mets get delgado (apparently)

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

By the way, I'm surprised no one has jumped on Delgado's willingness to switch uniforms as a sign of "being a corporate pushover" or whatever

And its not the first time this has happened. Clemens went to Toronto and I think getting 21 from Delgado costed a couple of Rolexs. Clemens goes to NY and "fan favorite" Paul O'Neill was all "NO FUCKING WAY!" with parting with 21

So now, Carlos Delgado, probably a B-level star (i.e. not quite on the "Future HOFer" level) comes to a new team and just lets a bonafide bust in Kaz Matsui keep the uniform number?

I'm shocked that no one picked up on that, which along with the "ending" of the protest, would lead a cynical "caustic fucktard" to view Delgado as the most passive Met this side of Kevin McReynolds!

Steve

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Maybe he didnt mind getting 21 back, since Clemens had taken it from him all those years ago. Or it's just a number to him.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

People forget Kaz Matsui selflessly surrendered his digits when he stood in the Diamond Club and accepted 25 (he was 7 in Japan while Jose Reyes was playing ball with a rolled up sock and a sugar tree branch).

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

OlerudOwned wrote: Maybe he didnt mind getting 21 back, since Clemens had taken it from him all those years ago. Or it's just a number to him.

I'm not saying anything was wrong, I was just surprised that the same people picking up on the "He pussied out on his anti-war stance, that corporate sellout" side of the argument haven't made any mention of this

[Guest OlerudOwned]

mlbaseballtalk wrote: ="OlerudOwned"]Maybe he didnt mind getting 21 back, since Clemens had taken it from him all those years ago. Or it's just a number to him. I'm not saying anything was wrong, I was just surprised that the same people picking up on the "He pussied out on his anti-war stance, that corporate sellout" side of the argument haven't made any mention of this

Either they dont see jersey numbers quite being on the same level as war protests, or they went for the easy story.

[metirish]

Delgado had # 21 before to pay homage to Roberto Clemente so he's apparently happy to wear it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

From the Toronto Star:

WEDDING OF THE YEAR

If you haven’t already secured an invite for this Saturday’s wedding in Puerto Rico for Carlos Delgado and his fiancee, Betzy Garcia, then forget about crashing it. The location is being kept highly secretive, given the new New York Mets slugger’s immense popularity on the island, and the guest list has been limited to about 250 - 200 from her amply-populated side, another 50 from his.

Delgado’s agent, David Sloane, who will attend the wedding with his wife, says the story of Betzy and his client dates back to when they were children.

The soon-to-be Betzy Delgado began dating the former Blue Jays star back in 2001. Delgado had recently broken up with his Toronto-based girlfriend following a winter vacation in Australia when he was introduced to Betzy at a charity fundraiser hosted by her family.

Her first words to Delgado were “You probably don’t remember me, but I used to go to the school across the street from yours.’’

Turns out Betzy was from Delgado’s hometown of Aguadilla and she and her female classmates used to stand outside their school entrance and watch Delgado as he’d arrive with his books in tow. The story Betzy has told others is that the girls would take turns saying “There’s Carlos Delgado, he’s my boyfriend’’ while another would interject and go “No, he’s my boyfriend.’’

Shortly after they got together, Betzy telephoned one of her old school chums and declared “You know what? He really is my boyfriend!’’

Also featured, some silly cheap shots at Fred Wilpon.

[duan]

"By the way, I'm surprised no one has jumped on Delgado's willingness to switch uniforms as a sign of "being a corporate pushover" or whatever

And its not the first time this has happened. Clemens went to Toronto and I think getting 21 from Delgado costed a couple of Rolexs. Clemens goes to NY and "fan favorite" Paul O'Neill was all "NO FUCKING WAY!" with parting with 21

So now, Carlos Delgado, probably a B-level star (i.e. not quite on the "Future HOFer" level) comes to a new team and just lets a bonafide bust in Kaz Matsui keep the uniform number?

I'm shocked that no one picked up on that, which along with the "ending" of the protest, would lead a cynical "caustic fucktard" to view Delgado as the most passive Met this side of Kevin McReynolds!

Steve"


This is the most ridiculous nonsense I've ever heard.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Which is why I'm surprised no one with an Anti-Met bias in the media or calling up sports radio has said such nonsense, since usually they do have nonsensical rants such as that

[Guest Edgy DC]

]Ex-Marlin Carlos Delgado walks down aisle New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado married his girlfriend in his native Puerto Rico, a newspaper reported. Delgado, 33, and Betzaida Garcia were wed Saturday at San Carlos Catholic Church in the western town of Aguadilla, Delgado's birthplace, El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported. The Florida Marlins traded Delgado to the Mets last month for first baseman Mike Jacobs and two minor leaguers. — southflorida.com

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Mazel Tov to Carlos and Betzaida. May they have many years of happiness together!

[metirish]

here's a picture.....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Surely they could have given us a bigger snap.

[metirish]

Yeah that's from the Daily News Sunday which had a two page story and bigger pictures, I swear in the larger version of that pic you can see Robbie Alomar looking on.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

metirish wrote: Yeah that's from the Daily News Sunday which had a two page story and bigger pictures, I swear in the larger version of that pic you can see Robbie Alomar looking on.

Kind of odd. Delgado's 1st full season was 1996. Alomar left Toronto after '95 to go to Baltimore.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Puerto Rican legends stick together.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Edgy DC wrote: Puerto Rican legends stick together.

But do they use street spanish?