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
like-you ifs
If you hit, they're going to like you. If you don't hit, they're not going to like you.
simple guy fancy
I'm a simple guy. There's nothing fancy about my life.
fun exercise boys
Work is not a drag for me. I like to get here early, hang out, catch up with the boys. I'll go in the cage and hit, do my exercises. I try to keep it fun and find ways to enjoy it.
risking unique
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.
exceptions lifetime proud puerto unique
This is a very unique opportunity. It is once in a lifetime and you have to make exceptions and adjustments. I am proud of being Puerto Rican, and we think this is a big deal.
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.
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.
normal
I'll be working my way down to my normal .185.
bragging cuba everybody measures wants
This is going to be for bragging rights. Everybody wants to see how Cuba measures up with the professional teams.
pumped sweet
It's like sweet and sour, because we get pumped up, and then we get a little panicked,
cylinders firing good help hopefully tremendous
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.
present time turn
It's time to go to New York, so you turn the page. It's not about the past, it's about the present and the future.
added guys
I think it's going to be a better lineup. You added (three) guys to the lineup with guys who are going to be better.
classic good represent smart time
I was able to play. I just want to be smart this time of year. As much as I'd like to play in the Classic and represent my country, if I'm not 100 percent, I'm not good enough to play, I won't.