DAVID WRIGHT RUMORS & GOSSIP

Yankees Fans: Time you do the Wright thing and VOTE

Ok Yankees fans it is time to do the Wright thing. David Wright (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As New Yorkers it is out duty to guarantee that the Mets Captain, third baseman David Wright starts the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi-Field on July 16th. Not a Mets fan? So what you could be a Red Sox fan who calls the Big Apple home, doesn’t matter and you know it. It is your responsibility...
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David Wright is not the biggest All-Star snub

The New York Mets can complain all they want. David Wright is not the biggest snub on the MLB All-Star ballot. Despite hitting .288 with an on-base percentage of .379, Wright is trailing San Francisco Giant Pablo Sandoval in All-Star voting.  Wright’s current designation as a back-up on the All-Star roster has led to the Mets to consider drastic measures to reel in votes. Please...
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Brooklyn Cyclones ‘ Matt Oberste Interview

Matt Oberste grew up in Oklahoma as a lone ranger. As the majority of the population flocked to the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers, he sought solace with another team: The New York Mets. His favorite player? David Wright, who he modeled himself after growing up. Oberste was selected by the Mets in the seventh-round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft and quickly signed with the...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Wright Is Narrowing The Gap In Latest All Star Voting Update!

David Wright has gained some ground on Pablo Sandoval according to the latest All Star voting update released by Major League Baseball this evening. Last week, Sandoval had more than a 200,000 vote lead, but now Wright has narrowed that gap to just 126,403 votes. The Mets have made an aggressive push to get the vote out, as has MMO and we are starting to make a big impact. There’s...
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Amazin Milestone: Wright Just Five Hits Away From 1,500

David Wright reached base in a career high-tying nine consecutive plate appearances after walking and hitting a run scoring double in his first two trips to the plate yesterday. He also accomplished the feat, August 23-24, 2005. Wright had six singles, a double and two walks during his streak. Since June 5, the Mets third baseman is hitting .441 (15-34) with five runs scored...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Lack Of Wright’s All Star Game Support Is Not On The Fans, It’s On The Mets…

David Wright spoke out about the overzealous campaign by the Mets to get him voted to the All Star Game. “It’s nice when the organization is trying so hard to do something for one of their players and I can’t thank them enough for that,” Wright said. “But at the same time, I’ve asked them to kind of back it down a little bit, especially with the stuff between innings...
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5 days ago  |  Discuss

Mets nix idea for racy dating site to elect Wright

The New York Mets are willing to do most anything to get David Wright elected to the All-Star team. Well, almost anything. The Mets said Thursday they had backed off their latest idea - teaming up with a racy dating website that caters to women looking to meet younger men. The team said it approached CougarLife.com about trying to help Wright get picked for the All-Star game the...
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6 days ago  |  Discuss
LADIES...

Mets odd outreach for All-Star votes

The New York Mets really want to make sure their stud third baseman is starting in front of his home crowd in next month's All-Star game, with 'stud' being the keyword here. 

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6 days ago  |  4 Comments

The David Wright All-Star snub: Part II

For the second straight year, David Wright is in line to be snubbed from the starting NL lineup in the All-Star game. And for the second straight year, the public outrage ensues. But who’s to blame for this fiasco and what can be done to fix it? When this first happened last year, fans took to Twitter and Facebook to file their grievances with anyone who would listen. “How could...
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7 days ago  |  Discuss
LET'S MASH

Home Run Derby captains named

The captains for the Home Run Derby have been named. The captains will get to choose which players will be on their team.

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8 days ago  |  Discuss
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