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New York Mets Name David Wright Team Captain
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:49 AM
For the last several years, David Wright has been the leader of the New York Mets. The Mets decided to finally make it official, naming the star third baseman the fourth captain in team history, MetsBlog.com reports. Wright, who just signed an eight year contract in the offseason, becomes the...
David Wright Suffers Oblique Injury During World Baseball Classic; Opening Day in Jeopardy
March 16th, 2013 at 1:20 PM
David Wright was certainly one of the stars of the World Baseball Classic for Team USA. Wright, who had hit .438 with a home run and 10 RBI's in the Classic, earned the moniker of "Captain America" for his heroics in the event. Unfortunately for Wright, his tournament ended early...
Mets 101 Seven in Seven Series: Most Memorable Mets Moments #6-The Grand Slam Single
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Just in time for the holiday season, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you. Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of topics related to the New York Mets (i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.). We will begin our countdowns with the number seven and...
Mets 101 Seven in Seven Series: Biggest Busts #2-Jim Fregosi
January 1st, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Just in time for the holiday season, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you. Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of topics related to the New York Mets (i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.). We will begin our countdowns with the number seven and...
Mets 101 50th Anniversary Series: 5 Best Presents the Mets Gave the Fanbase in 2012
December 30th, 2012 at 1:00 AM
With Christmas and Hanukah come and past, lets take a look at the five best gifts the Mets gave their fan base in 2012. Including the meaning behind them.
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5. Catching Travis d'Arnaud in the R.A. Dickey Trade - Though it came at the expense of Cy Young Award winner R.A....
Mets 101 Seven in Seven Series: Top Mets Players of All Time #7-David Wright
November 25th, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Just in time for the holiday season, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you. Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of something related to the New York Mets ( i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.). We will begin our countdown...
Mets 101 Player Review Series: David Wright
November 19th, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young) as our...
Mets 101 News and Notes: R.A. Dickey Named Most Outstanding Pitcher in National League
November 6th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
The results of the Cy Young voting may be a week away, but R.A. Dickey has already taken home some hardware. Dickey, coming off a 20 win campaign for the New York Mets, is already the presumptive favorite for the Cy Young Award and is currently negotiating on a new...
Mets 101 Position Review Roundtable: Infield
October 30th, 2012 at 9:32 PM
The Mets infield likely will look pretty similar in 2013 and with good reason. Once Ike Davis got back on track offensively, they were a solid quartet, both in the field and at the plate. Ruben Tejada was a very productive replacement at shortstop, David Wright was phenomenal and now...
Mets 101 News and Notes: Option Day is Coming Due for David Wright, R.A. Dickey
October 30th, 2012 at 7:56 AM
First and foremost, here's to hoping that all of our readers who are impacted by Hurricane Sandy are doing alright. Between the arrival of "Frankenstorm" and the 24/7 news coverage of it, it would be understandable if you haven't heard that the 2012 season is over. After the San Francisco...
Mets 101 Player Review Series: Zach Lutz
October 28th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young) as...
Mets 101 Offseason Predictions: Free Agency
October 26th, 2012 at 7:37 PM
With the World Series underway, the 2012 season is almost over. As soon as the Series ends all players become free agents. After another five days, free agents are allowed to sign contracts with new teams. That means New York Mets' General Manager Sandy Alderson will be very busy soon....
New York Mets Hoping to Re-Sign David Wright and R.A. Dickey by End of World Series
October 6th, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Sandy Alderson's number one priority this offseason has been to re-sign the franchise's best players, David Wright and R.A. Dickey, to long term contract extensions. Many arguments have been made about the future direction for the New York Mets, but nearly every one figures that the road to winning baseball...
Farewell Larry “Chipper” Jones: a Living Obituary for the Career of an All Time New York Mets Nemesis
September 9th, 2012 at 9:13 PM
After hearing that Chipper Jones would not be making the start in the last game of the Atlanta Braves series at Citi Field for 2012, I really thought Jones' reign of torment over the Amazins' had come to a close. Jones, however, wasn't done tormenting the Mets just yet. Jones...
New York Mets First Half MVP: David Wright
July 12th, 2012 at 12:36 AM
Halfway through the 2012 MLB season, the New York Mets are making believers out of many that they can be contenders for a National League playoff spot and their star third baseman David Wright is arguably the biggest reason for their success. As one of two Mets named to the...
David Wright not Getting Voted to Start the All Star Game is a Complete Joke
July 1st, 2012 at 3:15 PM
As many of you well know, both David Wright and R.A. Dickey were elected to the All Star Team. While it is a tremendous achievement for both players, something is troubling about this result. The troubling thing is the fact that David Wright somehow lost a 400,000 vote lead in...
David Wright Has a Big Night in 3-2 Victory Over Los Angeles Dodgers
June 29th, 2012 at 1:13 AM
Los Angeles- The most important player in the New York Mets lineup this season has been third baseman David Wright. Wright has been the one big name in a lineup filled of young guns, and his strong play has kept the Mets above .500 for the majority of the season....
New York Mets’ David Wright Having MVP Caliber Season
June 27th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
The definition of MVP, or Most Valuable Player, is one of the most debated terms in sports. When players on last place teams win the award, like Alex Rodriguez did for the Texas Rangers in 2003, many people complain that the player can't really be "valuable" if his team doesn't...
Checking in on New York Mets All Star Candidates
June 18th, 2012 at 12:43 PM
The 2012 All Star Game is fast approaching, and the All Star Teams will be announced on July 1. Back in May we checked in with our early season predictions for which New York Mets players could be headed to Kansas City for the festivities and settled on three: David...
Mets 101 News and Notes: No-Hitter Free Edition
June 3rd, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Much of our attention here at Mets 101 has been focused on Johan Santana's historic no hitter Friday night. There are, however, other noteworthy things going on with the New York Mets that we haven't had a chance to catch up on, so this column will help us fill you...
