The 2009 RSBS World Series of Metaphors (Game 2)
redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com 27 days ago — In this epic best of three game battle of metaphors -- mixed, extended, absolute and beyond -- Jeff and Allen pair wits and leave it to YOU, the dear reader, to decide the champion. The humbled loser will be forced to shower the winner with a carefully constructed essay of praise.  For ...

A Man in the Full
redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com 14 days ago — Recently Jeff and Allen squared off in an epic, metaphor driven battle . Like Thunderdome, two men entered but only one man left . However, instead of choosing death as the punishment for the vanquished, the RSBS team decided on a fate much, much worse. Today Allen fulfills the terms of his ...

Jeff Francoeur Has Successful Surgery
metsmerizedonline.com 22 days ago — On Monday, Jeff Francoeur underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. The following is the official press release from the Mets: New York Mets rightfielder Jeff Francoeur today underwent successful surgery to repair a tear of the collateral ligament in ...

Should the Mets Offer Jeff Francoeur Arbitration?
sabernomics.com 10/21/2009 — That’s the question that Mets blogger James Kannengieser asks. Not too long ago it’s a question that the Braves were facing, but now it’s the Mets problem (boy, it feels good to write that). At the time , I generated some estimates ...

The 2009 RSBS World Series of Metaphors (Game 3)
redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com 26 days ago — In this epic best of three game battle of metaphors -- mixed, extended, absolute and beyond -- Jeff and Allen pair wits and leave it to YOU, the dear reader, to decide the champion. The humbled loser will be forced to shower the winner with a carefully constructed essay of praise.  For ...

Jeff Francoeur Is Indeed A Keeper
metsmerizedonline.com 11 days ago — As you may have heard, Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post reported that rightfielder Jeff Francoeur will return to the Mets and speculated that Minaya may even sign him to an extension, something that Minaya previously alluded to last month. You can imagine the uproar all over the Mets ...

The 2009 RSBS World Series of Metaphors (Game 2)
myteamrivals.typepad.com 27 days ago — In this epic best of three game battle of metaphors -- mixed, extended, absolute and beyond -- Jeff and Allen pair wits and leave it to YOU, the dear reader, to decide the champion. The humbled loser will be forced to shower the winner with a carefully constructed essay of praise. For real. ...

Taking the One Less Traveled By
redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com 12 days ago — The other day I wrote what I thought was a heartfelt tribute to my good friend, Jeffery Lung. I lost a contest and as the terms of the contest dictated, I had to write an essay in praise of Jeff and that I did. However, it seems that everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Apparently the ...

Some Good News
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 12 days ago — The Mets have said they are not only bringing Jeff Francoeur back, but will look to sign him to a long term deal. To this, I say Thank You. Saber-Geeks will insist Francoeur isn't good, but they spend time reading the stat sheets, not watching the game being played...

Francoeur's value...
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/21/2009 — At the end of the season there was a report that Jeff Francoeur would seek a three year deal and that the Mets were actually entertaining the idea. This would forgo his last two years of arbitration and his first year of free agency. The answer as to why Francoeur would do this is easy, job ...

Damon helps Yanks 'steal' Game 4 in 9th (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 23 days ago
Johnny Damon slid into second base, saw third was uncovered and swiped that, too. All on a single pitch. The Philadelphia Phillies never recovered. Damon's daring dash at Citizens Bank Park will be remembered for a long time. He scored the tiebreaking ...

A-Rod's clutch hit in 9th puts Yanks on brink of Series title — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 23 days ago
Alex Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his life, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon's alert dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 ...

Yanks only 27 outs away from title No. 27 — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 23 days ago
The Yankees are 27 outs away from No. 27. Following their dramatic Game 4 win over the Phillies, the Bombers are hoping to wrap up their first World Series title since 2000 Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.

That could be quite a collector's item — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 23 days ago
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a three-quarter page Macy's ad on the back of the front section in today's paper featuring a Phillies logo, the Commissioner's Trophy and the phrase "Back To Back World Series Champions." Did I miss something?  ...

World Series Game 5: Yankees-Phillies live blog — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 23 days ago
8:09: The Yankees don't score again in the inning, but they had two hits and drew a walk, doing more damage in the first than they did most of the night in Game 1. Lee threw 20 pitches. 8:05: Another huge hit for A-Rod, who doubles in Damon to ...