Beltran: Will speak up more

February

When Carlos Beltran proclaimed the Mets the team to beat, Philly’s Jimmy Rollins said it showed signs of him being becoming more of a vocal leader.

That hasn’t been lost on Beltran, who said he’ll speak up more this season.

“You donâ€™t always lead by what you do on the field,â€™â€™ Beltran said. “I feel fine. I wonâ€™t say anything I donâ€™t feel. I will say whatâ€™s on my mind.’’

Beltran has been quiet as a Met, but this is a good sign. I want Beltran to speak up more, if for no other reason, than to deflect some of the attention from David Wright.

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 4:59 pm by John Delcos.
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4 Responses to “Beltran: Will speak up more”

scoopcoop February 21st, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Mets need vocal leader. Wright seems to be too concerned w/not saying the wrong thing.
metsfan February 21st, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Whether or not Wright is too concerned with saying the wrong thing to the media, is something I could care less about, because frankly, I could care less about the media, they play zero role in all of this. If the Mets take care of their own business, they’ll win, its that simple. I’m sure David is stepping up as well in the clubhouse. The fact that he was the first guy to get in touch with Schneider and Church is big in my book. David is the leader. Beltran opening up more is a great too, the more the merrier. I always liked Beltran, and he is who he is, so we shouldn’t expect some monumental change in him. But I like what I see so far.
dave February 21st, 2008 at 11:20 pm
The press has a huge impact especially in ny. Most people get their info from them. If you have 20 reporters every day on your butt about one question because it has buzz it becomes a distraction. you cannot say they play no role.
Keith February 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
I think Beltran is more fiery than he comes across. He carries himself very professionally, and he could have been careful in how he wanted to portray himself to the NY media.

But now that he is comfortable in NY and settled in as a team leader he will be more outspoken. I certainly hope this is the case.

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