Apr
19
2011

Jose And David

An article by Former Writers

Did any of you see David playing catch with the kids over the weekend? I doubt anyone told him to do that – it’s just Big Brother playing catch with the kids and having fun at the ball field. David has three younger brothers and knows how to play his role – the faces of those kids told the whole story and they will remember the time David played catch with them for the rest of their lives.

How about Jose? Can’t you see the joy on his face when he plays? This is someone who loves his work – and we can always tell. Jose has been here since he was a teenager, and spent some time at Port St. Lucie learning about professional baseball – although he’d played practically since he could walk.

The point I’m trying to make here is why do you want to trade David and/or Jose away? Yes, that’s the song I’m hearing.

Many of us also enjoy seeing the same guys from year to year. That’s the ‘It’s My Team’ way that baseball always was. Remember the ’86 Mets? And the Seaver guys way back in the ’60′s who were the Class of the National League – would you have traded any of them?

Do you think that trading away two of the longest lasting Mets will bring in new customers?

I don’t.

Let’s keep Jose and David at home.

About the Author: Former Writers

4 Comments + Add Comment

t agee April 19, 2011 at 1:08 pm

Making a bid to replace Chipper in the event he doesn’t remain here? Play for a competent organization close to home? Plenty of LH hitters in the line up to help him see more of them? Increase those power numbers in a smaller park.

Maybe I’m just being cynical because I have seen Wright stop and give my neices, nephews and cousins autographs many times after the game. Pulled right over and signed for a half hour plenty of times. I know he’s a decent guy as many of the Mets have been through the years but with the ownership situation the way it is and only a year plus left on his deal…..
- Des April 20, 2011 at 8:15 pm
  
  Great anecdote about David. In the old Dodgers days, I saw Carl Furillo do the same thing in a driveway in Brooklyn, where he used to park his car on game days. He’d stay as long as kids wanted autographs. Decent people, indeed.
Russell Zanca April 19, 2011 at 1:31 pm

I hear you, Annie.

Just seems so antithetical, unfortunately, to what baseball is all about these days, especially the Mets organization.
baby al April 20, 2011 at 7:32 pm

u are on the money annie about keeping wright and reyes.the jokers who say that we should trade them for prospects forget that at their young ages both wright and reyes are PROSPECTS WITH MLB NUMBERS.those jokers know nothing.jose and david deserve another run at glory with this ballclub but with a new cast around them!these guys are YOUNG enough to blend in with another generation of mets.

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