Tag Archives: carlos beltran

Mets Game 155: Win Over Phillies

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 7 Phillies 3 Too bad Chase Utley couldn’t slide into a Mets infielder back in April. Game Notes As manager Jerry Manuel astutely pointed out in the postgame interview, Carlos Beltran is finally hitting his stride. Beltran was spectacular … Continue reading →

Posted in Mets 2010 Games | Tagged carlos beltran, nick evans, phillies | 1 Comment

Mets Game 154: Win Over Phillies

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 5 Phillies 2 Take THAT, Chase Utley! Now you know what happens when you wake a sleeping giant! The Mets mustered all the motivation they could find, inspired by a ferocious slide by bad-ass Carlos Beltran, and absolutely hammered … Continue reading →

Posted in Mets 2010 Games | Tagged carlos beltran, dillon gee, lucas duda, phillies | 3 Comments

Mets Game 118: Win Over Astros

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Joe Janish

Mets 3 Astros 1 Closer? Who needs a closer? The Mets began the After K-Rod Era in fine style, taking a close one from the Astros — and sealing the deal with a save by Hisanori Takahashi. But see, that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Mets 2010 Games | Tagged astros, carlos beltran, david wright, hisanori takahashi, jeff francoeur, jon niese, wandy rodriguez | 4 Comments

Trade Carlos Beltran?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Matt Himelfarb

Over at mlbtraderumors, Tim Dierkes broached the possibility of trading Carlos Beltran. Unless the Mets are in dire straits financially and need to further cut payroll next year, I think the whole premise behind trading Beltran is that the Mets would be better … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion and Analysis | Tagged carlos beltran, dan murphy, fernando martinez | 4 Comments

Omar Minaya’s Backward Plan

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Joe Janish

For several years, many pundits (including myself) have criticized Omar Minaya for his lack of a “Plan B”, or “backup plan”. It turns out that we simply didn’t understand Minaya’s genius. He never had a “backup plan” because from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion and Analysis | Tagged carlos beltran, jeff wilpon, omar minaya, pedro martinez, steve phillips | 13 Comments

Mets Game 106: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Joe Janish

Braves 4 Mets 1 Jerry Manuel made a brilliant move by moving Carlos Beltran into the #3 spot of the lineup. Manuel — an ardent student of the game and one who is constantly poring over statistics, in search of … Continue reading →

Posted in Mets 2010 Games | Tagged braves, carlos beltran, johan santana, rick ankiel, tim hudson | 8 Comments

Beltran is the Reason the Mets Stink (?)

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Joe Janish

It’s amazing that I can spend hours and hours going through video slo-mos to put together thought-provoking posts on K-Rod’s hidden ankle injury, Mike Pelfrey’s mechanical flaws, and the proper way to “frame” a pitch, and those articles get little … Continue reading →