June 02, 2005
Super Signings
The Mets two star free agents both proved their value tonight. Pedro Martinez pitched eight strong innings, striking out 9 and allowing only five hits. Seventy-five of his 101 pitches went for strikes, a remarkable percentage. Opponents are now batting just .159 off Martinez. With 2745 strikeouts, Pedro only needs 20 more strikeouts to tie the injured Curt Schilling for 18th on the all-time list.
Carlos Beltran drove in the first run for the Mets this evening with his seventh homer of the season. While Beltran appears to be down this season, it's really an illusion of the park; tonight he hit just his second homer of the season at Shea. On the road, he has five homers and is slugging .566.
Combined, the two led the Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. With the Nationals defeating the Braves, and the Phillies and Marlins also winning, the five NL East teams are separated by 2 1/2 games.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Wow. NY has just been swept by KC.
Almost scary how Beltran is performing right in line with his career numbers:
2005 .294/.348/.472
Career .285/.353/.489
As David says, you gotta cut him a little slack for Shea. But Carlos looks pretty much on track for the .280/.350/.460 prediction. Whether that's worth The Contract is for each fantasy leaguer to decide.
I think a lot of people saw Carlos Beltran catch fire in the playoffs last year and decided he must be the best player in baseball. Everybody forgot that his stats over the years showed that he's a very good player... but there's still a way to go before he becomes the player they thought he was.
