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In a story for ESPN.com, Amy K. Nelson looks into the rebirth of Carlos Delgado, who went from a possible platoon player in late June to a NL MVP candidate in early September.
According to Nelson, Delgado has had an incredible run since June 27th, hitting .299 with 22 HR and 65 RBI, and it is not necessarily in spite of anyone.
Delgado, as quoted by Nelson, said:
“I don’t have to prove anything to anybody. This is all about trying to win. The moment you start playing for somebody else I think you’re going to get into trouble. I was the guy hitting .220. So I knew what I was doing wrong.”
Last night’s game was Delgado’s sixth multi-homer game (one shy of a team record), and even more impressive is that he totaled just six multi-homer games in between 2003 and 2007 according to Nelson.
…i guess carlos didn’t need Jobu to hit the curve-ball last night, and unlike Willie Randolph, Jerry Manuel found a live chicken…
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Very good Brandon, and if our 3Bman keeps stranding runners in scoring position, the guys in the dugout might start yelling at him to, “step into one Dorn!”
“Roger Dorn announced his own retirement, eliminating a huge hole at 3rd base.”
He said “if you dont help me now jobu, i say F*** you jobu…I do it myself !!”
I wondered whether anyone else thought of Major League when looking at Delgado…
no, never
I wonder if Dennis Haysbert will be portraying him in “The Carlos Delgado Story”… coming soon to a theater near you! :)
Dude, I dont know about you guys but, Delgado seems to be our go to guy. I feel more comfortable with him up then Wright. Same with Beltran. Beltran is swinging a great bat right now and I just see Wright breaking down. Becoming less of a hitter and more of a defensive 3rd baseman. Daniel Murphy gives better at bats as of late then DW.
uh, Wright is all of 25, he is not breaking down, he is basically having what happend to Reyes last year happen to him, he just needs to focus on what he can do which is drive the ball the other way instead of trying to jerk everything.
Ok i know its not easy to play at the major league level and succeed but if all of us know that, and im guessing he knows that, why doesnt he lay off the dam low and away slider and hit the fastball back to where it came from. I haven’t seen him hit a homer to the opposite field in a whileee.
what do u call that shot in philly last week then?
HA, a defensive 3B that hits .300 with 30 HR and 100+ RBI’s. That’s a defensive 3B right there.
I will just say to the folks the ilk of Joe Beningo who claim that Delgado was tanking it for Randolph, that is taking an impossible stance that makes almost zero sense.
Delgado not only played for Randolph in 2006 but played big including in the playoffs, nothing seemed a miss.
So suddenly going into 2007, he was mad at Randolph why?
Moreover, if Delgado was THAT GOOD, that he could pick his spots to tank it, I’d think he would have been much more selective than to go from a .270+ hitter with 35+ HR 110+ RBI potential to .240 25 85.
agreed patrick i do admit i was holding out hope for the god of thunder (delgado) but i thought deep down it was over - kinda like when david cone tried to make that comeback with us in 03 04?
It’s simple.
If you disliked Willie, Delgado wasn’t playing hard for him and that’s why he’s doing better when he got fired.
If you liked Willie, Delgado’s resurgence is another example of how Willie wasn’t the problem, merely a news point.
If you’re sane, You don’t care as long as he keeps it up.
i respectfully disagree with u ceetar i was a willie supporter i think there was a little truth in both points even though i don’t think del was spitting the bit on purpose i don;t think he was giving it his all either
Willie who?
i think metsradamus is right we should kidnap david when he’s gonna see his girlfriend and not let him see her til after we win the world series!!!
agee insert my comment down a couple of pasts lol
Or not? I disliked Willie, but I do not believe that Delgado’s struggles can be chalked up to him “not wanting to play for Willie.”
I don’t think it’s that he “didn’t want to play for Willie.” I think it’s that he and Willie didn’t get along, and when he was struggling and didn’t have a manager that he got along with, it was harder for him to get going and put it together. With Willie gone, that was a distraction out of the way, and a more encouraging manager was able to help him get his stroke back.
That, or he just got healthy again at the right time.
A more encouraging manager, like the one who was on the verge of platooning him with Fernando Tatis and a guy the Mets picked up and released within 48 hours?
I agree. People who think he purposely tanked are using crazy logic. No way does anybody hurt their own reputation to spite his manager, no matter how much he possibly dislikes him. He way more likely to demand a trade in that situation, a-la Manny. You’d have to be stupid to that as a player, and we all no Delgado isn’t stupid.
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pappa - sorry i got all worked up
I think a couple of days off this week will do Wright some good. If Carlos Delgado isn’t top 3 in the MVP voting, I think the voting is seriously flawed
Is it possible that Delgado was just playing to the level of his team. Some guys are swayed by the mood of the team. This isn’t stratomatic. there are human factors to consider
how do u explain church early season tear and wright and reyes were scorching the ball too
Church wasn’t here last year. no hangover
Wright has been more effective in July & August than he was in April-May-June
Reyes stunk in April, had his best month in July
point taken
How do you explain Delgado’s ability to thrive in Toronto for years?
so guys wagners gonna be out til sept 09 at the earliest?
hi, my name is francisco rodriguez
hola f rod mi nombre esta la grande la orange
i like how you had to mix french and spanish in that one.
from a latino—ughhh, but I’m glad your trying to reach inside your inner latino.
obviously, I am a mets fan like everyone else here, but in a truly unbiased opinion, I don’t think there is much of a chance that delgado is not mvp.
what a story it is to get from where he was to where he is.
unfortunately u r right bvaz comeback player of the year yes mvp unfortunately no - if it will come to a met it most likely will be jose
Honestly, and this is coming from a Phillie fan, I think Delgado is a top 3 candidate for it. His batting average might not show it, but what he has done for your club has been nothing short of fantastic. He has loaded your entire team on his shoulders and has been carrying them.
Without Delgado, you guys wouldn’t be in the position you’re in. To me, it is a no brainer.
true, but they have too look at his stats, which in departamnts like batting acerage are below average, its like Johan and the Cy Yong, yes Johan has performed very but the stats that should back up that statement are not there, for neither of them
then again it’s my opinion
any word of who else will be at the last day at shea and will the festivities be broadcasted?? ill be at the sat game and other than tom and mikey p who else is expected??
I wish I could hit the ball as far as Carlos did in his second homerun last night.
With regards to the combined distance for those bombs, most recreational golfers would love to drive the ball that far.
what might be the most amazing thing about Delgado is that he now has only 7 less HRs than Ryan Howard.
let’s go fish!
Delgado’s 4rth in HR, and tied for 3rd in RBI behind Wright whose RBI’s are pretty much garbage for all we know.
Also Delgado was ranked highest today in the MVP voting in an ESPN poll. I think it’s becoming a possibility
I wouldn’t say garbage, because most of his RBI’s are from before he started struggling but right now Delgado is much hotter.
last game at shea stadium…delgado will be the first player to ever hit 3 home runs in a single game at shea stadium…last game of the yr.. delgado 3 homers in shea!!
and the 3rd homer will be a walk off and will clinch the NL East division!!
I dont think I can handle going down to Sunday, again.
Everybody forg