Quote: I Feel Good
During yesterday’s dramatic 3 to 1 win over the Phillies, Carlos Delgado was 1-for-4, including a go-ahead 2-run double in the eighth inning.
Jerry Manuel, on Delgado, speaking to reporters after the game:
“Well, the one thing about Carlos is that he has found his stroke, he has found the mechanics and fundamentals of his swing and he has recognized pitches very well – and when he’s doing that he’s a very dangerous hitter. The one other thing about Carlos that he always had going for him was that he was a cerebral guy, he always thought about the plan of the opposition, kept books, kept notes about what to expect and so forth, so it was just a matter of him getting mechanically fundamentally sound before he could put everything in play – and he’s done that for a long period of time…
“(His resurgence) is a tremendous lift (for the team), in the sense that, even when Carlos Delgado struggles, he’s still the same man in the clubhouse. He’s still part of the leadership on the field. So, he’s constantly been very consistent regardless of whether he’s been hitting or not in his behavior as it reflects in the clubhouse. Therefore, when he does do well, obviously everyone continues to gravitate to him and that’s a good thing, because when the big fella is in the four spot doing what he’s doing and then also brings the intangibles that’s a big plus for us.”
Delgado, on turning his season around, despite so many fans and media wanting to ‘run him out of town,’ said:
“Did they? Nobody told me anything. (Smile). I feel good. I’ve got a lot of pride and that goes beyond what other people’s expectations are. I know I wasn’t happy with the way things were going and I worked my ass off – and I’m going to continue to work my ass off to get to where I want to be. I feel good at the plate and I’m going to continue to work and move on.”
During the month of July, Delgado is batting .397 with 5 HR, 16 RBI and a 1.201 OPS.
…going into the season, many pundits said delgado was the key to the Mets offense, with their fate resting in his bat…while i didn’t disagree with that, i didn’t think delgado had to be the 2005 verision in order for this team to be successful…
…with that being said, when carlos swings the bat like he has been, the team’s offense is taken to another level…as i believe Ron Darling said during yesterday’s broadcast, this is “Delgado 2.0“…
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…as i said yesterday, i owe delgado an apology…
…i didn’t think he was capable to getting healthy for a long enough stretch of time to allow himself the necessary breathing room to start seeing the ball better, catching up with the baseball, getting his hands moving and thus finding his swing…
…frankly, i love when i’m wrong…because, i’d rather be wrong and have a guy turn it around like he has, then have him fail and me be right…
