Carlos Delgado
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernándezis a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. With 473 home runs and 1,512 RBI, he holds the all-time home run and RBI records among Puerto Rican players. He is one of only six players in Major League history to hit 30 home runs in ten consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth player to do so...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 June 1972
caught chicken excited job perspective run
I am excited about it, but you've got to keep things in perspective. You don't want to run out there crazy, like a chicken with no head. There's a job to do. There's a lot at stake, but you can't get caught up in the emotion.
push run third trying tying
It's exciting, this is great. We are making a push and it is exciting...I was just trying to make contact. We had the tying run on third base, but I was just trying to make contact.
running smart home
I learned the hard way. When I started hitting home runs, I thought, I can hit these pitches. Then I started thinking, if I can do this, I can hit the pitch four inches outside or four inches up. I expanded the zone and got myself out. Pitchers are smart. If they find out they don't have to throw strikes, they won't.
run third trying tying
I was just trying to make contact. We had the tying run on third base, but I was just trying to make contact.
almost ball good rooting run
He's good with the bat. He'll run the ball out. It's almost like you're rooting for him because of his effort.
bunch came home run score shut time
The home run wasn't enough to win. They came back to score a bunch of runs. At the time it was a big hit, but after that we couldn't shut them down.
again february people provoking saying since venezuela
We are celebrating 14 years since February 4 and saying to the imperialists that the people will never again kneel before their aggression. They are provoking Venezuela and we won't let that happen.
given great opportunity rid situation
The situation with the Marlins, getting rid of some of their players, has given me a great opportunity in New York,
enjoy fans fired opening uniforms
There's something about opening day. The uniforms look a little whiter. The fans are fired up. I just want to enjoy it.
favors man matter speaking talk
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.
brings describe help intensity loves shows tough watch
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.
against cuba measured opportunity provides teams tournament
Cuba is a world-class team. A tournament like this provides an opportunity for all teams to be measured against each other.
brought glad missing
There's no such thing as a missing piece. I'm glad they brought me over here.
easy tough
We've made it tough for ourselves. It won't be an easy battle. But if we're going to go down, we're going to go down swinging.