Comments on: Minute: Last Night’s Win, Wright in the Clutch http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gameball http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321944 gameball Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:50 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321944 You probably won't read this since it's an old post, but your stats from 2006 show exactly what I mean, as expressed in your first sentence: " . . . it's a slump, which means his 'unclutchness' will be temporary." There is nothing in either his stat history or any empirical analysis of his game to suggest that he wilts in big spots by nature. His Gold Glove-caliber play in the field in the face of his batting woes should be evidence enough that he's big-time. You probably won’t read this since it’s an old post, but your stats from 2006 show exactly what I mean, as expressed in your first sentence: ” . . . it’s a slump, which means his ‘unclutchness’ will be temporary.”

There is nothing in either his stat history or any empirical analysis of his game to suggest that he wilts in big spots by nature. His Gold Glove-caliber play in the field in the face of his batting woes should be evidence enough that he’s big-time.

]]> By: nyj0126 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321846 nyj0126 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:48:49 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321846 It has to be more than a slump because it's lasted too long. Where did all that negativity from Beltran seem to land? David Wright. For a while, Wright went less noticed. Reyes was the guy to blame last year and Delgado early on. I think what Wright needs is to be taken out of the 3 hole to get the message that he has to do more. He knows he can be doing better. On the other hand, he can be doing much worse as well. If you take him out of the 3 spot, you take much of the burden off of his shoulders. I'd bat him 5th or 6th to see what that does. Bat Beltran 3rd, Delgado 4th, Wright 5th and Church 6th. It has to be more than a slump because it’s lasted too long. Where did all that negativity from Beltran seem to land? David Wright. For a while, Wright went less noticed. Reyes was the guy to blame last year and Delgado early on. I think what Wright needs is to be taken out of the 3 hole to get the message that he has to do more. He knows he can be doing better. On the other hand, he can be doing much worse as well.

If you take him out of the 3 spot, you take much of the burden off of his shoulders. I’d bat him 5th or 6th to see what that does. Bat Beltran 3rd, Delgado 4th, Wright 5th and Church 6th.

]]> By: hjhjhjhjhj http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321844 hjhjhjhjhj Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:47:21 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321844 ummm....he batted over three hundred with RISP last year....this is recent...lately...ummm its a SLUMP PEOPLE!!!! ummm….he batted over three hundred with RISP last year….this is recent…lately…ummm its a SLUMP PEOPLE!!!!

]]> By: hjhjhjhjhj http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321839 hjhjhjhjhj Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321839 the whole cluth thing IS a waste of time....he has been struggling to get it done at the rate that we are used to, which would indicate a down year in that area of his game...but the fact still remains...he is second in the NL and 6th overall in RBI.....i will take that any day of the week and twice on sunday...lets just hope he gets hot again down the stretch the whole cluth thing IS a waste of time….he has been struggling to get it done at the rate that we are used to, which would indicate a down year in that area of his game…but the fact still remains…he is second in the NL and 6th overall in RBI…..i will take that any day of the week and twice on sunday…lets just hope he gets hot again down the stretch

]]> By: Deadpanwalking http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321788 Deadpanwalking Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321788 I don't think it's time to panic yet. I think primarily this conversation is a way for the radio shows to drum up controversy, which is their sole purpose these days. It's dangerous to start throwing labels around like "unclutch" for a player like David when it's a small sample size so early in his career. Besides, we haven't seen him perform in the post season in two years, and that's the ultimate measure of "clutch." This is a case of hyenas who are gnawing on bones wishing they had fresh meat. I don’t think it’s time to panic yet. I think primarily this conversation is a way for the radio shows to drum up controversy, which is their sole purpose these days. It’s dangerous to start throwing labels around like “unclutch” for a player like David when it’s a small sample size so early in his career. Besides, we haven’t seen him perform in the post season in two years, and that’s the ultimate measure of “clutch.” This is a case of hyenas who are gnawing on bones wishing they had fresh meat.

]]> By: Church http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321763 Church Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:13:25 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321763 Hey Matt, I'm sure you don't care, but can we get more Metsblog Minutes and less baseball today, I want less Yankee news and more Met news. Plus I feel mlb.com writers don't follow all the teams as closely as the bloggers here follow the Mets. Hey Matt, I’m sure you don’t care, but can we get more Metsblog Minutes and less baseball today, I want less Yankee news and more Met news. Plus I feel mlb.com writers don’t follow all the teams as closely as the bloggers here follow the Mets.

]]> By: patrick http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321737 patrick Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:52:21 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321737 The whole "clutch" thing is not a waste of time. And part what you just wrote his inability to hit righties this year has a lot to do with it. Wright has been weak in the past 30 days with RISP but I was shocked to hear last night that David Wright has had more at bats and more runners in scoring position than any other hitter in baseball this year. The whole “clutch” thing is not a waste of time.

And part what you just wrote his inability to hit righties this year has a lot to do with it.

Wright has been weak in the past 30 days with RISP but I was shocked to hear last night that David Wright has had more at bats and more runners in scoring position than any other hitter in baseball this year.

]]> By: wang923 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321680 wang923 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:04:10 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321680 The whole clutch conversation is a waste of time. The real question is what happened to Wright against right-handed pitching. 2008: .264/.338/.458 .786 OPS 05-07: .310/.388/.518 .906 OPS The whole clutch conversation is a waste of time.

The real question is what happened to Wright against right-handed pitching.
2008: .264/.338/.458 .786 OPS
05-07: .310/.388/.518 .906 OPS

]]> By: randala28 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321673 randala28 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:58:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321673 He's had a few good at bats over the last few games - fouling off tough pitches with 2 strikes. He’s had a few good at bats over the last few games – fouling off tough pitches with 2 strikes.

]]> By: Free Aaron Heilman II http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clutch/#comment-321656 Free Aaron Heilman II Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:50:49 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/09/08/minute-last-nights-win-wright-in-the-clucth/#comment-321656 I disagree. Maybe it's a slump, which means his "unclutchness" will be temporary. But he's been unclutch. And you must be joking about 2006. Even though he had a power outage the second half, he hit w-RISP. His BA w-RISP that year was a whopping .365 :!: In 2007, his BA W-RISP was over .300. This is the only year in his career in which his BA w-RISP is so dismal. I disagree. Maybe it’s a slump, which means his “unclutchness” will be temporary. But he’s been unclutch.

And you must be joking about 2006. Even though he had a power outage the second half, he hit w-RISP. His BA w-RISP that year was a whopping .365 :!:

In 2007, his BA W-RISP was over .300.

This is the only year in his career in which his BA w-RISP is so dismal.

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