After Painful Divorces for Red Sox and Astros, Will the Mets Follow Suit?

Now that they have decided to replace Beltran, I hope they have the smarts to only interview experienced Managers who have a reputation for doing things the right way over a couple of years tenure. If they missed out on the lesson, Joe Torre was considered a re-tread with a not so great record and look what he accomplished. At this point, they need a damage control hire to be the face of their franchise to restore some stability, hope they get someone who has an air of integrity.

Yes, yes they did. 1/16/2020

Before technology existed to support it, Quarterbacks got hand signals or plays were sent in from the sidelines. Now speakers in helmets. Maybe the catchers need to send signs to the pitcher with technology or an earpiece for the pitcher. Baseball has technology in the TV booth for balls and strikes and replay. Maybe it is time to go all the way with tech.

Sorry, It will take more than firing a few conspirators and the Commissioner pretending to be aghast at discovering cheating in his game, meanwhile there is no "asterisk" associated to the players or records broken during the "steroid years" covering the '90s through 2005 while 40 year old home run records were broken in multiple consecutive years, pitchers and batters that started looking like greyhounds looked like WWE wrestlers when they retired with better stats in the latter years than the "prime" of their careers, and the "the ball is the same as before" juiced ball era we've been living through for the last 4 years. "Yeah, must be the thinner air, that's the jump in homers". Baseball is a business that will overlook anything to be able to get the next Fox "Game of the Week" multiyear contract, will let some select owners misdeeds and poor ownership skills slide (Wilpons) while pushing out the ones they wish to remove from the table (McCords). All with an eye to gouging the Fan for the next ProPlayer Cap, Jersey and bobblehead. At least admit it, Mr Commissioner, you're a party and a continuance to breaking the Game.

I'd fire Beltran just for the fact that he struck out looking with 2 outs bases loaded in the 9th in the 7th game of the 2006 Mets vs. Cards NLCS.

Beltran should be out if for no other reason than his lying in the New York Post story. Lying is lying, whether to the media or your teammates. It's a breach of trust, and no organization can function well without trust. That said, I have little faith that the Mets organization gets it, so I won't be surprised if they concoct some rationale to keep Beltran.

I was really disappointed to learn this about Beltran. I don't see how I can root for the Mets if they keep him. Many thousands of others feel this way. The Mets can do a lot for their future by taking the step of letting him go.

Given that we are now celebrating young players with a ‘clean’ image like Pete Alonso, I just can’t see Beltran being their leader; how could he discipline or lecture Cano or Cespedes (should he ever return) for not running hard enough when he hasn’t exactly toed the line himself ? The best that can be said is that Beltran wanted to win, but did he really have what it takes if he resorted to cheating? instead of the image of a winner, we are back to him watching strike 3.

Are you serious? Did the NYTimes really publish these words? "Cora should be back in baseball in some capacity again, maybe even as a manager. So should Hinch, who twice damaged the monitors used for decoding catcher’s signs, but did not take the final step of insisting that his players knock it off. Cora (44 years old) and Hinch (45) are young, bright and well-liked. They still have a lot to offer." I'm sure they can offer the world something, but it ain't baseball. I'm all for rehabilitation, but we don't rehire embezzlers to work in finance. How can cheaters be allowed, even expected to return to sports to which they bring such colossal shame? Apparently, if you're good, it's ok to cheat. Poor showing.

Sorry Carlos. You've gotta go unless you can unequivocally prove that you had nothing to do with this cheating.

cheaters are cheaters forever, what's this nonsense about rehabilitating them to multi-million dollar jobs? rehabilitate them to janitorial positions, and save us this idiocy about extreme talents - every one is dispensable.

Shame on every cheater who was a hero to some kid playing baseball. Shame on every organization that hires a cheater.

After 7 successful years as a Met I was really looking forward to the talent and the savvy Beltran would bring back to an organization that desperately needs competency. However, if these are his ethics and attitude about the game--winning at whatever cost to reputation and integrity-- get rid of him now.

I believe there’s only an unwritten rule about stealing signs. Perhaps the catchers should signs that aren’t so easy to steal.

This should not be a difficult decision. Beltran cheated to help the Astros win in 2017. He probably also cheated to help the Yankees in 2019, which was acknowledged cryptically by Alex Cora during an interview after the Red Sox vs. Yankees series in London last year. No one forced Beltran to cheat. He knew what he was doing was wrong, unfair, & contrary to the rules of baseball. He did it any way. He showed conclusively his lack of integrity & bad character. As a lifelong Mets fan, I am appalled that Beltran could be considered worthy of managing the Mets. Whatever success the Mets achieve should not be tainted by the suspicion that it was (even partly) enabled by the cheating of Carlos Beltran. Not only must Beltran step down or be terminated as Mets manager, but he should face a suspension at least as severe as that given to Cora & Hinch. The Mets must forcefully & unequivocally reject any association with cheaters such as Beltran.

It seems clear that if the Mets don't dismiss Beltran they're endorsing conduct that's explicitly forbidden by MLB rules.