Mets' Delgado: I wasn't sending message to fans
Published 4/29/2008 at Newsday.com - Mets
Carlos Delgado insisted yesterday that he wasn't
trying to send a message to the fans when he denied their request for a curtain call Sunday in the Mets' 6-3 victory over Atlanta. There are moments that warrant a tip of the hat, Delgado said, but in his opinion, his second home run of Sunday's game was not one of them.
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Hot Foot found this 4/28/2008 on www.nydailynews.com
So here are THE NUTS and BOLTS questions and answers from Carlos Delgado’s entertaining 20 minutes of give and take with reporters a little while ago about the most talked-about “curtain” since Jamie-Leigh Curtis’ mom had hers ...CURTAIN SNUB DESERVES CHEERS
MetsBlog.com found this 4/29/2008 on www.nypost.com
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TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 4/29/2008 from theropolitans.com
I continue to hear more and more about the Mets wanting to trade for Xavier Nady to sure up the Mets outfield. Um...why? What is wrong with the outfield? Has Angel Pagan already fallen so far out of favor with Mets fans since he won the game over the Phillies in the 12th inning? Has the Angel Wave already run it's course in New York?Delgado's curtain call history
The 'Ropolitans :: New York Mets Baseball Blog found this 4/29/2008 on www.nydailynews.com
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