Pelfrey Applesauce - Franco knows leadership, obnoxious Met fans, Indian-born pitchers
Amazin' Avenue —
It's nice when the Mets get great starting pitching. It's just so much more pleasant to watch. And, for those keeping track, that's two in a row that the Mets have won while I'm watching at work. Maybe my luck has changed.
Meet the Mets
Former Met captain John Franco claims that the Mets have no leadership. David Wright and Jerry Manuel disagree.
Wright convinced Manuel to let him in yesterday's lineup.
Ted Berg argues for Matt Murton. I'm convinced.
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Former Met captain John Franco is the new Met 'voice from the grave'
Subway Squawkers —
... I got my point across. With the Mets, a guy like David Wright is a guy that I'm hoping - you know, I tried talking to him and tell him to come forward and be that guy, but I think David feels that being that he's such a young player and you have the [Carlos] Delgados and [Gary] Sheffields and veteran guys like that, he's afraid that they'll look at him like, 'Be quiet and sit down.'" Both Wright and Jerry Manuel fought back against Franco's accusations. The Met manager said: “I think when a guy [Alex Cora] plays with a torn ligament in his thumb, ...
David Wright Is A Leader!
Amazin' Avenue —
... David: [To reporters] With all due respect to Johnny, he doesn't know what's going on in this clubhouse. I don't feel the need to defend myself as a leader if the guys in here respect me and think of me as a leader. I don't worry myself with outside people, saying what they're going to say. It doesn't matter to me. ...
