Andy McCullough of The Star-Ledger was at David Wright’s second annual Vegas Night for CHKD where he spent some time with Wright and family. Here are just a few excerpts from today’s article. A more lengthy feature will be in in tomorrow’s paper.
Wright on his legacy: “I’ve never been one that wanted to make every last dollar that I could playing this game. I’m obviously very fortunate where if God forbid I got hurt tomorrow, I should be OK financially. But now it’s gotten to the point where, really, hopefully I’m at my midway point.
“I’ve never been one that had a need or a want for attention,” he said. “If I go somewhere, I kind of like to try to blend in as much as possible, just be a typical 29-year-old. But the charity thing, that hit me early on . . . especially with this cause, with CHKD, the children’s hospital down here. I always read about, heard about stories growing up, whether it be through friends or reading in the paper about kids that had these minor miracles at CHKD. I was always fascinated by this hospital.
“I got to the point where I was drafted. Didn’t necessarily have the means to put on events like this. I went and visited kids. They got a kick out of a Mets player coming to visit them. I gained some relationships with some of the kids, that I still keep in touch with some of them today. And once I able to kind of do events like this, then it was no-brainer, that’s kind of what I wanted to focus on.”
Hundreds roll the dice to support CHKD: wavy.com
20 comments
MetsFan4Decades
1/14/2012-2:05pm at 2:05 pm (UTC -4)
There’s more than one reason David Wright was thought of as the franchise player these past several years. Isn’t this the type of ballplayer every club would like to have?
TRS86
1/14/2012-3:01pm at 3:01 pm (UTC -4)
What some at MMO will never understand.
kingman 26
1/14/2012-4:18pm at 4:18 pm (UTC -4)
This is just one grain of sand on the endless infinite beach of things which some at MMO will never understand.
This is why the “Wright’s a choker” folks drive me insane. If he was out of shape, a bad guy off the field, etc., then maybe I could understand it. But Wright, for his 2005–2008 great years AND even more for the person he is, deserves the utmost respect from the Met fan base.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-5:09pm at 5:09 pm (UTC -4)
he could cure cancer, eliminate the federal deficit, and make the kardashians go away, and the boneheads at MMO still wouldn’t care because Murphy is still standing on 3rd base.
kingman 26
1/14/2012-5:19pm at 5:19 pm (UTC -4)
HAHA!
To me, that play and one’s reaction to it is, along with the last out of the 2006 NLCS, are the true litmus tests of the mind of a Met fan.
MetsFan4Decades
1/14/2012-4:29pm at 4:29 pm (UTC -4)
The ‘core’.
SMH……
Stickguy
1/14/2012-5:10pm at 5:10 pm (UTC -4)
At this point, my main reason for going over there is to poke bayonne in the ribs to get him all riled up. A man has to have some fun in life.
kingman 26
1/14/2012-5:18pm at 5:18 pm (UTC -4)
I did that a couple of times, but it is like mocking a developmentally disabled kid. Bayonne’s a moron and a loser.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-5:34pm at 5:34 pm (UTC -4)
But, he makes up for it by being mean and abusive, and personally attacking other posters.
A few of the others must be posting from Bellevue.
MetsFan4Decades
1/14/2012-5:26pm at 5:26 pm (UTC -4)
And it doesn’t take much to get that core riled up…
I actually like a lot of articles posted over there. That Petey guy does a nice job bringing interviews with guys on the farm. Anymore though, there’s not one article that goes up that the ‘core’ doesn’t find someway to spew everything negative about this front office. It’s actually getting quite comical.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-5:36pm at 5:36 pm (UTC -4)
agreed. Some very good pieces, with comment sections that get totally ruined by the same few idjits.
But remember MF, me and you know nothing about baseball, have never watched a game, we just sit in the basement with our green eye shades on pouring over spreadsheets, and worshiping at our Sandy shrines.
MetsFan4Decades
1/14/2012-5:53pm at 5:53 pm (UTC -4)
And on that note, even though I knew better I just couldn’t help but comment on that RA making it to the top post over there.
Had absolutely nothing to do with the FO, the team, the 2012 season but let’s not let a post go by to spew all things negative. I LOL when that Petey Pet guy went after a couple of them for their negative comments on the Nickeas interview post.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-10:44pm at 10:44 pm (UTC -4)
I take pride in the fact that he keeps lumping us together as being 2 peas in the same pod.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-10:50pm at 10:50 pm (UTC -4)
though I was offended that Knog called me out when it was a case of him misplacing his Sarcasm meter!
kingman 26
1/15/2012-1:25pm at 1:25 pm (UTC -4)
Hey, that’s why I never go to ridiculous places like that! My bad, and rest assured my last visit to that place for another year or so!
Stickguy
1/14/2012-5:38pm at 5:38 pm (UTC -4)
anyway, while I can create a scenario where the team hangs in the WC race this year, I don’t expect it to actually happen. But I am kind of interested to see some new younger guys get a chance to establish themselves.
but man, a couple better SPs squeezed into the budget would have helped immensely.
NJstuckinTX
1/14/2012-9:30pm at 9:30 pm (UTC -4)
I truly believe that if the Mets had the financial flexibility to add Yu Darvish and, either Edwin Jackson or Roy O, they’d be in the running a wild card. I know that this is all crazy speculation and all, but 2 better starters and being able to add Madson instead of Francisco, this team could compete for a wild card. Too many question marks in this current rotation.
Stickguy
1/14/2012-10:43pm at 10:43 pm (UTC -4)
I agree. that is why the ultra tight budget is so frustrating.
The pen has a reasonable shot at being solid enough, and I think the offense will put up runs. Just the starting pitching is going to take some miracles, but if this is the max budget, there wasn’t any help coming for it.
Now, if Santana beats the odds, Pelf has one of his even year performances, and Neise finally does what I think he can, then the rotation might approach serviceable to a bit better.
But as always, that’s why you play the games!
MetsFan4Decades
1/14/2012-11:06pm at 11:06 pm (UTC -4)
Hey, I just watched Moneyball for the first time so now I’m thinking anything can happen
Thing is, Madson had his choice. And I highly doubt he was picking the Mets even if it was a one year contract.
Oswalt, on the other hand, is one I think is a great fit. It’s been speculated he just wants a one year contract so he can prove to the teams? himself? he can still pitch. I’m thinking he might not mind coming here b/c
- hey, no pressure and
- he must know if he pitches good, more of a chance to be traded mid season to an actual contender. More of an incentive for him and Win/Win for both, right?
stick
1/15/2012-12:02am at 12:02 am (UTC -4)
madson certainly didn’t get what he was looking for. Oops.
but the idea of Oswalt is growing on me. But, again, too rich for the po folks blood.