Carlos Beltran
I give you this video above because today begins the second half of the season for my New York Mets. Additionally tonight marks the return of five time All-Star CF Carlos Beltran. If Beltran played for a team other than the Royals earlier in his career, he would have been made it to more All-Star games. Now Beltran comes to the Mets at a very important time, with the Mets loses of four of six before the break. Also he feels a need for a team 11th in the NL with 70 team home runs this season.
Everyone knows what a healthy Beltran can do. In his last full year of play, he 27 homers and drove in 112 runs, while scoring 116 runs. We can't expect a 2006 Beltran who finished fourth in MVP voting, but we should expect an upgrade in the Mets outfield over Jeff Francoeur.
This is a much different Mets team when Beltran left, personnel and personality wise. The reason this has been noted is because of how well the Mets have played this year (4GB - NL East, 1GB - NL Wild Card). Beltran has been a constant target of radio and media scrutiny when the Metropolitans under perform and the bullseye will certainly be square on #15 should he, or the Mets, not play well on the West Coast.
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