Monday, October 16, 2006

Le Duc

Figured I wouldn't break the trend with post titles. Spanish, then English, so I threw in some French for good measure.

Anyway, a couple of interesting points from an ESPN.com article on the game by Stark:

Bet you didn't know Delgado already has mashed as many postseason homers as a Met as Darryl Strawberry.

Bet you didn't know he needs just one more RBI to say he has driven in as many postseason runs as a Met as Keith Hernandez or Mike Piazza.

Bet you didn't know he now owns the highest career postseason average of any Met who has ever accumulated 20 October at-bats or more.

I believe that's called a "triple crown". If the Mets win a series this year (to match Gary/Kieth/Darryl), he becomes our all-time great post-season position player. That didn't take long.

A funny line:

Like the Iron Chef, this is an offense that can carve you up 1,000 different ways. With flashing feet and top-to-bottom power. With patience and with brains. With the brightest faces of the 21st Century (Jose Reyes and David Wright) and the ageless face of the Dead-Ball Era (Julio Franco).

Remember when Franco managed to take the Big Train deep for his 26th home run? I really thought he was going to get #27 and tie the Major League home run record. I was never a Chicago White Stockings fan, but I always thought it a shame that Ned Williamson got the dropsy.

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