David Wright Erupts After Terry Collins Takes Him Out To Prevent Him From Being Drilled
I know this is gonna sound stupid and pretty pathetic, but this was one of the best Mets moments in years. This team and this franchise has been lifeless and heartless for years now. Just floating through the season year after year since like 2008 underachieving with zero passion and zero fire. So seeing David Wright and Terry Collins, the two biggest reasons for the early success from this young home grown Mets team, going at it in the dugout brings a smile to my face. The team’s captain and the team’s general going toe to toe in front of all the troops, all in the name of competition.
To be perfectly honest, I understand where both guys were coming from in this situation. I love the leadership and aggression from Wright. As the veteran leader and unofficial captain of this team, he didn’t want special treatment. Wanted to step right up there and take his lumps just like anybody else on his team would have to. On the flip side, Terry Collins has gotta think big picture here – DW is the only legitimate proven bat on that team. He’s leading the league in batting and he’s the only guy he can rely on day in and day out. Can’t afford to lose him in an 8-0 blowout with the way this team has been playing behind Wright’s leadership. It was a fascinating display of the unwritten rules of baseball and the mindset of a player and a manager and all the nuances of baseball that I love.
But more importantly, as I said earlier, it was heart and passion that I never expected to see this year. That’s part of the reason I doubted them going so drastically going into this season. I’m not a huge fan of intangibles in the game of baseball but with such a collection of young, impressionable players, I think some fiery leadership can really play a role in bringing out the best of everyone in that clubhouse. For weeks now I’ve been wonder if this roster of rookies and no names could keep competing at the level they’ve shown so far this season – if they’re following DW and Terry Collins’ example, I don’t see why not. I was the biggest doubter of all and those two have me believin.
It would be underachieving if they had to the talent to be winning. Since they haven’t, it’s just called sucking.
Cum Everywhere!!!
This is literally the lowest point the Mets have sunk to. This is embarrassing and pathetic and David Wright should be so angry about this.
Collins just slapped a big PUSSY label on anyone who wears a Mets uniform
The problem is, the “unwritten rule” would have been for the Brewers to plunk Wright in the ass, and the whole thing would have been over. Now it is just lingering out there, and Wright’s going to have to be on edge until he gets plunked the next time they play the Brewers
after reading this post, i expected to see a far better video.
So now you love this “homegrown Mets team”? Last year you were crying how they were cheap and stupid. So is it maybe time to admit they might have been right not paying huge money to Reyes?
KFC, a blogging contradiction
Oh KFC you didn’t just jinx this team by believing in them did you?
I dont know how you idiots cant comprehend that Ill always root for the players on the field but I hate management. Thats not flip flopping or bandwagon or contradicting. Love the mets, hate the wilpons.
the “pussification” of the Mets continues.
terrible mets blog. hire a real mets blogger for christs sakes. i won’t read it but it will still be better than this crap.
After watching this video. It’s obvious KFC and I have a different definition of the word “erupts”. Brett Lawrie erupted, David Wright not so much
Wright hasn’t been the same since the last time he got drilled.
I don’t know how you can’t comprehend that you are consistently wrong in your evaluations of this team. Yes, they are a big market team but that doesn’t mean you can just sign whoever you want. You still have a budget. The team had to move on from Reyes, his huge contract and constantly questionable health. If you are gonna shit on management for bad decisions you need to give them credit for good ones.