The Mets haven’t had a truly great catcher since Mike Piazza. They haven’t even really had a good catcher since Paul Lo Duca. That’s about a decade-and-a-half of consistently below-average play, at least offensively, from behind the plate.
The Mets haven’t had a truly great catcher since Mike Piazza. They haven’t even really had a good catcher since Paul Lo Duca. That’s about a decade-and-a-half of consistently below-average play, at least offensively, from behind the plate.
MLB umpire Joe West has won a defamation lawsuit against former catcher Paul Lo Duca, and it sounds like West’s legal team had a fairly easy time convincing the judge to rule in their favor.
Beltran hit 41 homers and drove in 116 runs — both career highs — during the regular season in 2006, so he could have sent the Mets to the World Series with one swing.