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David Wright, as quoted by Marty Noble on MLB.com, speaking after last night’s game…
“I can accept losing. Not easily, but every team loses here and there. But to
go out and give the effort we’re giving, to go out and lose without a fight…I just don’t think we have the fire I would hope we’d have.
The problem isn’t (with the coaches or manager), the problem is with us, in here…I want (my teammates) to take it personally when we lose. I want them to be ticked off…If it was a matter of talent, it’d be different. If we just weren’t any good, I could put my head on the pillow at night and sleep. But to got through the motions every night…Talking about it doesn’t get it done.”
According to Noble, Wright was the only player left in the locker room when these comments were made.
…don’t look now, but david just took a huge step towards finally becoming this team’s captain…the transition is almost complete…
To hear more from Wright, read Noble’s entire report.
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this is the first good news I’ve read all day.
I don’t understand how these type of comments are good news. I don’t want to be nieve and although I really don’t believe it, I still try and hold out hope that this team really does care and that they want to win. These comments by Wright I think just confirm everybody’s perception, assumption, whatever you want to call it that these players aren’t giving it there all and they really don’t care and that they haven’t learned anything.
And people don’t understand why we boo and why we have been so angry and harsh to this team. Wright is finally starting to see what we have all been seeing since September. And then Willie and all these other people make comments that they don’t understand why the Met fan has been so angry and diconnected to the team. The Met fans must not have gotten over last year they say.
It’s these comments by Wright that says it all. Just the fact that he has any doubt that his teammates don’t take the losing hard shows that there is a problem
Word.
This whole situation stinks like a rotting corpse. I’m happy David has stopped playing the rookie, but it’s unfortunate that he’s in this position — and that we as fans have to endure $100 million mediocrity.
Sometimes, you have to call attention to the rotting corpse in order for it to get removed.
Thats funny … I smelled the rotting corpse for quite a while now.
haha marty noble just got credit for matt saying the transistion to wright becoming captain is almost complete
on m&md
I heard that too. I realize the don’t know sports, but I at least thought they could read.
someone ought to call in and correct them…
good. let’s hope it translates into better play.
It should be mentioned, he was the lone player left in the clubhouse at the time of the quote…
When Wagner says it he’s a bigot. When Wright says it he’s a saint.
Who said Wagner was a bigot? I thought only the fans were racist.
No, its SNY that paints him as a bigot…
Wait, I thought SNY was bigoted in the way in portrayed Willie on camera?
I’m so confused!
its not what they said its how they said it.
What i want to know is exactly what teamates are these guys calling out so i know who to regret not booing this whole time.
But thats the issue. Not that I think the issue has anything to do with the ethnicity of the players, I’d imagine the guys he’s criticizing are hispanic. He’s not criticizing Church or Schneider. Its gotta be guys like Castillo, Beltran, Delgado, etc. So when Wagner criticizes them for not being accountable to the media for their failures, people look through a racial lens at the people he is calling out. Lo Duca was far more explicit. Wright sounds like he agrees with the targets of their ire, but luckily isnt being criticized the same way
thats awfully presumptive hojomojo. How do you know its not white guys in the bullpen…
Fine, add Heilman to the list. But what everyday players is he calling out? I would imagine they are the same guys the fans are criticizing. They happen to be hispanic, and that doesnt mean that the fans are racist, or that hispanic players have no heart or any of that nonsense. It just means that Delgado, Beltran etc don’t really care.
I’ll trade you Beltran for Aaron Heilman in our fantasy clubhouse…
Couldn’t agree more. To quote the Seinfeld about communism. “I NEED NAME”
I never realized ’saints’ followed up their words with, “F**king shocker.”
I think we’ve been cursed, I just read that a fan died at Turner field.
“ATLANTA — Alcohol was a factor in the death of a 25-year-old man who fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga., suffered head injuries Wednesday night and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He fell about 150 feet from the club level to the landing on the field level during the eighth inning.”
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“Earlier this season, a fan at Shea Stadium in New York was killed when he plunged four stories from an escalator during a game. According to media reports, witnesses said the man was perched on the escalator handrail when he lost his balance and fell. “
Wasn’t the Shea Stadium incident after a game with the Braves?
If so, the Indian Gods have got it all wrong. We’re not the team blaspheming their ancestral heritage. Direct your heavenly smite at Red, NOT Orange!
I don’t know if anyone listened to Joe Beningo this afternoon, but I love his idea of just cutting Delgado to really send a jolt to this team. Delgado represents everything that is wrong with this team’s pysche, and I know on paper the move would hurt the team, but the long term ramifications could be really beneficial.
Whats the worst that could happen? Mike Carp hits .230? Go for it…..
I like it, but trading him for spare parts is probably the better move, but I guess they’re not mutually exclusive. You have to eat his salary in either case. Put out feelers, then, when teams realize he’ll be free in short order, put him on waivers and see if someone claims him.
I have been aying the exact same thing for days . Glad that big Joe agrees with me.