Note: Carlos Delgado accepts Curtain Call
Last night, in a win against the Astros, Carlos Delgado hit two home runs – one to t he base of the foul pole in left field, the other to center – accounting for six of the team’s nine runs.
Delgado is on pace to finish the season hitting around .260 with roughly 35 HR and 110 RBI, while collecting close to 570 at bats for the first time since 2003.
On April 27, Delgado denied a request for a curtain call after hitting his second home run of the game against the Braves.
Last night, following his second home run of the night, he accepted the curtain call, ducked out from the dugout, tipped his helmet and smiled.
Delgado, on the curtain call, while speaking to reporters, said:
“(In April), I didn’t think it was the right time…But I had six RBIs (tonight), two home runs…I think it’s the right time. I think I learned my lesson, and, you know, instead of talking about it for three weeks, we come out, appreciate it and I guess it is water under the bridge.”
For what it’s worth, in a poll from April 28 on MetsBlog.com, 86 percent of the more-than 3,000 readers who responded said they supported Delgado’s decision to refuse the curtain call earlier in the season, adding, “He can do whatever he wants.”
