I don’t usually make predictions, but I’ll go on record projecting Carlos Beltran will skewer Mets pitching for the next three or four days, and I’m only hedging on how many because I figure Monday afternoon following a Sunday night he might be rested.
He’s already having a bang-up season for the Cardinals, a year after having a bang-up season while the Mets were preparing to send him away. Never mind the mole on the ear. This guy’s gonna be playing with a chip on his shoulder all weekend. For anyone who ever doubted his desire to return from injury, for anyone who thought he didn’t show enough fire, for anyone who focused exclusively on the things he didn’t do as opposed to reveling in how much he accomplished as a Met for seven years…yeah, he’s gonna come out swinging.
I’ll enjoy it for the first home run, which I assume will come in the first plate appearance. I’ll appreciate it less and less as the series goes on, but I’ll accept it as the cost of doing business. Carlos Beltran will leave here bat scalding, and we can get back to the Wheeler watch…which will be fine in the long run.
In the short run, though, it’s gonna be something else. Just a hunch.
No way. I think the opposite – 2 meaningless singles in 13 at bats and with a called strike 3 to end one of the games.
Beltran will become our Doyle Alexander because in a few years the Magic Will Be Zack.
The Magic is Jack Egbert would like a word with you.
I think you are absolutely right, Greg. We’ll compare notes next week.
I only hope he’s treated better in his return than Jose was.
Pedro: Phillies. Jose: Marlins. Carlos: Cardinals. Can’t anybody here make like Mike and go to the inoffensive Padres?
Not so sure. He faces Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey his first two games. They’re pretty smoking hot, too, and good pitching has a way of stopping good hitting. Especially when one of the pitchers is a knuckleballer.
We’ll see.
Guess my hunch beat your hunch this time.
Don’t worry – I won’t let it go to my head. :)
so far, so good.
Here we go…!
One to go!
Yeah!
You need some better hunches.
I will go Oh-for-Hunches forever to get a night like this.
I saw what you did there.
Do it again anytime you want:)
Woo Hoo! Mets finally break the no-no schnide behind Santana… and a blown call on what should have been a hit for Sanata. The baseball gods giveth and they taketh away.
I am so glad that Johann gets the no-no. He’s worked so hard and so patiently to come back to be a top tier major league pitcher. This is the cherry on top.
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WOW, were you way off here! Other than the non-double, Beltran did NOTHING in 4 games.
Shucks.