Filed under: MLB | Tags: David Wright, Jeff Francoeur, Mets, The New York Post: America's Finest Newspaper
In the summer of 2009, my greatest enemy was not college graduation, unemployment, or the increasing sense of worthlessness that comes with a BA in Creative Writing. No, the bane of my existence was one Jeff Francoeur. Once hyped as the next Chipper Jones, it turned out Frenchy was closer to the fat kid in The Sandlot, once famously commenting that if OBP was so important, they’d put it on the scoreboard. Frenchy was shipped out of town (and the post-Frenchy Braves promptly went 50-30) and sent to the Mets, all of which is prologue to the amazing story in the New York Post today, all about how Jeff Francoeur has been helping David Wright with his mental approach:
This is not just a physical change for Wright, but a mental change, as well. Francouer has encouraged Wright to relax more away from the ballpark, to speak his mind more and to show more emotion on the field.
Bahahaha. Mental approach? Does that how to strike out with the bases loaded and one out? Or hitting into unassisted triple plays? Don’t worry about 2010 Mets fans, Frenchy’s on it!
Filed under: MLB | Tags: Jerry Manuel, Mets, The New York Post: America's Finest Newspaper
Its not really a great sign when your season starts with stories like this:
David Wright, Jose Reyes and now Johan Santana all have said they expect the Mets to win the World Series. The Mets are turning the page on an injury-plagued 2009 by making one bold statement after another.
That means the pressure is on Jerry Manuel like never before.
The manager has to produce. The Mets must get off to a good start. Manuel will offer up his State of the Mets address today with his first formal press conference of the 2010 season. He has made it clear the Mets have to get off to that good start.
A.) What are David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Johan Santana going to say? “Might as well pack it in boys. This ain’t our year!” Its the first day of spring training!
B.) Why are they making Jerry Manuel’s first press conference sound like a bigger deal than Obama’s State of the Union? Does anybody really care about what he’s going to say there?
It will be Manuel’s job to get the team ready to win from the first game of the year against the Marlins. There is no grace period. Get it done. It’s that simple.
That’s right, Jerry. One game! Did you know 100% of the teams that win the first game of the year go on to have good seasons? It must be true, because I just made it up! Just look at recent history.
P.S. Hey everyone. I’m going to be blogging here too. I’m an Atlanta Braves fan, so you can expect a lot more posts mocking Jimmy “I’m a massive tool” Rollins and kicking the Mets when they’re down.
