The mood is electric at Shea Stadium.  The winner of this game earns the right to go to the World Series to face the Detroit Tigers.  The Mets have to win, right?  The Cardinals were a thoroughly mediocre team all season – going 83-79 and only outscoring their opponents by 19 runs.  The Mets on [...]

Jeff Francoeur has almost every tool that scouts look for.  The ball flies off his bat, he can run and he has a cannon arm.  In 2005, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 14 Home Runs, 45 RBI and scored 41 runs, at 21 years of age, while playing 70 games for his hometown [...]