Opinion: Wright’s Cry for Help
As I wrote last night, a lot of frustrating moments occurred during last night’s game, but what I felt the worst about was David Wright.
He made a tremendous statement the night before, as quoted by MLB.com, in which he talked honestly about emotion, wanting to win, his teammates, etc., and then played an absolutely horrible game.
In fact, it looked like he was trying to do too much.
He had a rough night at the plate, in the field and on the bases, getting doubled-up on first base in the ninth inning on a line drive by Carlos Beltran to end the game. I’m not picking on Wright. I mean, every one is entitled to a rough game. I’m just saying, it’s crazy how finally this team gets a player to say the right things, and then that very player struggles on the night. It’s like, they just can’t get it together, even when they’re trying their hardest and doing and saying the right things.
Wright also ended the sixth inning by grounding out in to a double play. He ran through first, flipped his batting helmet to the side line, looked up at the sky, exhaled, and – for a brief moment – looked like a man on the verge of tears.
Honestly, the more I re-read them, I’m starting to think Wright’s statement from the previous night, as quoted by MLB.com, were less a call to his teammates and more of a cry for help.
Then, last night, he told the Daily News that his quotes in MLB.com were a bit misrepresented, adding, “I take it hard, and I think other guys take it hard as well.”
Frankly, I bet most fans feel he had it right the first time.
To listen to Wright’s post-game comments from last night’s game, click the play button below:
