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2011
Wright Wants Reyes Back, Can’t Imagine Playing Without Him
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Erik Boland of Newsday, captured some great quotes from David Wright who was being honored at the ALS Sports Award Benefit tonight in NYC. The topic of course was Jose Reyes, and the Mets third baseman didn’t mince words about how he felt about the situation.
“You see the kind of interest Jose’s getting…You knew he was going to get it, but it finally kind of hits home when you hear the different reports about him speaking to different teams and everything. You know that it’s a possibility that he’s not here.”
“I don’t know what he’s going to do but I know what I want him to do, that’s to be to my left next year. I’ve shot him a couple text messages here and there, nothing about baseball, but I guess that’s the eternal optimist side of me is that he’ll be to my left in spring training. Hopefully, the organization values Jose maybe the way I do. If Jose goes, I guess anybody can go.”
It’s going to be so weird to never see Jose Reyes batting leadoff or comprising the left side of the infield with David Wright. I’ve always thought of them being connected together: Wright and Reyes, Reyes and Wright. They were the lifeblood of these current Mets and I never really thought about the day when either of them would be gone.
Maybe I was just being naive, but I always envisioned them as Mets for life, the first ones since Eddie Kranepool in 1962. Yes, that’s right, he’s the only major league player to spend his entire career as a New York Met. I always thought Reyes and Wright would be the next two.
They say there’s no more loyalty in baseball, but in all honesty, where the Mets are concerned loyalty never existed, even among their all time greats.
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From what I understand, Wright will be playing next to Tulo soon enough anyway.
Hopefully…and Nolan Arenado better be in the Mets’ farm system shortly!
Wilpons are holding us hostage !
This whole situation sucks. I can understand trading Wright or not signing Reyes but like many I had high hopes for a couple players to actually be career Mets. As an organization the Mets have historically had little loyalty. They have traded or let go so many players over the decades. Its sad because we as fans have had so much loyalty to a team that has been horrible for the most part.
My personal feeling on the whole thing…
If Reyes goes, Wright will go, and likely to Colorado.
Next few months will be telling.
I don’t think it’s -he’ll be traded to Colorado- as much as this quote == “If Jose goes, I guess anybody can go.” == that quote is a politically nice way of saying,
‘Jose goes, ill leave’ ..i mean he doesnt have to sign here he’ll eventually become a free agent or as you say traded if mets sense he won’t resign since the Wilpons can only focus on their personal agenda ..Mets don’t try to put together a team this offseason there is NO WAY ill go to Cit Field, i will watch probably but ill boycott …
hey rickybobby,
i totally agree. not only will i not go to cicifield, if reyes goes it is the last mets management will spit in my face as a loyal supporter. i will stop watching mets games. maybe when supporters stop paying for sny to watch mets games their sponsors may put some pressure on them to look out for their fans. after all we are the ones who pay their bills by going to their ballpark, paying their outrageous prices for beer and snacks and buying products from their sponsors. less ticket buyers and viewers should not be tolerated by their sponsors. can u tell i am pissed ? and by the way, i got the same feeling u did about david’s comment about if reyes goes, anyone can go. he is showing loyalty and caring about his buddy at short. but loyalty is NOT a trait of the current mets management.
maybe wright ends up playing third for the marlins as hanley ramirez moves to either first base or the outfield..
you know, is a shame really.. sandy alderson and the wilpons should be embarrassed, as a GM you wanna have that track record that percieves you, whether you were great, good or just plain horrible, sandy is falling into a new category as a GM, GARBAGE, at least he never gave te fans any indications he wanted to win as the GM here in NY, as i said all along, the man is here to shred payroll for the wilpons, then bolt. all sandy’s apologist are now convinced the man is not a GM, more of a financial mediator. once bay and santana are off the book, his job is done.. until then, say hello to a lot of hu’s, eamuses, carrasco’s, thayer’s and boyer’s of the world on a 1 year deal to hold the forth till then.
No mention of Reyes’ comment. It may have been something like this “Yeah homey I’ll miss you too especially when you were up and left me standing at third when you were whiffing at the outside pitch. Why did I have to do all this by myself.”
You know I might add after a 500 season and the agony of Mets baseball I am ready for both of them to move on. We can play 500 ball with or without them. You cna lose with a 60 million dollar payroll or a 100 million dollar payroll. This team isn’t going anywhere next year so move them, try to get value and play the guys we have. Enough of this already. As a Met fan they can wear you down after awhile.
got news for you, without wright or reyes we are NOT finishing .500. we have a long period of losing ahead of us.
And I should feel better with having 500 season vis-a-vis a 400 season. If this keeps up and the Mets continue to bleed money and declining attendance when will we wake up and realize that there is only one MLB team in the Big Apple and we are referred to that “other” team and attendance is so poor that the Mets will have to move to a medium market ala Pittsburgh to be viable. The Pirates haven’t had a winning season in 17 years and the fans support them. Are the Mets a NY team? Think about it. Here is the question. If you don’t pay Reyes how much will attendance drop and without Wright and Reyes will attendance be down 10% or whatever. I bet that is a discussion in the boardroom now.
In the real world, not the fantasy baseball world kiddies…. The Mets have NOT won jack squat with Pretty Boy Wright & Dancing Jose Reyes. These are the last 2 pieces of the 2006 team that some of you think were undefeated and won the WS. Lets move on please and focus on the future. I don’t care what these guys are being paid, I’m not 12 so I don’t need to have a favorite player to get me to come to the ballpark. I simply want them to win and history proves that they can not do it with these two infielders. And before you begin to start.. Win means, A World Series Championship sometime soon.