Oh No He Didn't!
babeslovebaseball.com 2/17/2008 — Remember when everyone scoffed at Jimmy Rollins last Spring when he declared the Philadelphia Phillies were "the team to beat" in 2007?

Carlos Beltran Says Mets are Team to Beat
the700level.com 2/17/2008 — With (Santana), now, I have no doubt that we're going to win in our division," Beltran said. "So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat." That's what Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran had to say. I have no problem with the Mets ...

Carlos' Belt: Mets are best in East
nydailynews.com 2/17/2008 — After revealing that he'll likely miss the beginning of the Grapefruit League season because of knee surgery, Carlos Beltran said that Johan Santana's addition makes the Mets the team to beat in the NL East.

A Message to Phillies Fans
nysportspace.com 2/17/2008 — I wanted to write a message to all Phillies fans/Mets doubters out there. Here is the first line "I was ecstatic to hear Carlos Beltran's response when a reporter's seemingly generic inquiry about Johan Santana's effect on the team had him go off on a tangent.The whole middle part justifies the following presumption. Here is the last line-"Once we are 8 games ahead of you...

Mets Blog
blogs.nypost.com 2/17/2008 — 3. No surprise here: Shortstop Jose Reyes is going to get more days off this year, Randolph said today. The Mets don’t want a repeat of his horrible dropoff at the plate the second half of last season, especially September. The risk is that Reyes ...

Mets are fired up to get first look at new ace — FOXSports.com News for MLB 2/17/2008
The Mets are fired up about spring training this season. Mike Vaccaro says Johan Santana's presence is the reason why.

No bravado without Rollins: Phillies don't respond to Beltran's claim of Mets superiority — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 2/17/2008
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Maybe when Jimmy Rollins shows up, the Philadelphia Phillies will spar verb...

Phils don't respond to Beltran's claim (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 2/17/2008
Maybe when Jimmy Rollins shows up, the Philadelphia Phillies will spar verbally with the Mets. One day after Carlos Beltran boasted that New York is the team to beat in the NL East, the defending division champions shrugged it off. "Whatever. I ...

Church, Schneider embrace roles with Mets — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 2/18/2008
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- For two months, Ryan Church and Brian Schneider were the New York Mets'...

Humber takes pressure in stride — Major League Baseball News 2/18/2008
The key piece acquired in the Johan Santana deal arrived at Twins camp on Sunday, and was given the former ace's old locker. But Philip Humber isn't trying to replace the two-time Cy Young Award winner, and he's not feeling the pressure to do so.