Dirty Delgado

"It was out of my reach. What do you want me to do — dive for it?"

—Roger Dorn, Cleveland Indians, 1989

"I'm not going to dive just to dive. If I think I can reach it, I am going to dive. If I don't think I can catch it, I am not going to"

—Carlos Delgado, New York Mets, 2008

And in the sixth inning of the third night of the rest of our lives, Carlos Delgado dove. He left his feet. He flew until he landed in dirt. And he caught something in his glove. more...