January 2005- I returned from a date with my girlfriend, now my wife, to see a countdown clock on ESPNNews. If the Astros failed to offer Beltran arbitration by midnight, he wouldn’t be returning to Houston, and the consensus seemed to be the Mets would swoop in. My girlfriend sat… Read More →
By Peter J. Barrett What if Carlos Beltran hit Adam Wainwright’s curve? That question was tackled by St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Derrick Goold. Goold wrote that Beltran, “would have joined the ranks of Ron Swoboda’s catch and Mookie Wilson’s run.” But Beltran did not even swing. He just stood… Read More →
Well, if media reports are true, Sandy Alderson is back from his pillaging, and the treasure chest contains… Zack Wheeler. As Beltran Booty goes, this will do nicely. (Tomorrow, we’ll tackle what it means for the 2011 Mets.) Wheeler was the sixth overall pick in the 2009 draft. He’s currently… Read More →
So as the Carlos Beltran Trade Saga reaches its conclusion over the next few days, we’re getting treated to two sets of rumors on parallel tracks. Set One: Team X is in the lead for Beltran, followed closely by Team Y and Team Z. That is quickly followed by a… Read More →
Here at the LoHud Mets Blog, we get letters. (To send us letters, email lohudmets@gmail.com.) Needless to say, it is our youngest readers who are most concerned with the future of the team, which means that our Beltran prospect mail tends to skew younger. Little Jonny P., age 4, writes:... Read More →
A top-of-the-head lineup of greatest Mets would look something like: Piazza-C, Hernandez 1B, Alfonzo 2B, Wright 3B, Reyes SS, Jones LF, Beltran CF, Strawberry RF. In other words, the opportunities to see a good percentage of the finest Mets to ever man a position together have been rare. Piazza-Hernandez-Strawberry were… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Beltran would consider waiving his no-trade clause if the New York Mets approach him with a deal. The 33-year-old was limited to 64 games this year and 81 the previous season because of right knee injuries. He is owed $18.5 million in the final season… Read More →
Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com has a great breakdown of what the Mets will encounter in the off-season. Here are some of the highlights: What to do with potential free agents Jose Reyes, Hisanori Takahashi, Pedro Feliciano, Henry Blanco, Fernando Tatis, Elmer Dessens and Kelvim Escobar What to do with arbitration-eligible… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Beltran says he will miss the rest of the New York Mets’ season after an MRI showed he has mild inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. Beltran left the Mets’ game against Milwaukee on Tuesday night and had the test today. He says the… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Beltran has left the New York Mets’ game against Milwaukee with discomfort in his right knee, the same one he had surgery on last offseason. The All-Star center fielder was removed in the sixth inning Tuesday night. He struck out in the first and reached… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The going-nowhere New York Mets made sure the Philadelphia Phillies took their champagne on the road. Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers, David Wright also connected and the Mets beat Philadelphia 7-3 on Sunday, preventing the Phillies from clinching their fourth straight NL East title at… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The plastic hanging at the top of the lockers in the Phillies clubhouse remained unfurled. Philadelphia will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate a return to the playoffs. Lucas Duda hit a three-run double in the Mets’ five-run seventh inning, and New York… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets feasted on Zach Duke and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-1 victory tonight. Dickey’s tricky pitch was no match for the inexperienced Pittsburgh Pirates. He didn’t allow an… Read More →
HOUSTON (AP) – Carlos Beltran homered and the New York Mets took the lead in the ninth inning on a wild pitch by Houston closer Matt Lindstrom in a 3-1 win over the Astros on Monday night. Hisanori Takahashi worked a perfect ninth for his first save, filling in as… Read More →
ATLANTA (AP) – Brian McCann drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and the Atlanta Braves overcame an injury to starter Kris Medlen to beat the New York Mets 8-3 Wednesday night. The right-handed Medlen left the game in the fifth inning after hurting the ulnar collateral… Read More →