Read: Wright Escaping Fans Frustration
In Newsday, Shaun Powell writes the following about David Wright, who he believes can do no wrong in the fans eyes:
“Here in the spring of their discontent, where they still remember the baseball crimes committed last September by their team, the fans often sit at Shea with their arms crossed, still waiting for the Mets to repent … until Wright comes to the plate. Then, it’s cheers, and only cheers, for the only member of the Mets who gets the Jeter treatment.”
…if i remember correctly, when wright went through his early season slump last april, he suffered through a strong amount of booing…but that seemed to be more directed towards wright’s perceived lack of preparation after a busy offseason…
…clearly fans tend to give david more leeway because; a) he works hard and doesn’t take his success for granted and b) he genuinely cares about the success of the franchise and accepts responsibility when the team fails…however, not that agree with it, but you can’t be naive to think wright would continue to escape a rousing set of boos if his production went into a slide reminiscent of say, Carlos Delgado…
