Tim Kurkjian over at ESPN has posted his all decade team for the 2000's and one current Met and one former Met was named to the team.
For the current Met, the honors went to Carlos Beltran for his amazing play in Center Field. As Mets fans, many of us take his play for granted as his silent play carries great offensive stats and great fielding. Tim adds in:
“He played the most games in center field of any player in the decade.
He hit 251 home runs, stole 256 bases, drove in 920 runs and won three
Gold Gloves. His performance in the 2004 postseason for the Astros —
eight home runs, tying the record for the most homers in one postseason
— was one of the best in baseball history.”
That postseason performance was basically how he ended up with the Mets, and we all remember that terrible year he had in 2005, where he was booed, but he shock it off and since 2006 he has been a key part of this team. A healthy Beltran is part of the reason why I have so much hope for 2010.
As for the former Met named to the all-Decade team, those honors went to Jeff Kent at second base. He never played for the Mets in this decade, so we can end the conversation about Kent now.
