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2012
Wright Becomes Mets All Time RBI Leader!
An article by Craig Lerner
INTO THE RECORD BOOKS!
David Wright’s two-run home run in the sixth-inning gave him 735 career RBI, the most in franchise history, passing Darryl Strawberry, who had 733.
“I think that just kind of growing up and knowing the history of the organization, to have your name mentioned in the same breath with Strawberry and Piazza and some of these guys, is quite an honor, and hopefully there’s more to come.”
WRIGHT ON TIME!
David Wright has three home runs this season and all three have given the Mets a lead…Besides tonight, Wright’s other two home runs came on: April 7 vs. Atlanta, a 4-2 win and April 14 at Philadelphia in a 5-0 win.
“I get a tremendous amount of pride to put that uniform on. Obviously, we’ve had some tough times over the last three years. But every day I come to the ballpark I’m extremely lucky and fortunate to put this uniform on. You never take it for granted.”
GAME-WINNING RBIS!
Tonight’s two-run home run was Wright’s fourth game-winning RBI this season. He has 102 game-winning RBI during his career, extending his franchise record. 102 game-winning hits – that’s incredible.
“I’ve been fortunate to do it all for this franchise that drafted me, developed me and allowed me to play here for a number of years. I’m very grateful to the organization and grateful to the fans.”
A FRANCHISE PLAYER!
David Wright ranks in the top 10 in franchise history in nearly every major offensive category including hits, doubles, runs, walks, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging.
“It’s nice being mentioned for the individual things but what I really want is to be mentioned, have that type of legacy that those guys had in `86 and even the Mike Piazza era and the Subway Series. That’s ultimately where I want to be mentioned.”
What we have in David Wright is the greatest home grown position player ever to wear the Mets uniform. One day, you’ll see the No. 5 right next to No. 41 on the outfield wall. That’s mot an exaggeration and I truly believe that. I do believe the Mets will sign him to an extension and that he will be our first great lifelong Met in franchise history. I believe Darryl Strawberry nailed it yesterday when he said David Wright is to the Mets what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees.
Congratulations to David Wright and such a monumental milestone for the Mets and for his career.
What a class act.
About the Author: Craig Lerner
I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 22 | 18 | .550 | - |
| Nationals | 22 | 19 | .537 | 0.5 |
| Phillies | 19 | 22 | .463 | 3.5 |
| Mets | 15 | 23 | .395 | 6.0 |
| Marlins | 11 | 30 | .268 | 11.5 |
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Nice pics. Congrats Wright.
he is our franchise player , do not trade him or let him go , David Wright is a met and he should retire as one , nuff said
Agreed, I also believe he’ll get signed and the sooner the better because I hate the way some of the haters argue against it. For someone this good, actually great, it’s appalling how many here and on Metsblog hate on this kid. They would prefer Frank Catalanotto or Fernando Tatis to him which tells you all you need to know about their baseball acumen.
Excellent pictures of Wright. I just read those quotes for him and come away so impressed with this young man. When I think of Reyes I see a total opposite and only picture this video of him.
http://youtu.be/I0ktPxm0kIE
When I saw that video it made me sick and I knew he was all about the money. The name of the video was “who needs friends” and the timing of it was very suspicious.
haters hate, thats all they can do . keep Wright and he will be our alltime leader in almost any category until he retires . Lets keep one good player that we all can remember forever as our guy. And maybe…. we will remember him as a champion too… I LOVE MY METS , go sweep the fish, LETS GO METS !!!
Well said, Angelo!
yeah, except the crappy english but its only my 4th language :p
What better way to take over that record than with a HR.
Here’s hoping they get an extension done.
i dont think wright´s aiming the most money for the most years . I think he would accept less money to be a met for lifetime . we will see
well, there is a big difference between doing an extension soon (say at the ASB) when he has 1.5 years still locked in, vs. what he would do if he plays out through 2013 and is an actual FA.
Right now, there is a long unknown period to mitigate risk over (injury possibility, what if he has a bad year). So it is a huge guess (projection) what he will get way down the road. not so when you are a FA, sorting through offers!
If he does an extension this year, there is nothing actual to compare it against to say he took a lower offer.
” I believe Darryl Strawberry nailed it yesterday when he said David Wright is to the Mets what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees.”
I guess he AND Chipper have no idea what they are talking about.
You love to instigate don’t you???
How is that instigating Alex? You don’t have to comment on my post anymore than I have to on yours.
So do you think that Darryl is wrong? I think it’s a good topic of conversation. If two great players like Darryl and Chipper voice there opinion on Wright should it have more impact than our own?
You’re right… I shouldn’t post on your crappy as* comments…
Right, I will let you know which ones are crappy as$ and save you some time.
Angelo, NOBODY TAKES LESS!!!!!!The cards thought Pujols would be Redbird for life and he left for more.I like David, but he would be foolish not to listen to offers and leave in 2 years if the Mets give him the Reyes treatment.
the mets will not treat him like reyes, cause the mets would be on no mens land . David is our franchise player , AND , i really think Wright loves his team and new york more then reyes and pujols ever did
The Reyes treatment, I love it. Poor, poor Reyes. Treated so poorly by the Mets.
sarcasm right?
