Need a laugh? Beltran sees Mets as contenders

by Eric Schwartz

Friday November 13, 2009 

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Has the recent weather gotten you down? If so, here is some news that always cheers up Philly fans — The Mets being the Mets.

Carlos Beltran came out in a recent interview for the NY Daily News saying that he believes a healthy Mets team can be World Series contenders.

That’s right, not even a 91-loss season can keep the Mets from thinking they are close — or talking about it.

To Beltran’s credit, he did admit that the team needs help, particularly a big bat and a quality arm.

“I think a little help wouldn’t be bad,” said Beltran. “I do believe (management) is going to bring people that are going to help us. The Wilpons — they want to win. If they bring in a left fielder, it’d be great, another bat. If they bring a guy like Johan Santana, it’d also be great.”

The complete article can be read here: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_carlos_beltran.html?r=sports%2Fbaseball&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nydnrss%2Fsports%2Fbaseball+(Sports%2FBaseball)

So Beltran wants another Johan Santana? I want a Ferrari for Christmas but I don’t think that’s going to happen.

The Mets will certainly shake things up this winter after their worst season in a decade. They might make a run at John Lackey and are said to be interested in Matt Holiday and Chone Figgins. They may get one or two, but that will still leave holes on their roster. A couple of additions is also not likely to bring the Mets near a World Series title.

That belongs to the other team in New York — for now.

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3 Responses to “Need a laugh? Beltran sees Mets as contenders”

  1. Joseph Birmingham on November 14th, 2009 9:54 am

    This just proves what all us Philly fans already knew. NY fans (especially METS !) are meglomaniac, isolationist, better than you and me crazies that will believe anything. This goes for the fans, the players, the management, the owners etc. Just being in the vicinity of NY, I start thinking of running for governor, submitting my name for the Nobel Peace prize and becoming the next billionaire playboy with a yacht cruising the mediteranean sea !!

  2. BigGreek24 on November 14th, 2009 12:53 pm

    Being the highest paid regular on the team, Beltran has to say that even if in the back of his mind he knows it will be tough. The Mets were just a couple games behind the Phillies when the injuries struck.

  3. Swoop0707 on November 18th, 2009 3:28 pm

    It’s not just laughable… It’s…. Well; It’s crazy. It could be just me, BUT.. We are “World Camps” one year removed, And the defending NL Camps. What would cause someone to say they are a contender? Let’s see, Have they done anything in the off-season with signings, trades, or internal moves…. NOPE! Have they been consistant over the past couple years. Well, they do consistantly over pay free agents that won’t help their team, or past there prime. But that wasn’t the consistancy I was looking for!lol These guys are choke artist. They don’t need to make grand claims of briliance in November. What they need is a MLB Heim·lich maneuver.

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