[As Delgado buttoned his new No. 21 jersey during his introductory news conference at Shea Stadium, cameras flashed and photographers pleaded,] Look here, not there, give me a thumbs up, Carlos, that's it. ... God Bless America. |
[Is Carlos Delgado unflappable or what? Last week someone asked him if his bad knee was responsible for an early season slump.] It only hurts when I run, ... So it's feeling great right now. |
[Noting that the Mets have a policy that requires every player to stand for the song, Delgado said he would not create a distraction.] I said when I met with the ownership that I'm employee No. 21, ... I'm not going to put myself in front of the team. I'm here to follow orders, and that's the way it goes. |
A.J., he made a decision, he said what he needed to say and he has to deal with it. He's a grown man. |
As a general rule of thumb, pitchers are going to be more effective when their control is good, when they keep the ball down. He's got good stuff. It's important for him and all the pitchers to throw strikes. |
At the beginning, that was their approach, ... It doesn't matter if you're Latin, American or Italian, if we're going to talk business, talk business. I'm not doing you any favors, you're not doing me any favors because we're speaking in Spanish. I'm a man first. |
Come on, this is baseball, ... There is no job security here. |
Considering this is a pretty unique opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime event, and we're not risking anything treatment-wise, I'd like to be there, and be part of the team. If I get better, and can still play, I'm already there. |
Cuba is a world-class team. A tournament like this provides an opportunity for all teams to be measured against each other. |
Dontrelle Willis I'm going to describe in one word: He is phenomenal, ... He loves to help the ballclub, and as tough as it is to watch when he dives headfirst, it only shows you what kind of intensity he brings to the game. |
For me, it's an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to share with such a great player, ... We talked [Thursday] a couple of times and I told him I'm going to New York and he has to tell me where to go, who is who and what there is to do ... at some point we'll sit down and talk about all the details. |
God Bless America. |
He saved the game, |
He threw the ball hard with a lot of sink to it. He throws hard, but has problems with his control. |
He's a good friend. He's a tremendous ballplayer, and hopefully he'll be firing on all cylinders and we can help each other out. |