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Earlier today the Mets announced they will be matching every dollar Carlos Delgado raises for his charity, the Extra Bases Foundation. Delgado kicked off the announcement with a $100,000 donation.
The foundation provides aid to needy families in Puerto Rico and in NYC. Read more about the announcement at mlb.com.
Its nice to see the Wilpons stepping up to help Carlos' charity. I know this is a cause Delgado has been working with for quite awhile now (he founded the group in 01), and to have both Delgado and the organization step up early in the season like that is always good to see. In an age where we hear so much of athletes getting in trouble, holding out on contracts, and getting in trouble, to see these announcements from Shea about Delgado and Extra Bases and Green and the JLA, where they're trying to do good with their time in the spotlight, makes you proud to be a Met fan.
At his blog for the NY Times, Ben Shpigel asks how concerned should we be over the power outages experienced by Delgado and Wright so far this season. After all, the Mets are still scoring
games, they have scored eight or more runs six times - I was wondering
whether the Mets fans out there really care about the fact that the
team’s cleanup and No. 5 hitters, Carlos Delgado and David Wright, have
yet to hit a home run this season
Its a good point. Beltran seems to be getting his power, plus the surprisingly surge of Castro, on top of every one else connecting well (Alou, Green, Reyes), the fact that Delgado isn't connecting, and Wright isn't conecting for power shouldn't really be a major cause for concern. We saw similiar events last year: one or two players would slump, and someone else would carry the weight. Would it be nice Delgado send a few past the outfield wall? Sure. And some more Wright extra base hits would be great too. But considering lopsided scores such as last nights 11-3, being concerned by it seems like we're just being greedy, and that makes us seem more like the fans of our cross town rival. Wright and Delgado will hit their power stride in due time, but until then a Mets win is still a Mets win. Whether it be from the speed of Reyes, the defense of Stache, the power of Beltran or a sacrifice from Lo Duca, as logn as the team is doing what it needs to, I see no reason for us as fans to fret over Wright and Delgado needed a little more time. After all, its still only April.
Wallace Matthews seems to be in a particularly good mood lately, as he's gone from viciously anti-Met to in his latest column praising not only Carlos Delgado the ballplayer, but Carlos Delgado the man, in Newsday…
opposing pitchers and about tracking tendencies, strengths and
weaknesses, which he does religiously during games in a black notebook.
And he has much to teach the rest of us about how to maintain
one's individuality in a world that seeks to discourage and intimidate
those who dissent.
In an era of rampant look-at-me-ism, you can't help but admire
that rare celebrity who balances the courage of his convictions with
the dignity to keep them to himself.
How rare is it to find a ballplayer who has toiled in the relative
obscurity Delgado has, while putting up his kind of numbers, without
squawking or turning himself into some kind of public martyr?
Delgado doesn't hit anyone over the head with his political
beliefs, nor has he resorted to any “I told you so's” now that much of
the country has come around to his point of view. He never engaged in
the public self-pity so many others have when nearing the end of a
career minus that elusive championship ring.
Whether or not you agree with Delgado's political leanings, you have to respect his conviction. I think its also very obvious to everyone in New York now how much Delgado's veteran presence has meant to this team, and you can see how much his teammates enjoy having him around.
Delgado and Wright In Elite Company In First Postseason
Posted by Anthony De RosaOctober 7, 2006 at 1:00 am
7 Oct
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Carlos Delgado's four hits –
including a home run — in his first playoff game ties the Mets slugger
with four other Major League players, joining Mel Ott (1933 Giants),
Joe Medwick (1934 Cardinals), Luis Alicea (1995 Red Sox) and Todd
Walker (2003 Red Sox).
Delgado also became the second Met to homer in his first postseason
game. Edgardo Alfonzo hit two home runs on Oct. 5, 1999, against the
Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NLDS.
Delgado and David Wright joined Alfonzo, Buddy Harrelson and J.C.
Martin as the only Mets players to have multi-RBI games in their
postseason debuts. Delgado finished Wednesday's game with two RBIs,
while Wright had a team-high three.
Alfonzo had five RBIs in Game 1 of the 1999 NLDS, while Harrelson and
Martin each collected two in Game 1 of the 1969 NLCS against the
Braves.
Elias brings us these tidbits out of the Rocky Mountain state…
Rockies 10-5, ending Colorado's team-record streak of 39 home games
without allowing their opponent to score in double-figures. During one
stretch from September 1998 to May 2000, the Rockies didn't record even
a 10-game streak holding their opponents to 10 runs or less in each.
• Carlos Delgado hit his 25th double of the season on Tuesday to clinch his 11th
consecutive season with at least 25 homers and 25 doubles. That's the
third-longest such streak in major-league history. Manny Ramirez
extended his streak to 12 straight seasons last week, tying the record
set by Lou Gehrig from 1927-38.
