Delgado is being bombarded by boos…

Carlos Delgado has been bombarded by boos every time he strikeout or fail to he the key hit of the game. Last Tuesday night was not an exception in the Mets' ugly 5-3, 11-inning loss to the Cardinals at steamy Shea Stadium. Delgado came into the game batting .167 over the last seven days. His on-base percentage during that time? You guessed it, .167. His slugging percentage? Same deal, .167.

Are you beginning to see a pattern here?
Then it got worse.

Delgado, who is hitting .162 this season with runners in scoring position and two outs, was 0-for-2 in those situations last night. Say this for Delgado: He knows he stinks and he's not hiding from the boos.

"I'm [stinking] right now," Delgado said after his 1-for-5 night. "I'll keep swinging until I don't [stink] anymore."

He's not about to blame any of his problems on his offseason right wrist surgery. He said the wrist is a "non story," then added, "Thank God."

The first baseman was supposed to heat up with the weather. That was the company line. Just like Julio Franco was supposed to heat up. Franco is hitting .191 overall and .156 vs. right-handers. He grounded out to end the ninth with the potential winning run 90 feet from home.
The weather is hot, and Delgado remains as cold as the frig close to him. He turned 35 Monday, but it looks more than 55. He may be on the downside of his career, but he doesn't see it that way. This is just one of those slumps.

Delgado did double with one out and no one on in the 11th.

"Nothing to write home about," he said of his second extra-base hit in 12 games.
Before the game the Mets were chipper, saying they had learned some valuable lessons bouncing back from their June swoon with four straight victories, but if Delgado does not come around, and with Moises Alou still down with a quad injury and Carlos Beltran nursing a quad injury, the Mets remain in deep trouble.

The offense lacks consistency.