In the early part of the season, the fun catch phrase was 'Pay The Man'. Although David Wright has cooled off slightly (admit it, we all knew it would be difficult for him to keep the .400 average all season), the new phrase which all fans should use when speaking about Wright is 'Mr. All-Time Met'.
Over his last 10 games, Wright is hitting a cool .395 with 12 RBI and six runs scored. And over the course of the season, has either established or added on to a number of offensive records in franchise history.
So far this season, Wright has passed Daryl Strawberry for the most RBIs and passed Jose Reyes for the most runs scored. He also holds the most doubles and last night past Straw for the most walks. He's within 80 hits of the most hits and 60 away from the most home runs.
With the way he's been swinging the bat this season, ya got to figure that Wright will come pretty close to eclipsing the hits mark by season's end. Obviously he won't get the home run record this season and won't next season as well. But, if not next season, will he have the chance?
Nothing new on the contract front has come to light. Status quo. Wright doesn't want to talk about it until the off-season. Can't blame him. No way he'd want that type of distraction in the way of his All-Star season. But when Sandy Alderson calls him this winter, he better call from a dump truck. A truck with a ton of cash in it.
There's no way that the Mets upper management can let Mr. All-Time Met walk away.
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