DELGADO PRESS CONFERENCE

by Eric Simon on Nov 28, 2005 3:47 PM EST

Carlos Delgado was introduced to the New York media at a press conference today at Shea Stadium. He comes off as very intellgent, very affable. Among the highlights:

[x] Per team policy, Delgado will stand during "God Bless America". He insists that he will not put himself before the team and will always do what's best for the ballclub.
[x] He has spoken numerous times with Carlos Beltran, a close friend of his.
[x] He will switch from #25 to #21. Kaz Matsui currently wears #25, so Delgado will return to #21 which he wore early on in Toronto as an homage to Roberto Clemente.

Overall I was very impressed by Delgado and am looking forward to him being a big part of the Mets' team and community. I think his presence will even help Carlos Beltran to relax a bit, as their friendship and shared heritage should only be a benefit to each other.

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Carlos Delgado

I've been a big Carlos Delgado fan for a long time, for reasons other than his hitting, and one of the hardest things for me to do is convince people around here that he's a great guy. I think the press conference went a long way.

by Alex Nelson on Nov 28, 2005 4:10 PM EST reply actions

Conference

Yes, he convinced me that he is happy to be here. If he is happy (and produces), I am happy.

2QYankeehater: Diehard Mets fan, huge Yankeehater, and worshipper of David Wright.

by 2QYankeehater on Nov 28, 2005 7:27 PM EST up reply actions

WE GOT BILLY!

Wagner is a Met!!!!!!!! :-D

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Nov 28, 2005 5:16 PM EST reply actions

good deal, in the end?

Now the Wagner signing appears to be done, at around $43M for four years with a fifth option year attached. After the amount of money that Toronto pre-emptively threw at B.J. Ryan, it's not surprising to see Wagner get a deal of this magnitude, and the speed with which it was wrapped up suggests the Mets didn't have too much competition once they added the fourth year.

While I think this is a significant overpayment -- in length if not in dollars per year -- for what Wagner is likely to bring, he's still (after Ryan) the only true ace reliever out there for the taking this year. The '06 Mets are a stronger team with Wagner than without him. I just hope that Omar isn't going to continue his "go for it next year" approach to the detriment of the farm system; let's not deal Milledge for Manny just to get a one-or-two-year shot at the Series, please.

by anonymous on Nov 28, 2005 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

There can be no trading Millege, as getting Manny would be bad for a few reasons.

His price
His age
His moodiness
Random desires to be traded
His defense
His hustle

Getting Manny could damage chemistry with his moodiness and all the baggage he brings. And it is enough throwing prospects out the window!

2QYankeehater: Diehard Mets fan, huge Yankeehater, and worshipper of David Wright.

by 2QYankeehater on Nov 28, 2005 6:53 PM EST up reply actions

kill this already

we got delgado now, why would Omar still want to bring Manny in, esp. noting his desires to be traded elsewhere(where no one cares about baseball and he can put big numbers and collect bigger checks w/o scrutiny)

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Nov 28, 2005 8:44 PM EST up reply actions

Omar

Omar has openly stated that he was going to go for Manny. He said this after they got Delgado.

2QYankeehater: Diehard Mets fan, huge Yankeehater, and worshipper of David Wright.

by 2QYankeehater on Nov 28, 2005 9:13 PM EST up reply actions

Keep Milledge

No tradey Milledge...build for the present, AND the future. I like the youngins!

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Nov 28, 2005 8:58 PM EST reply actions

Manny in 2006

I totally agree that Manny Rameriez makes the Mets truly "amazin", the best lineup in baseball in my eyes but I do not want to lose Milledge either...hes gonna play in the World Cup team and many coaches have validated that he is the real thing. For all intents and purposes end of 06 and opening day 07 Milledge will play/start. IDK why i'd risk a high potential "core" player who can anchor a team for 10 years(like Minaya calls it). for three years of Manny. We added power with Delgado, we got the line drive hitter in floyd. Beltran is almost guarranted a better year after hitting .260. Wright and Reyes are still growing. Diaz and Nady can give .280/20hr/80 RBI collectively. With congruent pitching patterns of last season (at least) with a better closer, that sounds like a team who wins 95-105 games to me

by cRock NY on Nov 29, 2005 2:05 PM EST reply actions