Shawn Green was ecstatic to join the Mets last night, and was able to contribute a hit and knock in a run. Dan Martin of The New York Post, quotes Green commenting after the game about how happy he was to be in New York.
long time,” said Green, who received a loud ovation and heard his name
chanted throughout the game. “There's so much energy here and there are
guys on base all the time.”
Green sees the Mets as a team that can contend for years to come, and already has his sights on being a contributor next year as well.
direction,” said Green, who is hitting .283 with 11 homers and 52 RBIs.
“That's why I'm excited to play here not just this year, but next year.”
One of Shawn's best friends in baseball, Carlos Delgado, felt that Green could be a nice addition to the team, but didnt feel like he would have too much pressure to handle a heavy load.
is adjacent to Green's. “If he gets hot, he can carry us, but he's not
going to have to do that here.”
Paul LoDuca on his WFAN spot, when asked about Delgado's
struggles, said that his hand is bothering him but won't say
anything about it.
is struggling a little bit, I think he's having a little issue with his
elbow or hand but he won't tell anybody about it. He's a streaky hitter
anyway and hopefully he'll get hot. He hasnt gotten into a groove. He's been
hitting into some tough luck.”
In a Journal News report yesterday, they chronicled Delgado's bumps and bruises.
and missed three games, and a week later, he was hit on the left hand
by a pitch.
Regarding the stuff in the papers about him, Paul said
On the gambling allegations. He said its strictly on horses. Sometimes its guilt by association when it comes to this stuff. He said there are no loansharks looking for him, he chuckled and then continued saying there are no people looking for him off the field.
When asked if someone is out to get him, he said you never know. Its too hard to comment, to wonder what if.
On his focus and excellent play despite all the attention in the papers. He gave credit to Rick Down, the Mets hitting coach. He worked with him in LA. everyday working in the cage. He's trying to stay in on the ball, go the other way with it. He said he's lucky to be in this lineup. He's getting good pitches to hit.
On the past two games, we just got beat up the past two days, hopefully we can come back tonight.
On Pedro's start he said it was just one of those innings. He went out to talk to Pedro. When he threw that first fastball 88 mph he knew something wasnt right. We booted a couple of balls. We needed to be mentally stronger. He said its a tough ballpark. If you walk guys its gonna turn into 6-7 innings. Hopefully (Pedro's injury) is nothing serious. He thought during the game, we have a 15-14 game lead, we dont need him right now. I wanted him to get off that mound.
On last nights game, it was one of those nights, El Duque struggled with his breaking ball, it hung in. He said they're running into a hot team right now hitting wise. He said the Mets are gonna have our work cut out for us the next couple of days. He said they really didnt play good in Washington and they need to pick it up. “We're in a lull right now.”
On Milledge he said he's gonna be fine. He said this park is weird, you dont know if its shallow or deep. Beningo made a remark saying it wouldnt hurt to have Milledge catch a ball and Lo Duca said
Paul said Lastings has been a little bit tentative, he has a reputation to be a good fielder. He's the youngest playing in the National League.
On the Phillies, he we want to win at least one of these game.
Asked if any chemistry letdown has resulted losing Nady…
On the bullpen…
On Ramon Castro…
Carlos Delgado seems to have flicked a switch and gone from brutally cold, snapping a month long slump and now has 10 RBIs in his last five games.
Delgado began July with a 2-for-24 slump. He hit three homers in the Mets' last five games. He
was 4-for-6 with four walks, four runs and seven RBIs against Houston
over the weekend.
After going 12 games and 42 at-bats without a homer,
Delgado (.254, 25 HRs, 65 RBIs) hit a solo blast off Cincinnati's
Bronson Arroyo last Thursday and two more against the Astros.
Baseball Prospectus compares two of the Mets offseason acquisitions to the players they replaced and finds that the Mets probrobly could have kept what they had and got similar production, for far less money.
2006 VORPPlayer Age PECOTA Actual SalaryDelgado 34 37.1 12.3 $13,500,000Mike Jacobs 25 24.6 17.6 $327,000 2006 VORPPlayer Age PECOTA Actual BS SalaryWagner 34 17.3 12.4 4 $10,500,000Looper 31 5.0 11.4 1 $3,500,000
Personally, I think Delgado's value is more than just what he has provided so far in offense. He has had a huge effect on Carlos Beltran and that is something you can't really put a price tag on. That is a butterfly effect that improves the entire lineup. Delgado cannot be expected to continue slumping for long and his numbers here are skewed from the black hole he currently resides.
As for Looper, you cannot possibly go into this season with Looper as your closer. The team's psyche would simply be unable to take that. I have no problem with the Mets going with Wagner, even if he's only a slight improvement over Looper in actual numbers.
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