Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
Inability for Beltre to pad his stats against the PAD-res.
Published 5/21/2006 by true_slicky | E-mail this post
Ah, nothing gets the stale taste of being swept by the hated A's out of your mouth like taking three games from our 'bitter rivals' the Padres.
In these three games, the Mariners were everything they weren't in the three game series in Oakland. They were able to hit (.308) and got some excellent outings from their starting pitching (Washburn and Meche). Sure, Felix "Tons of Fun" Hernandez gave up a ton of runs & hits again in today's 10-8 trouncing of Chan Ho Park, but if Felix hadn't struck out Geoff Blum with a wild pitch, who knows how his start line would've looked like?
At any rate, at the risk of bringing the rain on the Mariners' parade, it appears that the only person who seems determined to not partake in the team's offensive success over the past few games is Adrian Beltre. Beltre entered the series hitting below .210 after the sweep at the hands of the A's, a mark he avoided being under for two weeks. And, yes, AB did pick up a second inning single in today's game (with Carl Everett on, a rare hit for Beltre with runners on!) but in the Padres series, Beltre went when 2-for-12 with one run and one RBI. He comes out of the sweep with a .205 average. In fact, since his season's high water batting-average mark of .230 was reached May 9th against the Tampa bay Devil Rays, in a game that marked the end of a stretch in which Beltre hit .326 by hitting in ten out of twelve games, his ability at the plate has collapsed to April standards. Since May 9th, Beltre has gone 4 for 34, a .118 average.
If Beltre's bat can't wake up out of its slumber with all of his teammates hitting around him, I'm going to have to again say that it's time for Willie Bloomquist to start a series at third, and give Beltre time to watch video of 2004 for a few days. Or, Grover, at least move Beltre down to ninth and let somebody productive bat sixth, like Yuniesky Betancourt or Jeremy Reed. Please?
Tomorrow the Mariners face Erik Bedard, who he has only received one hit in five at-bats against. So if you're looking for Beltre to pick up his average any, quit it.
In these three games, the Mariners were everything they weren't in the three game series in Oakland. They were able to hit (.308) and got some excellent outings from their starting pitching (Washburn and Meche). Sure, Felix "Tons of Fun" Hernandez gave up a ton of runs & hits again in today's 10-8 trouncing of Chan Ho Park, but if Felix hadn't struck out Geoff Blum with a wild pitch, who knows how his start line would've looked like?
At any rate, at the risk of bringing the rain on the Mariners' parade, it appears that the only person who seems determined to not partake in the team's offensive success over the past few games is Adrian Beltre. Beltre entered the series hitting below .210 after the sweep at the hands of the A's, a mark he avoided being under for two weeks. And, yes, AB did pick up a second inning single in today's game (with Carl Everett on, a rare hit for Beltre with runners on!) but in the Padres series, Beltre went when 2-for-12 with one run and one RBI. He comes out of the sweep with a .205 average. In fact, since his season's high water batting-average mark of .230 was reached May 9th against the Tampa bay Devil Rays, in a game that marked the end of a stretch in which Beltre hit .326 by hitting in ten out of twelve games, his ability at the plate has collapsed to April standards. Since May 9th, Beltre has gone 4 for 34, a .118 average.
If Beltre's bat can't wake up out of its slumber with all of his teammates hitting around him, I'm going to have to again say that it's time for Willie Bloomquist to start a series at third, and give Beltre time to watch video of 2004 for a few days. Or, Grover, at least move Beltre down to ninth and let somebody productive bat sixth, like Yuniesky Betancourt or Jeremy Reed. Please?
Tomorrow the Mariners face Erik Bedard, who he has only received one hit in five at-bats against. So if you're looking for Beltre to pick up his average any, quit it.
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