Courtesy of the fellas at Baseball Think Factory, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a photo gallery of Jeff Francoeur’s golfing trip to Scotland. And as you can see, his surgically repaired thumb looks just fine:

UPDATE: I should have read the captions more closely. Apparently Frenchy’s golfing trip to Scotland came before the thumb surgery, so clearly he was just showing off his ability to stretch out those ligaments before putting ’em away for the winter. Anyway, doesn’t make the photo any less hilarious.

This blogging thing is tough sometimes. I’m sitting here, surrounded by the detritus of Christmas, overwhelmed by the idea of cleaning it up, and realizing I should probably be weighing in on the Mets’ acquisition of Kelvim Escobar.

Kelvim Escobar is pretty damn good when he’s healthy. Kelvim Escobar hasn’t been healthy since 2007. I don’t know the details of the contract yet, so it’s impossible to say whether it’s a good deal for the Mets. If it’s guaranteed multiple millions of dollars for a guy with major arm issues, it’s not. But it probably isn’t, in which case, it’s a good low risk pickup for a guy who could pay huge dividends.

So that’s nice. Beyond that, there’s talk that Joel Pineiro is now the Mets’ top pitching target and they could finally be moving on from Jason Bay and probably 30 other rumors that may or may not come to pass.

To be honest, I’m finding it hard to focus. I’ve got new shoes to break in, and a whole book of previously unpublished Kurt Vonnegut material I can’t wait to read, and a blown-up photo of the Empire State Building lit blue and orange that I’ve got to hang someplace, and all this damn wrapping paper to throw away.

Anyway, in the spirit of Boxing Day (Canada), a big thanks to everyone who has come to TedQuarters in the couple of months since launch. I’ve had a lot of fun writing it, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by all the feedback. So gracias, and I look forward to continuing to sort through all the New York sports nonsense while occasionally breaking to wax poetically about Taco Bell in 2010.