Mets 6, Braves 3: Delgado Bounces Back to Lead Mets

Mets Fan in Texas found this 4/28/2008 on www.nytimes.com [flag]

Carlos Delgado cranked a bases-empty homer off John Smoltz in the third and mashed another one in the seventh, a monstrous blast off the scoreboard in right-center field. [link]

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Misguided Media
Published 4/28/2008 by metsfanintexas at Mets Fan in Texas
It's shocking, yet it's so predictable. Carlos Delgado busts out of a slump, hits two impressive home runs to lead the Mets to a solid win over the rival Braves, and what are the headlines today? Newsday: Delgado (2 HRs) snubs curtain call in Mets win Post: NO CURTAIN FOR CARLOS Times: Delgado Homers Twice but Isn't Taking Any Bows And while the Daily News and The Record didn't emphasize the phantom curtain call as much as the above papers, ...

Let's See Pedro Fix a Hard Drive
Published 4/29/2008 by Emma at Eephus Pitch
... Finally, do you buy that Carlos Delgado doesn't believe in taking curtain calls after relatively insignificant home runs, out of "respect for the game"? ...

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