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
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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.
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There have been a ton of guys who start off the year great and go down from there. I want to be one of those guys who continues to get better and better and makes those adjustments.
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You look in the stands and you see grown men crying. It was special to be a part of it as a player. You've got to be The Man to have a major-league game stop for you. As a teammate you go through a wide range of emotions. It's obviously sad. I saw a tear come from his eye. But it's also great to see the fans respect and support him the way they did.
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I don't think it's so much our offense as we've run into great pitchers,
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He's very intelligent. He's very astute. He's got a great head on his shoulders and is aware about things that are going on in this world.
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We're going to need to find it real quick if we're going to stay in this thing.
cliff guys power
We've got Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Cliff Floyd, guys that have a lot of power.
giant playoffs series since small steps
I won't say it's World Series or bust. We haven't been to the playoffs since 2000. We have to take those small steps before we take that giant leap.
everybody helping middle pitches seeing
I think everybody in our lineup is seeing better pitches. Up and down our lineup, we're helping each other out and seeing better pitches because of everybody, not just because of the middle of our order.
haircut matter
It doesn't matter what kind of haircut he has. It's not going to make him look any better.
excited looking today
I was looking around the infield today and was excited to see what could be.
baseball definitely earned players respect
I think he's definitely earned the respect of baseball players everywhere.
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Surprisingly, Utah is the second highest in the nation in the number of eighth-graders taking algebra, but we are still low in achievement. Our state math core only goes through linear equations.
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Some kids manage to get through that experimentation with no lasting problems. But others don't, and there's no way of knowing ahead of time which group your kid will fall in.