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O-Swing%, career: 37%
O-Swing%, 2011: 38%

Z-Swing%, career: 81%
Z-Swing%, 2011: 65%

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ZOMG !!!!!!! It's like the mets ruin everyone!!!!!!

hes such a natural. How do other teams not keep that kind of production around. Best player in the game right now. Timely hitting that leads to runs. I'm sure this will last all season.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Apr 18, 2011 5:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Welcome back to Francoeur Avenue

At first I thought you were serious and had your numbers reversed.

That said, while his swing-at-balls rate (O-Swing) still sucks, having a lower swing-at-strikes rate (Z-Swing) is not necessarily bad. His Contact and Z-Contact are real high and if that had caused a higher LD%, then he might have been on the path to sucking less. But it’s not and the tenses I’m writing in are confusing me, so I’m going to stop.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4792&position=OF#platediscipline

Also, the small sample size gremlin is hanging around. The explanation could be he just didn’t think one or two pitchers could find the zone with their breaking pitches and they did.

Don’t Let Francisco Rodgriguez’s 2012 Option Vest! Under no circumstances should that option, valued at $17.5 million, be allowed to vest. -Eric Seidman, Fangraphs

by hotspur on Apr 18, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Francoeur to Amazin Avenue:

How do you like me now?

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

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Apr 18, 2011 5:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

I love it

He’s taking pitches that he should be swinging at while continuing to swing at the ones he shouldn’t. Way to completely fail to understand plate discipline, Jeff.

by joma16 on Apr 18, 2011 5:41 PM EDT reply actions  

this merits a rec

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by fxcarden on Apr 18, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can we trade Carlos Beltran back to Kansas City for him?

Its a steal for us we get a real RF

traveling photoshooper.
i hate shane victorino more than anyone else.
sparbz.com
@sparbz

by sparbz on Apr 18, 2011 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

yes

Frenchy changes the game with his defense and smile

Ryan Miller was the true MVP. See my profile for rant.

by Jsz on Apr 18, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

blamebeltran!!

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

by feslenraster on Apr 19, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Frenchy

has finally figured it all out. Beware everyone

by David G on Apr 18, 2011 7:10 PM EDT reply actions  

LAZER SHOW!!11!!

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

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Apr 18, 2011 8:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

you rang?

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 Apr 18, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

It looks as if

GeddyLeeIsGod was right all along.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Apr 18, 2011 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

OT. For anyone, like me, who assumes disastrous innings only happen to the mets. check out Kyle Kendrick's 12th inning adventure tonight

Walk
Sac bunt, error, 1st and 3rd
Sac fly,
HPB
Wild pitch, 2nd and 3rd
Intentional walk
Sac fly. all runners advance because ibanez was involved
intentional walk
single, one run scores, other runner thrown out at home

OUCH

I believe in one Dickey, Maker of knuckles and balls

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 18, 2011 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

I was watching that shitshow

with a smile on my face. Once he threw that sac bunt down the first base line, I knew it was over. Apparently we’re not the only team with crappy pitchers.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Apr 18, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

that reads

like one of LOLlie’s great adventures

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 Apr 18, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

fantastic

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

by KeithsMoustache on Apr 19, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

"all runners advance because ibanez was involved"

LOLbanez

Thus Spoke Keith Hernandez

Twitter: ThomasTSKH

"Everything's gonna be awesome." -Ken Oberkfell
"ARSHAVIN IS MAGIC" -Brooks Peck

by Thomas Wachtel on Apr 19, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Francoeur started off strong last year too

Then went down hill.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
-John Madden

by Willgfass on Apr 19, 2011 12:02 PM EDT reply actions  

don't look now, guys

1.1 WAR, more than any Met

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Apr 23, 2011 1:39 PM EDT reply actions  

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