Briefly: I feel like every article I read about Carlos Beltran these days starts with a lengthy introduction about how many or most Mets fans will never appreciate Carlos Beltran, then goes on to explain that Beltran is actually awesome.

If you’re reading this site, you’re familiar with those general themes.

But I wonder if at this point most Mets fans actually do appreciate Beltran’s contributions to the Mets. It sure seems like I read a lot more articles praising Beltran than blaming Beltran, though I’ll amount that the blogosphere is probably not the best barometer of the larger Mets fanbase.

I know there are at least a few stubborn Beltran-blamers out there, some so steadfast in their moronic dedication to confirmation bias that it borders on performance art, but it feels like the Mets fans I interact with on the Internet at least have mostly come around to thinking that Beltran has done way more good than harm for the club in his tenure in Flushing.

A lot of it is certainly nostalgia, and the knowledge that Beltran’s certainly a goner at some point in the near future. A lot of it has to do with his hot start.

But whatever it is, good. People need to recognize.