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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I don't think it's so much our offense as we've run into great pitchers,
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We've proven we can play on the road, and this will be a big test for us. We can either take advantage of this opportunity, and be right where we want to be, or dig a bigger hole for ourselves.... But we're running out of time.
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You run out of things to say about Pedro. As he goes, the rest of the team goes. Our energy level picks up a notch when he pitches.
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As long as we get these big two-out hits and keep scoring runs late like this, we're going to be in good shape.
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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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These guys have all done a phenomenal job of getting hits at the right time. It's a big difference between getting a hit with two outs and nobody on and getting a hit to bring a run home, especially with two outs.
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I remember when I first got called up how giddy I was. Seeing him, how he just carries himself with poise and a maturity level, is phenomenal. I expect big things.
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We had a lot of support from the state and from individual investors and from institutions.
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It doesn't matter what kind of haircut he has. It's not going to make him look any better.
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I think he's definitely earned the respect of baseball players everywhere.
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You knew he wasn't feeling as good as he could have felt. But he was out there every day. That's big to see. Cliff's a big influence.
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When it's good for the parks department, it's bad for the farmers and vice versa.
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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.