Beltre Double Header Performance... hey now

[Simulacrum]

too bad he has to face Randy tonight. That man set a hitter back to little league - hopefully, Beltre can hang in there and hit a few balls hard.

Yeah, when Randy's dominating he can be a God on the mound. Even at his best though his fastball still gets put in the seats from time to time.

I would looove to see Belt-man tear off a piece of Randy tonight.

[Simulacrum]

Yeah, when Randy's dominating he can be a God on the mound. Even at his best though his fastball still gets put in the seats from time to time.

Far be it from me to toot my own horn...

[gostanford07]

I think he'll start to turn it around. He's got a quick bat and a compact swing. His numbers last year showed what kind of hitter he can be. He's definately struggled so far this year, but a period of adjustment to a new team, new park, and new league was expected. I expect something like 300-38-110-110-5 with some upside for 320-44-120. He needs to settle down at the plate and stop swinging at junk pitches.

I agree with this. I dunno about the numbers, I'm not saying their wrong by any means, just that I don't quite know where to put Beltre right now. But I think coming into the season, Beltre felt alot of pressure to live up to the expectations of last year. I think he was trying too hard to prove those critics wrong that said he only played well because it was his contract year. Mix in a whole new league, ballpark, etc., and that can make for a difficult situation. I look for him to turn it around... just like he did on RJ's fastball tonight

[valnas]

Looking at his career outside of last year ..... he's a 25 homer 260 hitter. I wouldn't expect more than that this season ....