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…before people start going wild about Carlos Delgado’s decision 
to not grant the fan’s request for a curtain call during today’s game, note the following…
According to the Associated Press, Delgado, who has hit 432 career home runs, has only accepted two curtain calls during his 16-year career – once following his four-home run game in 2003, and again in 2006 following his 400th career home run.
Delgado, regarding the curtain call, as quoted in the report:
“The way I look at is I hit a solo home run in the seventh inning…I’ve got a great deal of respect for the game. I don’t think that’s a place for a curtain call.”
…on one hand, it’s his right to accept or decline, and i actually sort of admire his respect for the game and his reasoning…at the same time, he and the fans have a rough relationship going right now, and it would have been nice to see every one shake hands and smile for a moment…
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Carlos is a classy guy. He doesn’t want to show up the other team. That’s OK in my book. Save the curtain calls for the really special ones.
agreed. Good for Delgado. And honestly, even if the reason WAS to stick it to the fans who’ve been booing him, I say good for him. I’m as sick as anyone of his awful hitting over the better part of the last season and the early part of this one, but he doesn’t owe the fans anything.
Double agreed. Carlos is a proud man with real appreciation for the game. Any fan who remembers his performance in the playoffs in 2006 should be willing to give him at least some measure of respect. Unfortunately, some Mets fans have short memories.
very unfortunate…
It’s hard to remember his 2006 post-season when a) the team lost and b) he was awful all of 2007.
It’s also hard to remember the 2006 post-season when half our fan base arrived 3 months ago with the signing of a certain ace…
I remember the 2006 postseason rather clearly. Delgado hit a huge home run in Game 1 of the NLDS when we looked lifeless, and down 1-0 in the 5th inning about a week after we found out that Pedro was out for the year and a day after El Duque hurt himself jogging.
He also hit a big 3-R HR in Game 2 vs. the Cardinals, until a certain reliever - whose name will not be mentioned (although it rhymes with Puillermo Dota) blew it in the 8th. Oh, and So Taguchi took Wagner deep - real deep.
Your right Delgado, doesn’t owe the fans anything. Its very hard to play in N.Y. but it is much harder playing in New York while in a slump.
I agree … Knowing his demeanor, he would have a good reason for not taking the curtain call. In my opinion he shouldn’t take one because as great as two homeruns are, they are in one game, and don’t make up for the rest of the season. He needs to do more to earn a curtain call - he seems to agree.
Not sure if im 100% correct or if someone has said this but on TV it did look as if David Wright held his hands up in front of Delgado and you could read his lips to say: DON’T GO. Which is a far cry from the Beltran-Franco curtain call.
“Save the curtain calls for the really special ones.”
Agreed. Delgado actually had 432 before today, now he has 434 and is tied with Juan Gonzalez for the most home runs ever by a Puerto Rican player. His next will be very special and deserves a curtain call! Even though he’s struggling we need to appreciate what a great career he’s had.
Delgado a classy guy? The very same Delgado who refused to stand for ‘God Bless America’ until he came to the Mets?
God Bless America is an inspid song. I despie it. Gimme America the Beatiful any day.
And who cares if Delgado or anyone else stands during that pathetic song. They are playing baseball. This is a ridiculous issue that has NOTHING to do with loyalty to the USA.
Boo Delgado for lousy hitting, but gimme a break with that dumb God Bless America crap,
Pardon my crummy typing. I meant “despise” not “despie” when referring to that dumb song.
Yes he didn’t stand…as a way of protesting U.S. military testing around Puerto Rico
I’m of the belief that athletes should be mum about their political beliefs until after they’ve retired.
I’m of the belief that the National Anthem to start the game is perfect. It’s worked for a long, long time. What’s the point of God Bless America in the 7th inning? Especially since they pick and choose when they play it. If it really meant anything, wouldn’t they play it every game?
They don’t.
And anyway, it’s NOT our National Anthem.
though I disagree with Delgado politically, I’m strongly of the belief that nobody has a right to tell anyone to be mum about their political beliefs, ever.
Unless you’re talking to Rosie O’Donnell.
Keep your jackboot philosophy to yourself. Carlos had every right to express his unsatisfaction with our choice to go to Iraq. Everyone does. He had the balls to do it to the world. That is courage.
That isn’t what he was protesting. He was protesting the US Navy’s use of Vieques (sp) island for target practice.
Surprisingly, when the Navy acquiesced and left the island, the people are now up in arms about the blow to their economy. Be careful what you wish for . . .
I’m actually disappointed if he does stand for “God Bless America”. Let everyone’s conscience be his guide, but I would not stand for the national anthem either. It used to be only in Fascist countries where religion and patriotism were so conflated and people were required to demonstrate their patriotism at things as inocuous as sporting events!
this is such a nothing story. if anything carlos probably doesn’t feel good enough about his season to start taking curtain calls.
It’s especially a nothing-story when put in to the bigger context of his career, which I’m glad the AP took time to do.
If I managed the Mets…
I would have started Heilman today for two innings so he could pitch without pressure and then brought in Figueroa, who can apparently only go twice through a batting order. Other starters would be unhappy with such an arrangement but it makes sense for Figgy. His future with the Mets (if he has one) is in the bullpen.
i wouldnt mind seeing figgy as our 5th starter next year
I would have thought I was the most stoned person on metsblog.com. Apparently I’m not.
Hahahahahahah. +1
I love it. I can’t disagree with you there. I’d have given Heilman a 2 inning start today in a heartbeat if I was Mets Manager too! Only I’d have him make his start while riding on top of a Unicorn! Its magical powers couldn’t help but increase his confidence and his pitches would really sink from so far up. It’s f*#cking brilliant. Thanks Barrywep. Keep the wisdom flowing
i wasn’t calling out your post at all. more like, bracing for the firestorm of BS we’ll hear about it tomorrow. sorry if that came off the wrong way.
Well then, guess what?
Talking about it takes focus away from positive things….like perhaps A WINNING STRAK. We have a bad team coming in to town with a boat load of lefties for us to feast on….so how about develpoping a winning attitude with a sweep before heading West?
The best thing we all can do is stop talking about this Delgado curtain call BS. I honestly believe it would be favorable to Delgado, as well as the entire team.
That would include those that control the topics and subject matter of this blog. So Matt, please make this the last post on the particular topic. I beg you.
It’s more about the fans attempting to reconcile with him, and delgado in his typical arrogant fashion dismissing the ones who pay his 16 million dollar salary….
EXACTLY!!!
As far as having a long term memory….
I remember what Delgado did last year(nothing)
2006 Playoffs eh? I have said it many times, mets fan need to abandon their defeatist attitude
BTW my” exactly” was directed at the original comment by Dykstraw about it being a non story and probably due to him still having a sh*t season, for some reason it ended up down here
His reason is solid. He respects the game. The fans should give him a pass on this one and cheer him during the next at-bat.
yea i agree but remember like beltran a few years ago. He reluctantly came out for a curtain call even for a moment. Im glad matt put it into perspective that he has not done many curtain calls so hopefully the fans wont continue to boo him because he did not give them a curtian call. Good for delgado hope he can keep it up we are going to need him
I never knew a curtain call was so important. I always thought it was something people di