Embiggen Instead of putting together my own 2,000 worder on the glory that was Beltran, I thought...

Instead of putting together my own 2,000 worder on the glory that was Beltran, I thought I'd contribute a graphical appreciation -- specifically, in venn diagram form -- for one of the greatest Mets who ever lived.

10 months ago Rob Castellano 32 comments 25 recs |

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Great graphic

I’m surprised that no one has done a Retrospective “selfish Beltran” thread now that he’s gone.

by JayWise on Jul 28, 2011 11:08 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Yeah, but you missed

Teh ringzzz

Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
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by Aidan Gibson on Jul 28, 2011 11:10 AM EDT reply actions

You missed

called strike 3's on a clutch opportunity

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Jul 28, 2011 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

That wasn't included because

the list would consist of only Beltran. No one else is as unclutch.

by tkow on Jul 28, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

sweet.

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by picodulce on Jul 28, 2011 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

do i notice

d wright sneakily appearing in 3/6 petals?

by stephendillon on Jul 28, 2011 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

Love Dubs but

the MVP votes and AS nods are the two least impressive petals there, imho

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by Terry_is_God on Jul 28, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Gold Gloves

easily the least impressive petal. And Wright’s got 2 of those. All Wright needs is one monster 40 HR season which powers us into the playoffs, hit 3 HRs in a series, and then get the obligatory “best offensive player wins the Gold Glove unless there’s a real standout defensive guy” Gold Glove, and then he’s on this list.

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by cjmulrain on Jul 28, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, really brings out

how amazing he was

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by blueandorange4life on Jul 28, 2011 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

My memory fails me

Why did neither Beltran nor Reyes make the all-star team in 2008? Were the Mets still afflicted by the post-collapse hangover?

by Walter Gropius on Jul 28, 2011 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

Sad to see him go,

Thanks Rob for the great graphic, Beltran did a lot for the team and he deserves to be remembered as a great Met. To bad so many of the fans can’t forgive him for game 7.

by bigbluefan1985 on Jul 28, 2011 11:52 AM EDT reply actions

Awesome graphic

But you are missing the stem to the flower.

Which, as we all know, is love. Only love makes this flower grow.

Proud to root for the Jets, Mets, and Islanders!!!

by CharlieIsles on Jul 28, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Seriously?

I thought it was Wheaties….

by Curtis3331 on Jul 28, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

nope its Branwdo... It's got what plants crave

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Jul 28, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

It's got electrolytes.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 28, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

plants crave electrolytes

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Jul 28, 2011 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 28, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I would like to take this moment

to say i really enjyoy these info-graphics you have been putting together. They are really well done and add a lot to this site. Kudos.

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by Blame-everyone-else on Jul 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

thanks!

by Rob Castellano on Jul 28, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, how do you do it?

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jul 28, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Skillz.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Jul 28, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Dark magic

by revans on Jul 28, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Simple yet perfect

Yogi on the 1969 NY Mets....." overwhelming underdogs "

by SuperSantana on Jul 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

I guess I like Beltran

Although he was overpaid…. And I think he was not always good in the clutch…. However, he did put up some good numbers…. and he had that fantastic mole…. I guess I think he was great but I dont think he was great… UGH.

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by CutandPaste on Jul 28, 2011 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

The good news is

Beltran was traded, but a deal could not be worked out for his mole. Moletran will undergo season-ending surgery this week, but I’m expecting another big year in 2012.

by Steeeve on Jul 28, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

These are great.

I thought Kingman had 40 homers one season, guess not.

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by NetsMets4Life on Jul 28, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

He did, 48 with the Cubbies in 1979.

He even had 35 in his final season, according to BBRef, which is something you don’t see very often. (35-30-35 his last three seasons, with Oakland.) Remember that he played in an era when 35-39 was usually enough to lead the league.

by Curtis3331 on Jul 28, 2011 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

Reply fail, and this time it was the board.

I DID hit ‘reply’ before I started typing. (That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.)

by Curtis3331 on Jul 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm

Didn’t know Carlos Beltran would be the only person in that middle “Carlos Beltran” part. I thought HoJo had at least one year where he went Carlos Beltran

by revans on Jul 28, 2011 2:39 PM EDT reply actions

I love Beltran

But I had no idea how much he accomplished as a Met

Let's go Mets!

by Alx79 on Jul 28, 2011 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

beautiful

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Jul 28, 2011 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

Mets Career Leaders

It’s kind of fun to look at the following page and see Carlos’s name all over the Top Ten lists, yet he doesn’t appear on Games Played, PAs or ABs, meaning he accomplished more than most Mets in even less time.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/leaders_bat.shtml

by s s on Jul 28, 2011 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs