DEEP SIXED

 
WASHINGTON - Manager Willie Randolph demoted a slumping Carlos Delgado in the Mets' batting order last night in a move that appears anything but temporary. Delgado, whose fielding at first base has been almost as lackadaisical as his .208 average... [link]

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Opinion: What to do with Carlos Delgado

Yesterday, in a poll on MetsBlog.com, 62 percent of voters said that Carlos Delgado is their biggest concern as the Mets move forward through 2008. The next biggest concern is the Bullpen, with just 18 percent. … i ...
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Willie's Angels

Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Stop a three game losing streak.
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Joe Smith of the Mets heckles the Wrigley Bleachers

Video of New York Mets reliever Joe Smith telling Cub fans in the Wrigley Bleachers that they "ain't shit" and that he's "in the major leagues." Marty Brenneman has a new favorite player.
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Delgado Opinions Aplenty

Lots of Carlos Delgado opinions from every corner of the baseball world including our brothers to the north. At The Tao of Stieb in a post in-titled “Irresponsible speculation” they wonder if Delgado should come home to the Blue Jays.  ...
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The Mets Are Better Than SexCatching Johan, Pitching Johan, Hitting Johan, Running Johan
The Mets scored five runs tonight without hitting the ball out of the infield. It helps when you play crappy teams. It was as if Willie Randolph himself read our previous post and started hitting and running. Meanwhile, the guy who hit the ball as ...
MetsBlog.comQuote: Willie Randolph’s Post-Game Remarks
Following last night’s win over the Nationals, Willie Randolph had the following to say while speaking to reporters about: … Johan Santana , and whether he earned his money tonight… “Well, no, he should have had the ...
MetsBlog.comRecap: Willie Randolph on WFAN
During his appearance yesterday on WFAN’s Mike and the Maddog , Willie Randolph acknowledged that Carlos Delgado is ‘struggling,’ adding that Delgado does not mind hitting sixth, ‘because he wants to win.’ According to ...
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Carlos Delgado dropped to sixth in the batting order on Tuesday, in what was Mets manager Willie Randolph's most telling admission yet of what this has become: a plain old, no-good slump.
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Mets manager Willie Randolph did not wait long this year to move Carlos Delgado, who has had 3 hits in his last 35 at-bats, down in the batting order.
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Carlos Delgado reported for work early Wednesday, for a half-hour batting practice session at 2 p.m. on the field with struggling teammates Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo as Willie Randolph and hitting coach Howard Johnson observed.  ...
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"Is Willie Randolph waiting for a barrel of crude oil to overtake Carlos Delgado's batting average before he benches him?"
AMAZIN' STOPPER
WASHINGTON - Johan Santana combined with a batting-order shakeup and the bumbling Nationals made a perfect tonic for the Mets last night. Santana was the stopper the Amazin's paid him $137.5 million to be, winning his second straight start while...