Lupica: Beltran is New York baseball's biggest offensive disappointment (flag)

www.nydailynews.com — There are four notable $100 million contracts in New York baseball at this time: A-Rod, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Carlos Beltran. But the biggest offensive disappointment in town is Carlos Beltran.

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Offensive disappointments
yankeesdaily.com — ... Carlos Beltran is New York baseball’s biggest offensive disappointment - Mike Lupica - NY Daily News ...

Lupica- Beltran Is New York’s Biggest Offensive Disappointment
The Mets Report — ... It’s only the beginning of August and he’s not far off his career averages. He plays an excellent center field, always plays hard, has a good arm, and by all accounts he’s a good teammate and a good person. What’s there not to like about him? I don’t get the backlash against him from the likes of WFAN’s Joe Benigno, who’s never been known to make the most intellectual of arguments, or today’s Daily News column by Mike Lupica . Comparing Beltran to Derek Jeter, hitting 33 points below his lifetime average is ridiculous. Jeter is the second best shortstop on his own team, is ...

Sunday Applesauce
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Diamond Hoggers — ... -Carlos Beltran is New York's biggest baseball disappointment. A good read, even from Mike Lupica. [NY Daily News] ...

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Projo Sox Blog — ... HE'S NUMBER ONE: The New York Daily News' Mike Lupica picks Carlos Beltran as New York's "biggest offensive disappointment" this year. ...

Monday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — The Mets have 99 Problems but a Beltran ain't one, Tim Marchman's counterpoint to yesterday's Mike Lupica-gram. At MetsGeek, Dan Scotto has an idea of how to fix the Mets' bullpen. It's two-pronged: get better pitchers and play better defense. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sits down with Pirates GM Neal Huntington to discuss the internal machinations involved in negotiating last Thursday's three-team deal that netted the Bucs four prospects in exchange for Jason Bay. At what he calls the four-letter, Keith Law looks at six players who could be on the move during the waiver trading period between now and August 31. In a story ...