blogs.nypost.com - 2/18/2008
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2. Delgado might be the favorite in the “best player’s car’’ derby, showing up today with a tricked-out red Escalade with a cab that extended into the street. The SUV also had the slogan ``Strut’’ engraved on the front grill. Nice. 3. Santana threw off the mound again this morning, throwing about 35-40 pitches (a mixture of fastballs and off-speed stuff), and once again showed excellent ...
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Chavez back to normal
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
... in winter ball. From Bart Hubbuch in the NY Post : "Backup outfielder Endy Chavez, a favorite of manager Willie Randolph, reported and said he is healthy after suffering hamstring and ankle injuries while playing winter ball in his native Venezuela. Chavez doesn’t expect to miss any time when the Mets begin Grapefruit League play next week." He's going to be playing a lot of baseball this year, with Moises Alou getting one year older and Carlos Beltran always getting injured. Chavez will be a key late-game and fill-in player for the Mets all year long. -AV ...
Blog: Delgado in Camp
MetsBlog.com —
... In his blog at the New York Post, Bart Hubbuch makes a few key notes regarding Carlos Delgado’s first day in camp. ...
Note: The Mysterious Red Cadillac Escalade
MetsBlog.com —
... According to Burt Hubbach in the New York Post, Carlos Delgado arrived to camp yesterday, “In a tricked-out red Escalade with a cab that extended into the street.” ...
Delgado Resurgence = A Receded Slugger, No?
Amazin' Avenue —
... Whatever the problem, Delgado committed himself this offseason to getting into shape and correcting whatever flaws his swing happened into last season. His appearance has been described as "leaner and stronger" (link), and I'm not going to discount the possibility that he could bounce back and have a season more in line with what 2007 should have been: a slight dropoff from his 2006 numbers, but not such a precipitous decline as 2007 actually offered. If we consider 2007 to be an abnormally unproductive year for Delgado, it isn't such a stretch to think that his performance ...
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