Quote: Willie not Moving Delgado, Yet
Willie Randolph, on whether he will consider moving Carlos Delgado down in the order, while speaking to reporters before the game:
“I think it’s way too early for that. I’m not ready to make any rash moves with Carlos. I’m trying to stay open-minded about the team in general, not just
Carlos, and as long as we pick each other up, we’ll win some ballgames.”
…well, that’s fine and it’s probably the right approach…for now…however, when Moises Alou returns, he has to hit fifth – with delgado batting sixth…
…in fact, Jose Reyes, followed by Ryan Church, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Alou, Delgado, Brian Schneider, Luis Castillo and the pitcher, is actually a pretty good National-League lineup…as it breaks up the left-handed bats, puts more run production at the top of lineup, gets their best hitters more at bats, and allows castillo to essentially be a second leadoff hitter towards the bottom of the lineup, with the pitcher able to bunt him over…
For more on Delgado, read the New York Post, Journal News and the New York Times.
