To say Beltran 's at - bat against Wainwright slammed shut the Mets ' playoff aspirations is an oversimplification .
There is that matter of blowing a seven - game lead with 17 remaining in 2007 plus another late - season collapse in 2008 .
To say Beltran 's at - bat against Wainwright slammed shut the Mets ' playoff aspirations is an oversimplification because there is that matter of blowing a seven - game lead with 17 remaining in 2007 plus another late - season collapse in 2008 .