Angelo, He is being sarcastic… He’s also consider by many an as*hole.. Glad you met TRS86…
Right, but if you think I am considered an as$hole wait until you read a few of the Core(tm)’s attempt at rational thought.
we are all in the same boat guys , i like a good conversation and peoples differen opinions is part of human nature and totally ok. BUT i see a lot hate here . Its not my business, i dont mind if the guys here shoot each other , i just say the enemies are outside of this site . WE are mets fans , that means enough sad days :p , me personally, i love all of you guys for one simple reason, i know you making a fist and screamin “hell yeah” everytime our mets win, and this happens all around the world . LETS GO METS , so guys as ugly as it sounds, i ask you… Do we eat some fish the 3rd night in a row ???
Hi Angelo,
I’ve pleaded that too but to no avail…, I’ve heard of Met fans hating Yankee Fans and vice versa and the same with the Mets and Phillies – but Met on Met? That’s sad.
I really do not know how long this great divide existed, at least on MMO. But it does seem that the Sandy Alderson hiring has really split people into two camps – those pro Sandy/sabremetrics/moneyball and those con Sandy/sabremetrics/moneyball – which is fine with me since all know where I stand on that issue. But even though these might be passionite issues with many of us, why it has over-taken civility with some, I will never know. Believe me, I have been zapped by the best of them here.
Joe
Thing is Joey if there is one thing I hate, it’s to be grouped. I have said that all along.
What if I agree with the Beltran trade, don’t like the fact that we didn’t bring in enough SP depth, loved Reyes but didn’t want to pay him 100M+, like Wright think he is a good player but neither great nor unclutch… What if I liked a lot of the moves Omar made and supported him until the end but was saw the time was for change and was excited about the rational approach Sandy would bring. What if I like Collins but am not big on Wally, think that Wheeler, Harvey and Familia will turn out to be good pitchers. What the hell group am I in? I get confused here. LOL. I know, I know I am a Mets fan.
you two should sleep with each other , that relaxs :p
First off, good job by Wright. It is a nice achievement.
Let’s keep this in proper perspective. it’s not this Mets RBI total is really something to be proud of. I mean 735 RBIs is not that impressive an RBI total. It doesn’t even put him on the top 500 of all time list.
The other top leaders on the Mets list only played fractions of their careers with the Mets.
To me, this just highlights the Mets inability to develop and keep true run producing talent and just the overall lack of run producers the Mets have had. It’s too bad, because once again it looks like we might lose an all time Mets great to another team before they ever accomplish anything.
As my grandfather would say, this record just makes Wright the prettiest girl in the ugly row.
you are right here, the mets should, and will not make a mistake here . they will keep wright , and its not his fault that the top spot is 7hundred something RBI´s – An All-time leader is a all-time leader
i dont give a …. about the other clubs that mostly played 50+ years more then the mets organization .
There’s some truth to that but lets not hide the fact that he did most of it in a relatively short amount of time as well.
he is money, simply money . yeah he had his issues but who doesnt ? And he could be a champion at this time . This 2006 game 7 … o boy ….
but lets face it IF the mets had won the 2006 WS , we had kept Reyes and Beltran , we would have those high paid players and only could hope they have some good years left. I do wanna have beltran back, but as it is right now, its the better solution. Maybe we would have celebrate a 06 championship but on the other hand , would not have a shoot at anything else till 2016 or so
I don’t put knock down stock in this but I always find it interesting to look at players who are considered the MOST comparable by age.
Similar players through age 28:
Scott Rolen (946)
Eric Chavez (917)
Chipper Jones (912)
Gary Sheffield (894)
Aramis Ramirez (892)
Carl Yastrzemski (891) *
Harlond Clift (888)
Greg Luzinski (884)
Del Ennis (881)
Shawn Green (879)
Some great and weird names there.
interesting
What’s the * on Yaz for – do you know?
For right now he is the only HOF on the list. Of course in a few years Larry will join him.
Ah….I should have realized that.
The interesting question is will he go the route of Chipper, Rolen, Chavez or in-between?
inbetween would be fine for me , especially with a nice jewelry on his finger :p
I always like looking at those comps on BR too. I would say somewhere in between Chipper and Ramirez to be where I’d put him.
Why do you think the game winning RBI stat was abolished after 1988? Because it’s misleading.
You can win the game 14-1 but if you drove in the first run of the game you were credited with a game winning RBI so it’s not incredible at all. And he’s the most OVER-RATED home grown position player in franchise history not the greatest. Ed Kranepool led the Mets in several home grown categories for many years but was never considered the greatest Met because of that.
Craig is a cybermetrics/moneyball nut and those guys love Wright more because of his numbers than anything else. Nowhere in this post does it mention anything else about his overall game including defense and I certainly hope never to see Wright’s #5 next to a true Met legend’s number like Tom Seaver.
Met fans hold onto Wright like that other over-rated player from across town from years ago – Don Mattingly. He had a couple really great years but Yankee fans still treat him like he’s a Yankee legend when he’s not.
Cybermetrics? Is that like measuring the internet?
” I certainly hope never to see Wright’s #5 next to a true Met legend’s number like Tom Seaver.”
Wow. Just, wow.