“[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.”
“The Mets have a policy that everybody should stand for 'God Bless America' and I will be there, ... I will not cause a distraction for the ball club. What I believe as a person will not be a distraction for the ball club.”
“[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.”
“I don't know much about how it was before I got here, but I can tell you we have a real good team and that creates a buzz. I feel pretty good about our chances. I'm not good at predicting anything, and after you spend a little time in the game you realize expectations don't mean nothing. I want to go to Spring Training and get in the winning mode. I want to meet some of the guys I've never met and try to see what we can do as a team and what we can't do and find a way we can complement each other.”
