Tag Archive: David Wright

May 20

Daniel Murphy Should Not Be Hitting Lead Off

  Daniel Murphy has seen his spot in the lineup change seemingly every day since he emerged in 2008. Murphy has hit just about everywhere in the line up over the past few seasons in an attempt to fill whatever holes the Mets have had. Despite hitting mostly in the 2-3 slots this year, it appears this is happening …

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May 20

Monday Morning Manager

Mets had an up and down week, ending on a high note Sunday afternoon with a comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs.   What stood out: -       Mets starters posted four quality starts this week. Marcum, Hefner, Harvey and Niese all had good starts this week. Quality starts are admittedly a low standard for pitching …

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May 13

Monday Morning Manager

The Mets were briefly in third place in the NL East this week, however, aside from two walk-off victories, the Mets lost their other four games.   What stood out: -       Nothing fancy here folks, the Mets are playing some bad baseball. Poor pitching from both relievers and starters and poor hitting up and down …

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May 06

#5 Currently Is In Top 10s Among MLB 3B

#5 Currently Is Top 10′s Among MLB 3B

May 06

Monday Morning Manager

The Mets had a dramatic week against their division rivals in Miami and Atlanta.   What stood out: -       Matt Harvey and David Wright are elite players and are playing like it. According to Fan Graphs and Baseball Reference WAR calculations, Harvey is second among NL pitchers. The two sites have Wright tied for tenth …

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Apr 29

David Wright Day To Day With Stiff Neck

Terry Collins just announced that David Wright is not in tonight’s lineup due to a stiff neck. According to multiple tweets David Wright started experiencing a stiff neck sometime during yesterday’s game. Wright volunteered that there was a problem Sunday which considering that Wright will make every effort to play through pain, bringing it to …

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Apr 29

Monday Morning Manager

The Mets look to bounce back following two consecutive series losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.     What stood out: -       The Mets outfield is in the bottom ten in MLB in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, stolen bases, home runs, strike out percentage and UZR according to fangraphs.com. -       …

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Apr 22

Monday Morning Manager

The Mets continue their homestand Tuesday after bouncing back from a bad series in Colorado, taking two of three versus the best the Nationals have to offer.     What stood out: -       David Wright has come alive over the past week. Wright hit .350, with two triples, two home runs, seven walks, five RBI, …

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Apr 15

Monday Morning Manager

The only thing that stopped the Mets in Minnesota was the snow. Let’s look back at the second week of the season and look forward to the week ahead.     What stood out: -       John Buck is a man on a mission, and that mission is to drive the baseball. Four homeruns and ten …

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Apr 14

Man up Awards for the week

Was there really even a question on this one? Doc Gooden calls him Matt “The Real Deal” Harvey and with an 0.82 ERA so far this season, the Doc is right on. What I love most about this guy is his makeup. When you can throw a fastball in a fastball count to a fastball …

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