Comments on: IS CARLOS BELTRAN UNDER APPRECIATED? http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/15/is-carlos-beltran-under-appreciated/ A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sky http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/15/is-carlos-beltran-under-appreciated/comment-page-1/#comment-117580 Sky Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:42:52 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=808#comment-117580 Thanks for the link! I'll have to stop by here more often. Go Beltran.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('117580','Sky'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('117580','Sky','Thanks for the link! I\'ll have to stop by here more often.\r\n\r\nGo Beltran.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the link! I’ll have to stop by here more often.

Go Beltran.

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]]> By: voice of reason http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/15/is-carlos-beltran-under-appreciated/comment-page-1/#comment-117517 voice of reason Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:57:04 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=808#comment-117517 You better believe he is underappreciated. I've been defending him all year. In 10 full seasons, he is averaging 102 runs scored and 98 rbi. Not only that, he is a gold glove quality center fielder, and runs the bases well, and despite his reputation, plays hurt. Witness his return froma broken face against doctor's recommendations. Keep up those offensive numbers for another 5 years and if he was well liked, he'd be headed for Cooperstown. As far as I can tell, what Mets fans have against him, is he is quiet, he struck out looking to end the NLCS in 2006, he had a poor first year with the Mets and he was willing to play for the Yankees for less money. Let's look at these reasons. First, who should care if he is quiet if he produces on the field, but NY always loves a self promoter. Second, he struck out looking.... It was a knee buckling curveball as I recall. Just about any batter in either league would have watched it go by. As far as his poor first year goes, there are legions of stars that have had poor first years while adjusting to NYC. Last, preferring to play for the Yankees. Lets face it, at the time who wouldn't prefer playing for a team that went to the playoffs every single year. GET OVER IT METS FANS. As Max Kellerman (who I rarely agree with) said on his ESPN radio show when Carlos Delgado was being discussed as a possible MVP candidate, "He isn't even the MVP of the Mets. he isn't even the MVC (Most Valuable Carlos) of the Mets.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('117517','voice of reason'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('117517','voice of reason','You better believe he is underappreciated. I\'ve been defending him all year. In 10 full seasons, he is averaging 102 runs scored and 98 rbi. Not only that, he is a gold glove quality center fielder, and runs the bases well, and despite his reputation, plays hurt. Witness his return froma broken face against doctor\'s recommendations. Keep up those offensive numbers for another 5 years and if he was well liked, he\'d be headed for Cooperstown. As far as I can tell, what Mets fans have against him, is he is quiet, he struck out looking to end the NLCS in 2006, he had a poor first year with the Mets and he was willing to play for the Yankees for less money. Let\'s look at these reasons. First, who should care if he is quiet if he produces on the field, but NY always loves a self promoter. Second, he struck out looking.... It was a knee buckling curveball as I recall. Just about any batter in either league would have watched it go by. As far as his poor first year goes, there are legions of stars that have had poor first years while adjusting to NYC. Last, preferring to play for the Yankees. Lets face it, at the time who wouldn\'t prefer playing for a team that went to the playoffs every single year. GET OVER IT METS FANS. As Max Kellerman (who I rarely agree with) said on his ESPN radio show when Carlos Delgado was being discussed as a possible MVP candidate, \"He isn\'t even the MVP of the Mets. he isn\'t even the MVC (Most Valuable Carlos) of the Mets.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You better believe he is underappreciated. I’ve been defending him all year. In 10 full seasons, he is averaging 102 runs scored and 98 rbi. Not only that, he is a gold glove quality center fielder, and runs the bases well, and despite his reputation, plays hurt. Witness his return froma broken face against doctor’s recommendations. Keep up those offensive numbers for another 5 years and if he was well liked, he’d be headed for Cooperstown. As far as I can tell, what Mets fans have against him, is he is quiet, he struck out looking to end the NLCS in 2006, he had a poor first year with the Mets and he was willing to play for the Yankees for less money. Let’s look at these reasons. First, who should care if he is quiet if he produces on the field, but NY always loves a self promoter. Second, he struck out looking…. It was a knee buckling curveball as I recall. Just about any batter in either league would have watched it go by. As far as his poor first year goes, there are legions of stars that have had poor first years while adjusting to NYC. Last, preferring to play for the Yankees. Lets face it, at the time who wouldn’t prefer playing for a team that went to the playoffs every single year. GET OVER IT METS FANS. As Max Kellerman (who I rarely agree with) said on his ESPN radio show when Carlos Delgado was being discussed as a possible MVP candidate, “He isn’t even the MVP of the Mets. he isn’t even the MVC (Most Valuable Carlos) of the Mets.
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