Mets Notebook: Mets Say Delgado Is Not Playing as Badly as He Looks

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SlumpBot .200: Jacque Jones has fallen and he can't get up
Published 4/22/2008 at Big League Stew
... Diagnosis: "It's not as bad as it looks," according to hitting coach Howard Johnson ... though you know it's not a good sign when your hitting coach is saying saying you've been making good contact and you still can't get on base. [NY Times] ...

Irresponsible speculation: Carlos Delgado edition
Published 4/22/2008 by Tao of Stieb at The Tao of Stieb
... Speaking of faint praise, the Mets hitting coach Howard Johnson told the New York Times that Delgado's 2008 performance is "not as bad as it looks." ...

Delgado's Bat, Former Standout, Dies at 16
Published 4/23/2008 by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... Hope for Delgado's bat was expressed by Dr. Howard Johnson as late as yesterday morning, but by the afternoon it was clear to even the most casual of observers that it was simply too weak to continue on. Finally, in the top of the eighth inning at Wrigley Field, Carlos Delgado's bat passed away quietly, striking out swinging against third-year Cub Carlos Marmol. ...