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Carlos Beltran Responds To Cole Hamels' "Choke Artist" Comment

DAULERIO — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:45:14 EST

"The only thing that I know is he will be watched every time he faces us. Hopefully we kill him, and then he'll have to deal with the situation." [NYDN]

Pink Bats, Red Faces; This One's For You, Mom

rickchand — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Here we go, writing about breasts again. Mother's Day was Sunday, and you know what that means: The pink bats were back. And while that's good for the fight against breast cancer, it was bad for the Cincinnati Reds, who just seemed to be horribly disoriented by the unfamiliar flashing colors. I suppose this happens from time to time in ~~Little League~~ the majors, but the Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning, surrendering a free out as the Mets went on to an 8-3 victory.

The day's oddest moment came not from Perez but the Reds, who batted out of order in the ninth inning after an earlier double switch. Sorting it all out resulted in a 10-minute delay. Outfielder Corey Patterson was charged with an out when backup catcher David Ross came to the plate instead of him in the No. 8 spot and lined out. Ross had to hit again, and this time he singled.

All those poor, poor fans who were keeping their scorecards in ink; they're the ones who suffered most. Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church had back-to-back homers in the fifth — the second straight game the Mets have done that — Luis Castillo had a run-scoring triple (you may disagree, but I thought Griffey horribly misplayed it) for New York, which has collected 11 or more hits in four of its past five games.

• When Dan Uggla Ruled The World. Homer Simpson once called it "America's Wang," but nobody's laughing at Florida now. Which team has the best record in baseball? The Marlins, of course, at 23-14 (.622) after a 5-4 win over the Nationals on Sunday. Dan Uggla had two homers, the second of which, in the eighth, provided the winning run. It was Florida's seventh straight win. Uggla had seven RBI and three homers in the final two games of the Marlins' three-game sweep, including a grand slam and had five RBI on Saturday.

• Meanwhile, On The Left Coast ... Tampa Bay isn't in first, but at 21-16 the Rays are five games over .500 for the first time in franchise history.

• Where's Borat When You Need Him? First of all, I like this photo. Secondly, it's too bad that Pamela Anderson's breasts have jinxed Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers' starter took a no-hitter into the seventh against the Astros on Sunday, then watched as Houston collected seven hits and six runs against the bullpen in the eighth in an 8-5 victory.

• It's Alive! The two-headed closer who replaced Eric Gagne proved a success in its first outing for the Brewers, as Solomon Torres and Brian Shouse combined in the ninth to hold on to a 5-3 win over the Cardinals. Jeff Suppan (seven innings) got the victory, and Ryan Braun homered twice.

Buy Beltran's Helmet (But Not THAT Helmet)

Leitch — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:30:51 EST

Today's Super Ultra Valuable find on MLB Auctions: An actual NLCS game-worn helmet from Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran.

That's right, folks, for a mere $500, you too can own a helmet that Beltran used during the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals. (No bids as of yet.) The auction doesn't list what specific game Beltran wore the helmet for. Could be Game 1, when his homer off Jeff Weaver game the Mets a 1-0 series lead. Could be Game 4, when he hit two homers to help the Mets to a 12-5 victory, evening the series.

We know, however, that it's not Game 7, because there is no bat attached to the helmet. We suspect that, if it were that helmet, they would say so, and someone out there would pay a helluva lot more than $500.

Carlos Beltran #15 2006 NLCS Game Used Blue Batting Helmet (Right) [MLB Auctions]

Everywhere One Looks, It's Beltran

Leitch — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:15:52 EDT

Yesterday, we talked about the 2004 National League Championship Series between the Cardinals and Astros, and how it was the best series we had ever seen. We, stupidly, did not mention the words "Carlos Beltran," which was odd, considering the guy showed up in our nightmares for months afterwards. (That, and a snake in a vest.) Everything that guy hit that series was off the wall, over the wall, through the wall ... it was unreal.

So we shouldn't have been surprised when he smashed the Cardinals again last night, hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Mets a 2-0 win in the NLCS Game 1. Jeff Weaver had been outstanding all evening, but the minute the pitch left his hand, you knew Beltran was going to get his Astros on. It was the only real moment in the game that mattered.

We are not too terribly upset: We're somewhat distrubed that Albert Pujols seemed distracted all evening, but all in all, the Mets needed this game more and it's hard to argue with six solid innings from Jeff Weaver. Tonight, of course, is the big game: If the Cardinals can't get a win from Carpenter and a split at Shea ... this could be over, like, really fast.

Beltran's Blast From Past [Yahoo! Sports]

Thirteen Minutes Of Mets Terror

Leitch — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:02:16 EDT

The collision between Mets outfielders Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron left Beltran bruised, Cameron in the hospital and fans pretty much just terrified.

Mets blogger Jason Fry, on his Fear and Faith in Flushing, writes about the incident and trying to explain it to his young son.

After the sixth time Joshua said, sensing I was getting weary of this, "I'm just worried about the Mets who got hurt."
"So am I," I said. "It'll be OK."

"Daddy," he added after a moment, sounding oddly determined. "I don't want you to do something where you could get badly hurt."

I started to tell him that I wasn't ever going to intentionally do anything where I could get badly hurt, but that accidents happen sometimes. Then I stopped. It wasn't the time for that.

"I won't," I said.

Thirteen Minutes [Fear and Faith in Flushing]