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Rick Ankiel CF Danny Espinosa 2B Ryan Zimmerman 3B Michael Morse 1B Jayson Werth RF Lance Nix LF Ian Desmond SS Wilson Ramos C Chien-Ming Wang P

He won't be a free agent until after the 2013 season however. That's a big difference.

This is why replay is the red herring. The problem is, and remains, umpire quality control.

Nice seats! I had really hoped to make it to DC for this series but alas, it's not in the cards. Go Mets!

Mantle. Chipper Jones for the NL.

It was plainly obvious the Mets were a playoff pick long before that sweep. Tons of people here and elsewhere picked the Mets to make the playoffs. I personally picked the Mets to win 97 games that year. What that sweep (and the subsequent one of Philly) did was remove all doubt that the Mets would make the playoffs.

Last 4 game sweep on the road: June 8-11, 2006 at Arizona.

Put it in the books!

Ceetar wrote: tedquarters.net has a bunch of clips up. They are: 8/22/06, the walk-off homer against the Cardinals and two that I had forgotten about: June 11, 2008, walk-off homer against the Diamondbacks in the 13th inning September 8, 2006, robs JD Drew of what would have been a back-to-back homer.

Not that he died or anything, but the collision was the last play of Cameron's Mets career so I don't know if he goes with the "survivors."

Analysis from ESPN's Keith Law: Keith Law wrote: In acquiring pitching prospect Zack Wheeler from the San Francisco Giants for Carlos Beltran, the New York Mets made out like bandits. The Giants get a piece to help them substantially this year, but with the risk of an enormous long-term cost. Wheeler, who ranked No. 31 on my most recent prospect rankings, is an elite pitching prospect with a high ceiling. The right-hander will most likely be a solid No. 2 starter, but there is some chance he will be better than that because of the big fastball. He'll touch 97 mph and sits 91-94 or better with an above-average curveball that has shown it can miss bats. He has a fringy changeup that's a little too firm, and left-handed hitters are not impressed yet, as they've hit .292/.404/.487 against him this year. The fastball-breaking ball combo is top-notch, but between the changeup and a few other issues, Wheeler is high-risk as well as high-reward. His control is below average, with three starts this year in which he walked five or more batters, and he'll have to show durability to match his frame, as he's retired more than 18 batters just twice this year. You have to add an arm like that to your system any time you get the opportunity, but even as a fan of Wheeler's I admit he's no sure thing. Beltran's value to the Giants depends largely on who he replaces. Of course, what the Giants should do is send Aubrey Huff out to pasture, but with their $12 million commitment to him next year (including his option buyout), that's not likely. They should at least park him on the bench and play Brandon Belt every day at first and Beltran in left field, which is their best offensive and defensive alignment. In the best-case scenario, if Beltran replaces Huff -- who has actually been below replacement level this year -- it's worth two wins to them the rest of the way, perhaps more given Huff's recent performance (.217/.295/.275 in July) and an obvious inability to play any position. If Beltran replaces Belt, the impact is limited, probably cut in half while also hampering Belt's development. Any other alignment is also suboptimal. Beltran's contract includes a clause forbidding his team from offering him arbitration, meaning that the Giants can't get any draft picks for him if and when he departs as a free agent. San Francisco gave up six years of control of Zack Wheeler for about 60 games of Carlos Beltran. If Wheeler sees the big leagues at all, the deal will probably end up a losing one for the Giants.

Edgy DC wrote: If the Mets started talking about Ichiro for Bay, the Mariners would have to listen. That's what a load he's become. Ichiro is signed through 2012 at $17 M/year. Bay is signed through 2013 at $16M/year, plus the vesting option for 2014.

Ceetar wrote: if he's mashing Seriously? It's been a year and half already. Wake me up when Bay's "mashing" starts.

I can't see how this depends on Bay. We're a team in NY. Having cash to spend should be our advantage. Bay sucks? Oh well, that's $16M down the drain but shouldn't affect our other free agent signings.

As in, real story that they could write in the paper and have to cite a source (even if unnamed)? Or off-hand twitter comment?

TransMonk wrote: These Metsies have just as much of a chance of making the playoffs without Beltran as they had with him ??

I don't think they can call Evans back up quite yet as he hasn't been in the minors for 10 days yet.

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Most of the best memories were already covered above but let's not forget going 3-3 with 4 runs scored and 2 homers in the critical game 5 of the NLCS. Greg made a reference to it but Beltran's catch on July 27, 2008 in the midst of a complete game Santana victory was my second-favorite defensive play by Carlos. Link to video can be found here.

How many innings before Hanrahan pitches? Let's start a pool. I say he doesn't enter the game until the 12th.

Pelfrey 3.5 Murphy 2.5 Wright 2.5 Pagan .5 Duda .5 Reyes .5

Here's the Official Statement. Joe Torre wrote: Many swipe tags are not applied to the runner with solid contact, but the tag was applied and the game should have remained tied.

Yes, I know. Rhetorical question borne out of frustration.

If this trade's not official, why the hell are we holding him out of the lineup tonight?

Frayed Knot wrote: you certainly couldn't prove the tag was ever made. Really?