Re: How many times?

Steve Karlen wrote:
How many times have we seen players get the big bucks and then watch them flameout during the first year of the contract?
We need to have patience with Beltran. This team is probably going nowhere this year. But we're gathering the pieces. Beltran's season is mediocre for him.
He's just an overrated player. He will never be the hitter Wright already is. Why is he a fixture in the 3 hole?
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