Tag Archives: Jeff Francoeur

Is Blanco the Future Cubs Shortstop?

In case you missed it, Cubs SS Andres Blanco made a spectacular play this past weekend on a ball hit by the Mets Jeff Francoeur.  The fact that Blanco was able to field the ball at all was impressive, but his throw to first was just out of this world. My buddy Joe Posnanski (truthfully, [...]

Cubs Lose Two-Out-of-Three to Mets

The Mets are a team in turmoil.  More than any other team this year, they have been racked by injuries, their manager and GM are on the hot seat, and rumors are swirling that thier owner, Jeffrey Wilpon, lost so much money in the Madoff scam that he is going to have to sell the [...]