This is what was said when the Mets got Jeff Francoeur: "Francoeur, 25, is known across the league for his defense in right field. He won a Gold Glove Award in 2007 and has more assists than any other big league outfielder since he made his Major League debut in July 2005."
Example One: Great Throw.
Example Two: Great Tracking.
Defense, huh? And there are other examples. Like when he drops the ball in Washington. And ran away from the ball in Washington. Not that it would've mattered anyway. But, Francoeur was also got for his offense! Okay, he went 3/4 yesterday. That's great. He also saw 11 pitches in 4 at bats. Excellent.
Nelson Figueroa struggled through 5.1 innings, walking 5, striking out 3, and giving up 9 hits, but only letting 2 score. Brian Stokes and Elmer Dessens also gave up runs (though the run Stokes gave up is thanks to the second Francoeur play). I have a feeling that the wet conditions led to the control problems. Only 6% of his pitches were swinging strikes.
The Mets got 9 hits and a walk off of Cole Hamels, but only got 1 run. They had a chance in the 9th, but Jerry's favorite Cory Sullivan hit into a double play (it did plate the run) that basically killed the rally. More than a rally killing home run.
Stupid Decision of the Day: Pagan bunting in the 7th. Pagan is the second or third best hitter in the lineup. You don't want him bunting. You want Jeremy Reed, Nick Evans, Francoeur or Santos bunting, if you have to bunt. It acutally decreases our run scoring, Jerry from 1.49 innings to 1.41. And guess what, we scored one run in the inning. FAIL.
Random Thought of the Day: I'm gonna go out there and say Jerry has a bunting fetish.
Clutch Play of the Game: Sullivan single in 7th. +.094 WPA
Up Next for the Mets:
Mets at Phillies, 4:10 PM
Mike Pelfrey (10-10 4.83 ERA 4.18 FIP 4.82 tRA) takes on 78 year old
Jamie Moyer (12-9 4.98 ERA 5.10 FIP 5.70 tRA)
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