Beltran Was Good, But Not Great Met
July 29th 2011 00:07
Carlos Beltran's time is over with the New York Mets, and let's be honest: he was a good and sometimes very good player.
But he was NEVER great.
What Beltran did successfully do was cash in on a terrific 2004 postseason in which he belted eight home runs.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, and virtually everyone expected it to happen.
Although Beltran's batting average has gone up in recent years, his power numbers have dipped from 2006 when he crushed 41 homers and drove in 116 runs.
In 2011, Beltran was having a typical Beltran season, hitting .289 with 15 homers and 66 RBI.
He was also playing a solid centerfield, and will help his new team San Francisco Giants both offensively and defensively.
Unlike this year's disastrous acquisition Jason Bay and the Kevin McReynolds' of the past, Beltran can look back fondly at this time in Flushing.
The trouble is the Mets, despite an impressive road sweep of the Reds, lost with him and they are likely to lose without him.
But he was NEVER great.
What Beltran did successfully do was cash in on a terrific 2004 postseason in which he belted eight home runs.
Carlos Beltran
Not that there's anything wrong with that, and virtually everyone expected it to happen.
Although Beltran's batting average has gone up in recent years, his power numbers have dipped from 2006 when he crushed 41 homers and drove in 116 runs.
In 2011, Beltran was having a typical Beltran season, hitting .289 with 15 homers and 66 RBI.
He was also playing a solid centerfield, and will help his new team San Francisco Giants both offensively and defensively.
Unlike this year's disastrous acquisition Jason Bay and the Kevin McReynolds' of the past, Beltran can look back fondly at this time in Flushing.
The trouble is the Mets, despite an impressive road sweep of the Reds, lost with him and they are likely to lose without him.
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