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
school people underdog
People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.
kids people entourage
Most of my friends are people I've known since I was a kid. I don't have an entourage or anything.
month people start year
A lot of people have done it for a month or, in my case, a lot of people have done it for a year and a half. But when we start doing it year after year, then you have that argument.
people
I think a lot of people didn't think that was a strike.
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.
gave needed
We just needed one right away, and Carlos gave it to us. That was big.
cold dry hot last rainy swim wants
It was very dry and very hot (this summer). Last year, it was rainy and cold, and who wants to swim in the cold weather?
almost core elementary math mostly state supports
The state core (curriculum), I believe, supports the Alpine program. If you were to get the elementary math (teacher) endorsement program, you could look at it and the math is almost trivial. It's mostly about pedagogy.
bit good struggling
I've been struggling a little bit lately. It's good to get back in the groove.
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It would have been a fantastic technology if we could have gotten a deal. It would have been just a huge deal for Iowa.
arms coming legs solid threw
Arms and legs coming at you. He threw a solid game.
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Even now, I'm looking forward to 2009. The fans will rally behind it, and there's more energy and more excitement that surrounds it. I think you have that goal at the end of the rainbow to look forward to, to get to 2009.
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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.
floyd hitter job pick struggle wants
Every hitter struggles. If Delgado or Floyd struggle, it's my job or someone else's to pick them up. If I'm struggling, someone will pick me up. No one wants to struggle, but it is part of the game.