Two more Jeff Francoeur stories in area papers, bringing the total to six thus far. If you’re playing at home, that’s three articles for every plate appearance Frenchy’s had in the ALCS, and nearly an article per pitch he’s seen. Even in a rough outing, it took CC Sabathia all of seven pitches to retire Francoeur twice last night. Frenchy swung at five of them.
Kudos should to go Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger for turning in a balanced Francoeur feature, one that, after swipes at the Mets, mentions Francoeur’s petulance upon losing his job in Flushing and success in a diminished role in Arlington.
The second Francoeur feature comes from Mike Sielksi of the Wall Street Journal, he of the memorable “No Cameras for Francoeur’s Milestone” piece which some have claimed was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. This Francoeur piece is straightforward and rather damning. Sielski calls Francoeur a role player — rightly — and writes that “he needs to understand and acknowledge it.”
But best of all, Sielski includes this stunning tidbit:
Even then, though, Mr. Francoeur couldn’t contain his delusions of grandeur when it came to the money he might command on the open market.
He isn’t eligible for free agency until after next season, but during a conversation before a game in Philadelphia, he referenced Jayson Werth, Ryan Howard and Joe Mauer—three of baseball’s elite players—in talking about the factors that might affect where he played in the years to come.
Wow.
Tedquarters 
That latest wsj article def has a bit of a sarcastic tone with all the “Mr. Francoeur” references in it.
That’s actually just their standard stylesheet (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704706904575555643437459432.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond), it just happens to look hilarious and sarcastic in sports articles.
I never noticed that, since in many articles the wsj is covering individuals worthy of being addressed as “Mr”. I don’t read thier sports much but it does look ridiculous in a frenchy article.
Standard is mr / messrs for wsj, stolen from financial times.
Frenchy is a dbag.
Ted, you have nothing better to do but quote rumor and innuendo that lacks any sourcing by Mr. Sielski, nor any context to the alleged Philly comments? Shame on you. You seem all too eager to engage in character assassination and drama, than focusing on the integrity and accuracy of what you write.
Sielski covered the Mets’ beat this year so I’m not sure why he needs a source. Presumably if he’s referencing something Francoeur said, he heard Francoeur say it.
Also, do you really think I seem “all too eager to engage in character assassination and drama” without regard for “the integrity and accuracy” of the content here? Do you really read this site and think that’s my bag?