RBI RS RBI+RS

Beltran 90 81 = 171

Delgado 66 57 = 123

Reyes 35 78 = 113

Wright 85 90 = 175

Considering that Wright hit 3rd everyday in all four of those months, the most common spots in the order for him to drive guys in would be leadoff (Reyes) who wasn’t hitting, Castillo/Church/Murphy hitting 2nd, the pitcher hitting ninth and the # 8 hitter which was usually some combination of Defilice/Alomar/Milledge/Lo Duca/Gotay/Green/Schneider or someone of that ilk and even in 2007 when Castillo was getting on (2008 he was horrendous) almost certainly he’s on 1B so no way Wright drives him in with anything less than a double and even that’s no guarantee.

With table setters like our #8 hitter, the pitcher, Reyes not getting on as much as usual and a #2 hitter who when he did get on almost always required at least a double to get plated by Wright I’d say he made a lot of his opportunities. No one’s going to come through every time but considering the guys hitting in front of him I just don’t see the need to constantly single him out for criticism of those two blown post seasons.

Those four months (other than Oct 2006) were the most pressure packed games the Mets have played in the last decade and as you can see by the numbers he led the team in runs scored and despite the lack of baserunners to drive in, did drive in almost as many as the team leader who had HIM to drive in getting OB at a .433 clip as opposed to Jose’s .324, the pitcher and whoever was hitting 8th that day or the guy in front of him who required an extra base hit to score from 1B.

For him to get ALL the criticism IS a double standard plain and simple and I know a few of you will deny all credible evidence of how wrong you are and point to what you want to remember or one AB or some other nonsense but the fact is EVERYONE could have done a little more and I’ll always wonder how many big hits by Delgado, Beltran and Wright were rendered “meaningless” after the emergency call up couldn’t get out of the 3rd or the bullpen blew the game in both the 8th and the 9th or as usual we had four guys in the lineup that couldn’t have started for KC or Pittsburgh.

It most certainly IS a double standard. No other way to put it. Reminds me of a game in Miami last year where they both made two apiece. The difference here was that Reyes got picked up, Wright didn’t. Doesn’t make any either one’s “meaningless.”

They both played poor defense and that is the last thing a defensively challenged team needs since we’re already getting bad defense at catcher, sometimes at 2B and RF. Errors are contagious and with our rotation and pen, simply not something we can afford to happen from anyone, at any point in the game.

Not meaningless at all.

Now I’m on record that we should resign Reyes this year and let Wright go after his option year (2013) but I simply can’t understand the hypocrisy of some posters here.

Reyes has his worst months in August and Sept of both 2007 and 2008, Wright has his best months of the year in August and September of 2007 and 2008 and yet Wright gets called out repeatedly for wilting in the clutch. Now Reyes errors are meaningless while Wrights cost the game. Why the double standard?

It just can’t all be selective memory or delusion can it? There must be something else driving this double standard.

SMH.

I was AT the game on Saturday, and it’s ok for Reyes to make two errors? Not a word about that, nor this error on Thursday. 3 error’s in 3 days and that’s ok – Wright Chokes……………

Oh and he’s not a good “kid” – how many millions of dollars have YOU Raised for sick children?

Are you actually a Mets fan?

You asking me about baseball is pretty comical. Obviously YOU do not know that EVERY run counts, and in this game ALL errors had an effect on the final outcome, and YOU continue to THINK, that I am dismissing the 9th inning error after saying for the 3rd time now that it DID matter.

Another know it all that has so much to actually learn – starting with your screen name, that’s a joke.

And I don’t care if Wright and Reyes made 10 errors in the first 8 innings. If you’re ahead in the 9th and you play flawless defense, nobody will give a CRAP about the other errors. Unfortunately, Wright GAGGED/CHOKED a routine grounder. Baseball is meant to be played with 3 outs an inning, not 4. You DO know that, right?

So which is it, if Wright makes it after the 6th it’s a mortal sin buy if anyone else makes an error before the 9th all is forgiven. WOW that’s not a double standard.

Also, ALL ERRORS are NOT forgiven for ANYONE in any inning, even if Reyes makes them. If you knew a thing about baseball ALL runs count, and early errors still leading to runs cost a team.

Yesterday the team lost by ONE run, those earlier runs DID cost the game just as much. Also AGAIN, I’m all over Wright for making the errors (in case I’m not clear), but lets dismiss the three fat hits Parnell gave up following that. NO NO that’s all Wrights fault too.

Translate in any language you want, but I NEVER EVER said ANY even the one in the 9th is ok, so do YOU NEED translations?

I would LOVE to see how many errors Wright makes after the 6th inning throughout his career. I want to see how other 3B do fielding wise in the later part of the game. Wright has never struck me as a solid fielder and a few too many of his errors come late in games. I would love to see accurate numbers comparing his to his contemporaries on the hot corner.

SMH