David Wright
David Wright
David Allen Wrightis an American professional baseball third baseman who serves as captain for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Mets in 2001 and made his major league debut in 2004...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 December 1982
CityNorfolk, VA
cliff guys power
We've got Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Cliff Floyd, guys that have a lot of power.
quick stay
We're going to need to find it real quick if we're going to stay in this thing.
guess
I guess I'm just different. To me, it's the same.
special talent year
No one's going to be selfish. Not this year. We can have a special year with all the talent we have here.
battle cal favorite growing guy hurt loved played player
My favorite player growing up was Cal Ripken Jr.. To play that many consecutive games, he played hurt a lot. I loved that about him. That's the kind of guy I want on my team. That's the kind of guy I want to go to battle with.
baseball ourselves prove rest win
Now we have to prove to ourselves and the rest of baseball that we can win on the road.
confidence games guys hits hopefully hurts obviously three throwing
Obviously it hurts us not having our big guys in there. Hopefully we get them back soon. But we have a lot of confidence in the guys we're throwing out there. If we hit, we're going to win. We're not going to win too many games getting three hits and one run.
games guys hits hurts obviously three win
Obviously it hurts not having our big guys out there. But we're not going to win too many games getting three hits and one run.
football good horrible last season sitting year
Last year we started off pretty horrible and this year we're off to a good start. If this was a football season we'd be sitting pretty right now, but in baseball, we have a long way to go.
absolutely experiment kid ok parents pot rite shocked sure telling view
I see many parents who still view this as a rite of passage, like they know their kid is going to experiment with pot just like they'll experiment with cigarettes. I'm telling you, it's absolutely not OK to think like that anymore. I'm pretty sure most of these parents would be shocked if they sampled some of the pot that's out there right now.
carries expect giddy himself maturity poise remember seeing
I remember when I first got called up how giddy I was. Seeing him, how he just carries himself with poise and a maturity level, is phenomenal. I expect big things.
individual investors state support
We had a lot of support from the state and from individual investors and from institutions.
finishing goals knock next note setting strong sure teams trying
We're not going out there and setting our goals to try and knock teams out of the playoffs. We're trying to just make sure to finishing on a strong note that can springboard us into next year.
agents attract free stadium
You know you're getting a new stadium and that's going to attract more free agents for us.