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Yesterday was David Wright’s first walk-off home run, ever, including T-Ball, Little League and High School, as he pointed out to reporters following the game.
“I’m always celebrating everyone
else’s, but to be the one that jumps into the pile at home plate is pretty fun.”
…as Brooklyn Met Fan points out, maybe the reason people give wright a pass for night’s like he had on Wednesday, is because he comes right back for a day like Thursday…
Yesterday was the 354th walk-off win in team history, and their sixth of the 2008 season.
For more walk-off information, such as, ‘That was Wright’s seventh career walk-off RBI, tied for second in Mets history with Rusty Staub,’ go to the incomparable Mets Walk-Offs.
drite rocks, but dmurph has more talent and upside
lol
watch and learn, in fact, murph would be a BETTER 3B than drite.
Well, you are the only person to think that. I’ve never heard a single scout talk about him in that way.
Wright may struggle with easy plays but he always comes up with the big defensive play. It seem the more difficult play there is he can handle it more. Its tough to argue that too, as we have all seen him make incredible plays but they are sometimes overshadowed by his inability to throw straight consistently or make an easy play. But overall, I am not worried about his defense.
Murphy has terrible footwork and it has hurt him in his transition to 2nd as well. He may stay in the OF now.
Regardless of defense I don’t see how you can say Murphy will be the offensive player Wright is.
Maybe you’ll be able to say that in a couple years, but there’s no way you can say it now.
remember, Wright was younger than Murph when he got to the bigs.
loll thanks for that. Needed that laugh to start off my friday at work…
ok these are the funny comments yet.
hey buddy you are letting a few AB’s fool you which is terrible judgement. Good job Murphy and keep it up. But more talent than Wright? More talent and upside than a three-time All Star, Silver Slugger Award and a Gold Glove winner? know the facts kiddo!!
if you could spell Wright’s last name right, possibly people would take you more seriously, just sayin
That is a brash statement.
what are you smoking anyway-dmurph has played 5 games… hold off the trip to Cooperstown please. BTW-have you ever seen him play 3rd? Probably not.
Maybe everyone knows this already, but I just heard the origin of the term — which is a bit different than you might think — recently:
“According to a researcher at the National Baseball Hall of Fame library, the term “walk-off’ was coined by Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley when he played for the Oakland A’s. He called a home run hit that ended the game — and caused the pitcher to walk off the mound — a walk-off homer.”
I don’t know who coined it, but I think most people knew where it came from (in terms of meaning).
I had heard Eckersley coined the phrase as well.
I guess it’s why they don’t call it a “trot-off homer.”
If Nelson Figueroa coined it, he would have called it the “everybody jumps up and down on the field like an amateur girls softball team homer.”
Murphy’s Upside: Ty Wigginton with a better eye.
Let’s be happy with what we’re getting from this guy now without anointing him “better than DW”.
I am hoping the guy said it in jest. However, I am not ready to say his upside is Ty Wiggington either. I am just going to allow him to be David Murphy right now. We tried this road before with Mike Jacobs and he turned out to be a BAD version of Delgado.
Let’s allow him to be Daniel Murphy instead. We’ve already got a David on the team.
(Sorry, couldn’t resist. :))
read the note people who think David Wright is overrated. lol
Here’s one for you. Tim Kurkjian just said that a Reds reliever was asking him how could the Mets not get something for their bullpen. Looks like the Reds have a closet Mets fan in their pen. Could it be the good ole David Weathers? Think he would make it through waivers? He’s old and makes quite a bit for this season. He is however, a RH that gets LH out. Would be an upgrade in our pen right now.
Now the guy filling in on Mike and Mike just said.
“The Rays go out and get Bradford and the Mets and the Cardinals do nothing”
I can’t stand when these guys talk baseball but don’t even know the rules. How the hell does he know that the Cardinals or Mets would not have claimed Bradford had he ever gotten to them? It goes through your own league first.
If “the guy filling in” is Doug Gottlieb, I guess his stealing credit cards from his college roomate and fraudulently charging $900.00 to them while playing hoops at Notre Dame doesn’t qualify him to discuss the major league waiver process. Maybe his USBL or Israeli pro basketball experience does.
I remember when Wheathers was with the Mets earlier this decade. He was good, but he tires quickly. Not sure if he’s the best fit for the Mets bullpen given its current M.O. (five relievers to get six outs on what seems to be a daily basis).
I think that’s the point. We have too many specialist and Weathers gets both sides out. He would allow us not to use Heilman every night. That is why he gets used so much, he’s the only guy in the pen besides a hurt Sanchez that can get both.
I really don’t understand why some players aren’t moving. Guys like Alan Embre. What in the world is Oakland hanging on to him for? He’ sold and signed for over 3 million next season. Upside for a playoff team is that he is LH and can get RH out.
Maybe teams think they can get better value in the off-season? That’s the only reason I can think of.
Although apparently Street was put on waivers.
david wright, a three time all star, but the thing is that murphy might end up better than wrigtht. you never know really, wright was selected in the supplemental round and ended up great, and mike piazza was selected in the 62nd round. so yeah, but right now, if this is what dan murphy is gonna give you, hustles, hard nosed, lotsa doubles, some home runs, drives in runs, then yeah, the second coming of robin ventura
what the hell does this have to do with david wright or baseball in general.
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nah, i was replying to gravedigger, it had nothing to do with baseball.
Doug Gottlieb, who’s sordid history I laid out for you dear reader, was the ESPN host who blasted the Mets for not claiming Chad Bradford, showing his ignorance of baseball’s waiver rules. Therefore, loosely related to baseball in this case.
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where is my comment damnit
Forgive me if I have alzheimer’s here…
But wasn’t that shot against Rivera & the Yanks in ‘06 a walk off?
Wrights hit off Rivera was a walk-off, but it wasn’t a home run!
“Damon going back, to the warning track, and its over his head and the Mets WIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNN it!!”