Mets Left With Little More Than Optimism

by Ed PriceFiled under: Mets, MLB InjuriesNEW YORK - Now batting cleanup for the Mets: faith. Hitting fifth: hope. But how many runs can they drive in?"You have to believe that somebody is going to catch fire and hopefully pick up some slack," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Monday after the team placed center fielder Carlos Beltran on the disabled list."There is no doubt that this is going to be very challenging for us."To recap: the Mets are without Beltran (fourth in the NL with a .336 average), first baseman Carlos Delgado and shortstop Jose Reyes.That's three of the top five hitters from the opening-day lineup and three guys who combined to score more than 40 percent of the team's runs in 2008.Mets Left With Little More Than Optimism originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:36:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments