Quote: We Have A Lot Of Character
During last night’s come from behind win versus the Phillies, Carlos Delgado was 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Delgado, on putting the team on his back, speaking with reporters after the game:
“That wasn’t the plan. It wasn’t the way we scripted it, but it worked out that way. We stayed close. We came up with a couple hits and Murphy came up with a big hit. You play against these guys, you’ve got to keep it close. It’s a big win for us to bounce back from a game like yesterday. We’re all happy.”
On coming back after a tough loss:
“It shows we have a lot of character here and we have short term memories. Last night was a tough loss, but we were able to put that behind us and come back an play. That’s important, if you lose a game or two and start worrying about that you’re going to be in trouble.”
Delgado, on fighting the demons of last September:
“Whatever happened last year, it happened and we put it behind us. We are in a different frame of mind. We’re not thinking about September of 2007, we’re thinking about going out and playing good baseball right now.”
Since June 27, Delgado leads the National League with 19 HR and 58 RBI, while hitting .310.
As Keith Hernandez mentioned during SNY’s broadcast last night, it’s time for Delgado to be mentioned in National League MVP conversation.
As I said in last night’s postGame, Delgado winning the MVP would have a lot of people eating crow, if they’re not already.
