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Sunday, February 17, 2008

MLB: Beltran to Rollins: ‘We’re team to beat’

Carlos Beltran walked into Mets camp on Saturday, took a seat on the dugout bench and said exactly what was on his mind.

“To Jimmy Rollins: We are the team to beat.”

It was unprompted, unscripted and completely unexpected. But with those nine words, Beltran instantly renewed his team’s rivalry with the Phillies and assumed a new level of leadership with the Mets. The usually quiet and reserved center fielder, perhaps emboldened by his team’s offseason acquisition of Johan Santana, stepped out of character—and there’s no reversing that now.

“Let me tell you this,” Beltran said. “Without Santana, we felt, as a team, that we had a chance to win in our division. With him now, I have no doubt that we’re going to win in our division. I have no doubt in that. We’ve got what it takes.”

Repoz Posted: February 17, 2008 at 01:49 AM | 6 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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1. Scott Kazmir's breaking balls Posted: February 17, 2008 at 02:17 AM (#2692860)

Just in your division? Not the National League? Not the World Series?

Kinda weak, Carlos.

2. Sam M. Posted: February 17, 2008 at 02:25 AM (#2692865)

No one thought it was weak when Jimmy Rollins last year talked about the Phillies being the team to beat in the division.

It just sucked that the Mets didn't beat them.

3. Crispix Attacks Posted: February 17, 2008 at 02:28 AM (#2692866)

Well, sure, now they are.

4. Banta Posted: February 17, 2008 at 07:43 AM (#2692942)

I was sort of shocked when I read this headline earlier today. Good for Beltran, I think it's good for him to be a bit cocky.

5. Lassus: Posted: February 17, 2008 at 07:46 AM (#2692944)

No one thought it was weak when Jimmy Rollins last year talked about the Phillies being the team to beat in the division.

Umm.... didn't all us Mets fans think it was weak? I'm too lazy to use the horrendous search feature here to track down a thread for it.

Banta, did you get my email? I invited you to my fantasy baseball league.

6. PatrickInTheWoods, Apostate Posted: February 17, 2008 at 04:37 PM (#2693025)

Mets can be all confident and cocky, sure. But are they loose? Those Phillies, they are so funny!

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