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Beltran Speaks

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 15 2009 09:21 AM

The Snooze today proclaimed football season over and devoted several pages to a "29 days till spring training" section including a back-page feature on Beltran and his annual declaration that the Mets have to put the past behind them and go have a good season. The headlines promised he'd rip Billy Wagner, and I was looking forward to that, but it wasn't too bad overall. Nice photos though, he looks like a badass in fatigues. [url:2do8bv9h]http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/01/14/2009-01-14_swing_training_carlos_beltran_is_gearing.html[/url:2do8bv9h] Oh, and a typically insightless column from John Harper advocating the Mets trrade Brad Holt to the MFYs for Nady.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2009 09:27 AM

I saw that and Harper immediately backpedaled, saying that scouts love Holt and maybe it would be a bad trade, but at least it's something to talk about. How inane, proposing a trade and then immediately saying it's no good.

metirish Jan 15 2009 09:30 AM

Yeah I thought he was going to rip the Phillies and Wagner but he didn't which I thought was fine , no need for ripping the Phillies just go and beat them. I read the first paragraph of Harper and turned the page. I probably dislike his stuff more than any other writer.

Farmer Ted Jan 15 2009 10:16 AM

Looks like Carlos opted not to wear an inaugural season patch on his Old Navy pocket T.

G-Fafif Jan 15 2009 10:27 AM

]I leave (what happened) to him. I take it "(what happened)" is edit-speak for something unprintable, and not just because he probably said it in Spanish.

metsmarathon Jan 15 2009 11:17 AM

"it" works there too.

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2009 12:37 PM

Good time for an article - cuz I think today is the halfway mark of the abyss. WS ended on Oct 28, so that means we've made it through: - the final 3 days of October - 30 days hath November - 31 more in December - and 14 more in January 3 + 30 + 31 + 15 = 79 and we still have: - 16 more in Jan - 28 in Feb - 31 in March - and the first 4 days of April until Opening Day (always capitalize that phrase children) 16 + 28 + 31 + 4 = 79

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2009 12:45 PM

I consider the off-season as having started on September 28, so we're well past the half-way mark.

Frayed Knot Jan 15 2009 12:56 PM

And if you start in September and only count until pitchers & catchers report, or until the WBC well then, hell, it's practically Spring now. Who cares if it's 10 degrees out - get that mitt oiled up.