be big hits (necessitated in part by his lack of other hits.)

Castillo is screaming to be waived and dealt. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE. There’s got to be a club out there with a hole at second base and a love of bunting that borders on eros. White sox?

by tmu on Aug 4, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

i wish we had a hole at second base for Luis Castillo

we could throw him in and then fill it with concrete.

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 4, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Let's get Mike Hessman

to stand there for twenty minutes and make the ground sag enough to achieve this

by deadspy3 on Aug 4, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Heck

let’s have Ike Davis play second. Would make for a good three minutes of the 2010 season DVD. Not much reason to buy it right now, unless it’s “The R.A. Dickey Story” as narrated by Wright.

by tmu on Aug 4, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

well despite the similar size

hessman is decidedly more athletic than Davis. Being 6’5 doesn’t automatically make you one type of athlete.

I want Jerry Manuel fired now, not three years from now. That is my stance.- John Peterson

by Gina on Aug 4, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

like when Todd Zeile played every position that one year?

that was kinda fun to watch

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 5, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Carillo

needs a new voice box.
“Fe Fi Fo Fum.”

Consequences will never be the same.

by NetsMets4Life on Aug 4, 2010 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

i'm not sure what to make of that "rant"

but Mary Carillo sure knows how to handle a shuttlecock.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Aug 4, 2010 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

OT again

favre is unretired.

also according to yahoo sports A-rod is “well on his way to the record”…um exactly how many more years do they think he’s going to play? At his current hr pace he’d have to play damn near 10 more years.

I want Jerry Manuel fired now, not three years from now. That is my stance.- John Peterson

by Gina on Aug 4, 2010 1:52 PM EDT reply actions