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In a 400–word post to Hot Foot, Anthony De Rosa explains why the Mets are lucky to have David Wright, writing…
“Players like this do not grow on trees, especially
ones with the rare combination of being able to talk the talk and walk the walk. Amid mountains of Alex Rodriguez talk, David Wright might be the most valuable third baseman in baseball after all.
“When the Mets tanked in the final month of the season, many players ran for the hills, Wright stood in the clubhouse and accepted the slings and arrows that were thrown at him from the press, and assumed full responsibility even though his performance down the stretch was solid and not the decisive factor in the Mets collapse.”
…by the way, i’m noticing a lot of people goofing on wright about the white, tight, knit-cap he was sporting indoors and on-air last night during SNY’s Mets Hot Stove Report…
In the comment’s section, Shea Guevera writes…
“I think the hat had something to do with him visiting cancer patients at NYU medical center on Monday. It’s the same kind of cap that kids undergoing chemo were wearing in the cancer ward. ABC news had a brief segment on it yesterday. One of the patients’ mothers made note of it; she thought it was a nice touch, a bit of solidarity.”
…i hope this is the case…if so, that’s a nice touch and only support’s de rosa’s post…
By the way, The David Wright Foundation will be holding their third-annual Do the Right Thing Gala in New York City at the Hard Rock on Thursday, November 15.
To learn more about the Gala, click here.
I think the hat had something to do with him visiting cancer patients at NYU medical center on Monday. It’s the same kind of cap that kids undergoing chemo were wearing in the cancer ward. ABC news had a brief segment on it yesterday. One of the patients’ mothers made note of it; she thought it was a nice touch, a bit of solidarity.
They really should have made a note of it then. Because the cancer patient segment was very brief and without it DW just looks like he has no fashion sense.
If you guys head over to Adam Rubin’s Blog he makes note of Wright’s hat on SNY, but gives no real explanation other then to suggest that it might just be a case of a bad hair cut.
I hope it more about Wright supporting the cancer patients, rather then a bad hair cut.
wow..i was gonna make fun of the hat too, but thanks to mr. guevara up there im just gonna punch myself in the crotch
I noticed that coincidence when I saw the report on the news… It seems pretty obvious that DW was trying to support the kids… Matt, assuming you can confirm, I think you should amend your comments appropriately…
(And kudos to DW, who continues to represent both the fans and the team so well…)
Matt, you beat me to the punch… excellent work as usual.
I just thought his hair was messed up and that’s why he didn’t take the hat off…
If you go to mets.com and look at the publicity pictures, the hats the kids were wearing yesterday looked totally different. But Wright has been involved with these kids before so he was aware that they wear hats which leads me to think maybe he donned any white cap merely in a show of solidarity. This would be an awesome gesture and something right up Wright’s alley.
I agree with De Rosa completely. Mets fans are lucky to have Wright (and Reyes). We could go another 40 years and they may not come up with a similarly gifted player.
Wright has the tact, leadership and diplomacy of a Jeter but with more charisma. And he doesn’t have the personality defects that afflict A-Rod. Count your blessings, Mets fans.
Here’s the page with the pictures. Click on the “gallery” link near the top:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298898&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym
Here’s the link to the story about his actual visit mentioning he’s worked with these kids before:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2299016&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym
D. Wright could wear a monkey on his head for all I care. The guy is great.
Is this really that hard to believe though. I mean, I realized it last night why he was wearing the hat. He was wearing the hat in the clips they showed of him at the hospital with the kids. Some of the kids also had hats on for obvious reasons. D. Wright was most likely wearing that hat all day and night out of respect for those kids and their parents. It could have been a promise to a certain kid or parent, or he could have been doing it for his own reasons. Either way, it was connected to his visit to the hospital.
First we argue about his gloves, now his hats? NY is a tough town.
The hat was perplexing. I too noticed that the kids at the hospital were wearing similar caps. I did not know if this was something Wright gave them or if it is some kind of bandage in treating wounds resulting from brain surgery.
Whatever it was, I felt Burkhardt, Darling or Eddie C. should have asked him off the air about the hat. If it is a tribute to the kids in the Pediatirc Cancer Ward, it would have been a nice way to bring attention to the DW Foundation and the worthwile causes it is raising money for like this ward.
Wright will be really fascinating to see his relationship with the NY media over the years. He is certainly the fair-haired darling of the media now and rightly so. There will be a point however where the media will gang up on him and try to beat him down. Its part of the pack mentality of the NY media. It will be interesting to see how he reacts.
All of the previous young players in recent decades to have ascended to this mantle have gone through this transformation where they end up being very aloof and while they always say the right thing they never give anything more than the standard “rah rah, go team, one game at a time, whatever helps us to win” quotes with a certain detachment and near contempt for the press. Jeter has gone through this, Chad Pennington went through it, Piazza, Leiter. I hope the press doesn’t ever attack him like some of the other guys above.
I am a Bills fan, and as such I loathe the Jets.
However…
If there has been anyone who has handled the crushing onslaught of the NY Media with the class of a true gentleman it has been Chad Pennington. That guy has been massacred.
BTW, why is it that Jet fans love to think that every single backup QB they have is the future of the franchise?
I think it is a good time for me to apologize for thinking Wright would end up not being the player he obviously is back in April. I recall that I was not alone in being in total panic mode after his disappearing power trick after the All Star game last year into May. There isn’t a player in baseball I would trade him for and there is no way I would move him to accomodate the egomaniac from across town.
If ARod wants to play in NY, he can do what he did for the Yankees, come hat in hand and move to Right Field or first base.
If I were in NY I’d definitely spring for the $350 to go to DWs event.
Wow D. Wright obviously has the power to make all fans fashion gurus as well….Why dont we all just stand in line and ask him to marry us too! D Wright = the MAN……but lay off his friggen attire, it just sounds like a crush gone wrong….