Comments on: The Return Of Carlos Beltran http://www.gothambaseball.com/2010/07/the-return-of-carlos-beltran/ The Past, Present and Future of the New York Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jesse http://www.gothambaseball.com/2010/07/the-return-of-carlos-beltran/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Jesse Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:54:08 +0000 http://www.gothambaseball.com/?p=1454#comment-365 The quotation that you alluded to wasn't meant to say Beltran doesn't play hard nor that he doesn't give 100% on the field. As recent history will show any fan can rally behind the player who looks like he plays harder than everyone, a la Eric Byrnes and earlier Paul O'Neill. Carlos may have BEEN the best centerfielder in baseball, but after all his injuries those days are behind him. Albeit his slow start is probably just a product of his rustiness, the Mets need better from him, period. P.S Beltran went 1-8 with 6 runners left on base, 2 K's, and only 1 RBI in the 7th inning or later throughout the 2006 NLCS. That doesn't sound like the number 3 hitter to me. The quotation that you alluded to wasn’t meant to say Beltran doesn’t play hard nor that he doesn’t give 100% on the field. As recent history will show any fan can rally behind the player who looks like he plays harder than everyone, a la Eric Byrnes and earlier Paul O’Neill.

Carlos may have BEEN the best centerfielder in baseball, but after all his injuries those days are behind him. Albeit his slow start is probably just a product of his rustiness, the Mets need better from him, period.

P.S Beltran went 1-8 with 6 runners left on base, 2 K’s, and only 1 RBI in the 7th inning or later throughout the 2006 NLCS. That doesn’t sound like the number 3 hitter to me.

]]> By: rk http://www.gothambaseball.com/2010/07/the-return-of-carlos-beltran/comment-page-1/#comment-265 rk Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:30:48 +0000 http://www.gothambaseball.com/?p=1454#comment-265 "His demeanor and almost lackadaisical manner doesn’t fit with the hustle and bustle of New York City or mesh with the wants of the press." I hope you are kidding. To say Beltran doesn't play hard, with his mind in the game is a flat out lie. First of all, this is the same guy who played with a BROKEN FACE in 2005, and has been on two gimpy knees since 2008. All the while, he was the BEST centerfielder in baseball. The BEST. Of course Carlos will be linked with Wainwright's curve, but what is lost in the mix is just how well he had performed throughout the entire series, while our other guys (Wright....not criticizing, but still) did not. Sure the surgery issue didn't sit well with most people, but if you were a ball player, would you really trust the Mets medical staff with your livelihood, given the events of 2009? They already effed up his diagnosis once, so I kinda sorta understand his decision. That being said, the only reason that some fans are rather down on Beltran are posts like this one. “His demeanor and almost lackadaisical manner doesn’t fit with the hustle and bustle of New York City or mesh with the wants of the press.”

I hope you are kidding. To say Beltran doesn’t play hard, with his mind in the game is a flat out lie. First of all, this is the same guy who played with a BROKEN FACE in 2005, and has been on two gimpy knees since 2008. All the while, he was the BEST centerfielder in baseball. The BEST.

Of course Carlos will be linked with Wainwright’s curve, but what is lost in the mix is just how well he had performed throughout the entire series, while our other guys (Wright….not criticizing, but still) did not.

Sure the surgery issue didn’t sit well with most people, but if you were a ball player, would you really trust the Mets medical staff with your livelihood, given the events of 2009? They already effed up his diagnosis once, so I kinda sorta understand his decision.

That being said, the only reason that some fans are rather down on Beltran are posts like this one.

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