00:00When you retire a number, you give every new fan who walks into the ballpark a reason to ask about
00:05the player who wore it.
00:06And when No. 15 goes up at Citi Field, there's going to be a lot to talk about.
00:10The home runs, the gold gloves, the October heartbreak, and the connection between a player from Puerto Rico and the
00:16fans who watched him in Queens.
00:18On September 19th, the Mets, they will retire Carlos Beltran's No. 15 and induct him into their Team Hall of
00:24Fame.
00:25Beltran's Mets resume, it's a strong one.
00:27It includes five All-Star selections, three gold gloves, and two silver sluggers.
00:31In 2006, he had a legendary year in Flushing as he smacked 41 home runs to go along with 116
00:38ribbies.
00:39And Beltran, he had what you wanted in a star player, power from both sides of the plate, speed on
00:44the bases, range in center field.
00:45Simply put, the man had quite a few ways to make the other team's night miserable.
00:50But there's also one night we've got to talk about when we talk about the Hall of Famer.
00:54Let's go back to Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS.
00:57Adam Wainwright's strikeout of Beltran, where the bat did not leave his shoulder, ended the Mets season.
01:02Now, some Mets fans criticized Beltran for not swinging.
01:05And often lost in the story of that series was how well Beltran actually played.
01:10The center fielder had also hit three home runs in that NLCS.
01:14For me, no matter how you feel about the way 2006 ended, it's exactly why a ceremony like this matters.
01:21It gives us an opportunity to look at the whole career, not just one pitch.
01:26Same to judge.
01:26Welcome.
01:26You
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