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Activism in athletics no longer in vogue

Written by Eben Novy-Williams, Senior Writer
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2008
I will never forget the day Carlos Delgado became a New York Met.

It was February 2006, and “New York’s other team” was just turning the corner. The year before, it was ace Pedro Martinez and outfielder Carlos Beltran ...

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  • 10:01 a.m. on May 16th, 2008
    Posted by
    Ralph Wiggum

    You're an idiot. Delgado has been boo'd this season because he has been batting around the Mendoza line, not because of any unpopular political stance. Mets fans can't take many more 0 for 5, 3 LOB stinkers from a highly paid "employee" whose job is to entertain them.

    You must be a great Met fan if you fail to recognize that.

  • 1:30 p.m. on May 16th, 2008
    Posted by
    Eben Novy-Williams

    This has nothing to do with his on-field play - and I never said his being booed had anything to do with his political stance. The point, if you even read the article, was that no one knows his political stance, because the Mets have silenced him.
    He was a much better player when he was allowed to speak his mind. Maybe there's a connection...

  • 2:48 p.m. on May 16th, 2008
    Posted by
    Ralph Wiggum

    Well, you made a tenuous connection between the two, by leading off with his unpopularity due to his political stances and then transitioning into his recent act of spite towards Met fans. The fact is, Delgado's poor play has a whole lot more to do with him starting to show his age. He's washed up. If his "silencing" is really affecting his play, then why'd he have such a good season after the trade? Whatever the case, we have plenty of politically active sports stars - you just lament the fact that very few of them share your views. Also, many sports stars have their own charitable foundations, but they are either politically neutral or at odds with your politics for you to acknowledge them.

  • 3:56 p.m. on May 16th, 2008
    Posted by
    Stan

    Carlos Delgado is to Roberto Clemente as Marcus Schroeder is
    to Bill Bradley.

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