A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION METS' DELGADO DELIVERS IN HIS PLAYOFF DEBUT METS 6, DODGERS 5.Byline: STEVE DILBECK Staff Writer NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- He's 34 years old and had done so much. Been around the major leagues for 12 years. Learned an appreciation as one of the game's most feared hitters. But one thing Carlos Delgado This article is about the baseball player. For the Venezuelan president, see Carlos Delgado Chalbaud. Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets. had never done was appear in a single playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . Delgado made his playoff debut Wednesday night for the Mets, and safe to say he made it memorable. All he did was tied a team record with four hits in a postseason game. All he did was homer for the Mets' first run and collect three singles, the last one driving in a run to break a 4-4 tie and send New York to a 6-5series-opening victory over the Dodgers. ``Nice to see him get an opportunity to be in this type of stage and come through in his first game,'' Mets manager Willie Randolph Delgado was a tad happy, too. He wasn't sure what to expect in his first playoff game. He felt the emotions swell, continually tried to calm himself, to focus on the moment. ``I was very excited,'' Delgado said. ``I had butterflies in my stomach the first couple of innings. I was saying, `Whoa, what is going on here?' But I was able to kind of control my emotions and just go out and play. ``I just kept telling myself, `Don't try to do too much.''' Dodgers starter Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws and bats right-handed. , who had been the best pitcher in the National League over the past several weeks, opened the game by shutting the Mets out for the first three innings. Delgado entered the postseason in something of a slump. After hitting 38 home runs on the season, he had not hit a home run and was batting .227 in his last 44 at-bats. But in the fourth inning, with the Dodgers leading 1-0, he crushed a Lowe offering, sending it out to center. Two batters later, Cliff Floyd Cornelius Clifford Floyd (December 5, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a left fielder for the Chicago Cubs. Early years Floyd was born to parents Cornelius Clifford Floyd, Sr. and Olivia Floyd. After spending 13 years as an only child, Floyd was joined by brother Julius. hit another solo shot and the Mets had a 2-1 lead. ``For Carlos to go out there, break the ice, it let everybody relax a little bit, get focused Get Focused is a Christian youth festival started in 2001 in Tønsberg, Norway. The festival had 1500 visitors in 2005, and the British Christian-rock band Delirious? performed. Get Focused is a cooperation of the local youth groups in the Tønsberg area in Vestfold, Norway. ,'' Mets third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker David Wright David Wright may refer to:
Delgado came up to the major leagues with Toronto, after the Blue Jays' two World Series appearances. He spent last season with the Marlins, after their two World Series titles. And now Delgado -- who has 407 career home runs -- finally found "Finally Found" was the debut single from the Honeyz. This was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, securing a number 4 position in the UK singles chart and achieved platinum status in Australia [1] Tracklisting # Title Length himself in his first postseason moment. He finished 4 for 5, with two runs and two RBIs. ``I hope it gets better,'' Delgado said. ``It was a fun day. ``I didn't want to have any expectations. I wanted to go in and play baseball, because you start thinking about this and that, and the next thing you know you've forgotten the most important thing -- playing the game.'' Delgado was still playing it Wednesday when the Mets needed it most. The Dodgers had rallied to tie the score 4-4 in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the inning Noun 1. bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat bottom inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat , Delgado came to the plate against Brad Penny with runners on first and second and one out. Delgado laced a hard single past diving shortstop Rafael Furcal and the Mets had regained the lead. Shea Stadium was rocking. The man trying to contain his emotions let loose with a large windmill fist pump at first base. ``They had just tied the game and we were given an opportunity to take the lead,'' he said. ``I was excited. ``You're facing a guy throwing 98 mph, come up with a big RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . So I was pretty fired up.'' Delgado's heroics helped the Mets take a 1-0 in the best-of-five series, and also helped a team rocked by the loss of starting pitchers Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez feel comfortable again. ``He looked good tonight,'' Randolph said. ``You could see he had a nice posture about him, a nice focus. He took what they gave him.'' He also took away a postseason debut to remember. steve.dilbeck@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) Carlos Delgado reacts after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning. Delgado would also hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning and finished 4 for 5 for the Mets. Bill Kostroun/Associated Press (2) no caption (HONG-CHIH KUO, DODGERS) (3) no caption (TOM GLAVINE, METS) Box: (1) PROBABLE GAME 2 STARTERS (2) BY THE NUMBERS |
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