Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado is having an unproductive season which, combined with his drop-off last year, has led to speculation that he's on the wrong side of his baseball career. But don't try telling that to Delgado's agent, David Sloane. Because Sloane has the ultimate trump card: Yo mama.

Star-Ledger reporter Dan Graziano, wrote a column yesterday detailing a bizarre Mother's Day email exchange with Sloane that ended thusly:

Graziano: That a joke, too? You're a funny guy.

Sloane: So's your mom.

Seeing as Sloane has made millions of dollars for Delgado over the past several years, we can't help but wonder if perhaps the phrase "your mom" is an underappreciated negotiating tactic. Think of the implications: Barack won't back down? "Your mom can't win the white vote"; Yahoo balking at Microsoft? "Your mom's worth $33 a share!"

In addition to being a negotiating genius, Sloane is evidently a public relations wizard. In 2005, after Delgado signed with the Marlins, Sloane mounted an unexplained PR blitz against the Mets, which perhaps culminated in an email to Newsday's John Heyman informing the writer that "tomorrow, [his] column will line a bird cage." By spring training 2006, Delgado was a Met. So's your mom.

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