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
base bat behind drive everybody fortunate guys hitting pitches position runners scoring wants
Everybody wants the bat in their hands, and I was fortunate to come up with guys on base and to be in a position to see a lot of pitches with the guys hitting behind me. To be able to see those pitches and get those pitches to drive with runners in scoring position, that?s big.
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Everybody in this clubhouse wants to be in that situation with the game on the line, with the bat in their hands. I was fortunate to come up with guys on base.
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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.
ball batting bringing expect facing guys hours practice specialist took tough
It's tough without any at-bats to go up there and expect to see the ball well. You're cold, you took batting practice hours ago. Not only is there a lot of pressure, but you're usually facing one of the better guys out of the bullpen, a specialist they're bringing in.
batting bed ground taking tone
I may tone it down, ... Back off on batting practice, back off on taking ground balls. Get to bed earlier.
battle ninth teammates
The play I botched in the ninth has to be made. It was a battle and I let my teammates down.
batting great last moving people seventh ticked trusting willie
Look, I started off batting seventh last year, so to me it was great that Willie started trusting me, moving me up a little at a time. People tell me all the time, 'You should be ticked off where you're hitting.' But I'm not, not at all.
setting trying
I'm just trying to keep up with him. He's the one setting the pace.
game lose rather win
It's still a game and you'd rather win it than lose it.
procedure
It?s not as complicated procedure to take them down.
experience fun happen
It's not a fun experience. Hopefully, it doesn't happen again.
good harder hit hope pitch tried
It was just a good pitch that I tried to do too much with and popped up. I would hope that more times than not, I would hit that pitch a lot harder than I did tonight.
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This is a very historic and rare monument for the state of Tennessee and for the United States.
couple offensive past
This is like an offensive dream, being a part of this lineup the past couple of days.