Check out David's Jackie Robinson Day Cleats

Posted on 16 Apr 2009 by Danielle

David Wright is one of a number of top players around the league tonight who will a specially designed shoe to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day. Here's the rundown from Nike.

As part of Major League Baseball’s annual “Jackie Robinson Day� tribute, several Nike baseball athletes will take to the diamond in a uniquely designed cleat that features an engraving of Robinson’s iconic image sliding into home plate as well as his number ‘42’ stitched on each heel.

Credit: Newsday

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Good Ollie shows up, leads mets to a 7-2 win over Padres on Robinson's Day

Posted on 16 Apr 2009 by Danielle

Hello, Good Ollie. Welcome to Citi Field. Stay a while. Make yourself at home.

Oliver Perez masterfully held the Padres to three hits -- two of which came from Luis Rodriguez -- as the Mets cruised to their first Citi Field win, a 7-2 series-tying victory on Jackie Robinson Day.

Perez approached each inning with a nearly methodical pace, going to his slider early and often to keep the Padres off balance.

After allowing a leadoff single to Rodriguez in the third inning, Perez retired the side 10 pitches later. An RBI single to score Rodriguez in the fifth inning was the lone blemish for Perez, who diligently and economically approached each inning and finished with 58 of his 90 pitches for strikes.

But what was the most positive affirmation for Manuel wasn't Perez's numbers: It was the southpaw's mental fortitude.

Buoyed by Perez's performance on the mound, the Amazins' bats put up a pair of runs in the fourth and capitalized on the Padres wild relievers to score four runs in the seventh.

Carlos Delgado had two of the team's seven hits and extended his hit streak to 13 games with an RBI single to score Daniel Murphy in the fourth. David Wright also crossed the plate on Gary Sheffield's double play ground ball.

Like Sheffield, the Mets are still a work in progress. But Wednesday night there was a lot more good -- such as Jose Reyes
Notable performances:

Jose Reyes was 1-3 with a walk and a run scored.

Daniel Murphy also had a 1-3 day with a hit and an RBI.

Carlos "Esta en fuego" Delgado went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored on his solo BOMB, as well as a walk.

Carlos Beltran went 1-2 with an RBI and two walks.

Luis Castillo continues to hit, going 1-3 with a run scored.

David Wright was 1-4 in the game with a run scored.

Want to check out the Mets of the future?

Posted on 15 Apr 2009 by Danielle

The Binghamton Mets will be playing the Trenton Thunder in Trenton on May 8th. As a part of the Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club (RUSEPRC), I'm selling tickets to the game for $8 each.

The RUSEPRC raises German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, and Golden Retrievers from a few months old until they are 12-16 months and does their preliminary behavioral training for The Seeing Eye of Morristown.

TIckets are $8 and all those attending will be sitting near the dogs, so if you like cute puppies and would like to attend (or just want to catch the B-Mets!), please send me an email at TWSDanielle@gmail.com OR message me on Twitter!

Thanks everyone and let's go Mets!!!!
Danielle

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Wright Watch: First Met hit in Citi Field is a D-Wright Double

Posted on 14 Apr 2009 by Danielle

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WRIGHT WATCH: First Met HR at Citi Field, care of David Wright

Posted on 14 Apr 2009 by Danielle

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4/14 - What Wright Said...

Posted on 14 Apr 2009 by Danielle

(On his performance thus far)

"I haven’t gotten the results that I wanted to the first couple weeks of the season," Wright said. "But hopefully, that'll come."

(On the game and his home run)

"It’s a loss," he said. "I would have liked to get that win, but it’s something I'll look back on. I can tell my kids and my grandkids that I got a chance to participate in opening day and break in the new field."

Wright thought he might have had a chance to double his tally in the seventh when he belted a shot to deep center field, but he quickly found out that there was an excellent reason the number 415 painted on the fence looked so small.

"I’ve had enough at-bats here to know that you've really got to step on one to get it out to the gaps into center here," he said.

Credit: NY Times

(On the Mets' Struggles)

"Right now," David Wright said, "it just seems we're a little off and not playing a complete game."

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Despite Wright's HR, Mets drop first at Citi Field 6-5

Posted on 14 Apr 2009 by Danielle

Monday was a game of firsts for the New York Mets.

First hit: David Wright

First RBI: Brian Schneider

First run scored: Luis Castillo

First HR: David Wright

Despite the fact that Mike Pelfrey had given up five runs, the fans were energized by David Wright's home run.

But before Brian Stokes could record an out, Luis Rodriguez lofted a fly ball to right field. Ryan Church, in a zig-zag pattern, moved underneath it. But much as Daniel Murphy's errant path to a ball had a hand in a critical error in Sunday's game, Church's route forced him to whirl the wrong way to try to catch the ball and it deflected off of his glove.

Rodriguez wound up on third, scoring on a balk by Pedro Feliciano. And the Mets, who did not hold a lead in their first game at Citi Field, did not score again.

Which certainly seems justified in an unfamiliar ballpark. Church, in particular, had spent much of the past week fielding questions about the quirks of right field, one of the most oddly shaped pastures in the Majors. But he dismissed the notion that Citi Field played a role in his error.

The only role the ballpark seemed to play was in preventing the Mets from coming back. Carlos Beltran, for example, drilled a long fly ball to deep center field, but Jody Gerut caught it just shy of the warning track, midway between straightaway center and the 415-foot sign to the right.

Only Wright could muster one over the faraway wall. It was, for the Mets, easily the most exciting moment in Citi Field's infancy. But it turned out to be merely temporary thrill for a team that has now lost four of its past five games.

Trouble plagued Pelfrey early and never quite left, after Gerut curled a leadoff home run around the right-field foul pole.

Pelfrey has now walked six batters in his first two starts of the season, allowing nine runs in 10 innings. Yet more vexing was that on this night, 13 of the first 14 Padres who put the ball in play did so through the air. For a ground-ball specialist, that spells almost certain defeat.

At one point, Pelfrey fell to the ground in the latter part of his windup, shooing away the coaches and trainers that came to check on him -- but inspiring a fair bit of worry.

Pelfrey was just fine, but the Mets went on to lose the game 6-5.

Jose Reyes, Murphy, and Beltran all went 1-4 in the game, with Jose and Daniel each scoring a run.

Luis Castillo went 1-3, with an RBI and a walk.

Jeremy Reed, who is shaping up to be a fantastic pinch hitter for the Mets, went 1-1 in the game.

David Wright was 2-4 in last night's game with three RBI's and a run scored on a double and a home run. His average is now up to .333

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ARTICLE: Will Citi Field have a nickname?

Posted on 13 Apr 2009 by Danielle

A young, card-carrying David Wright devotee marched from behind the plate at Citi Field toward -- where else? -- the aisle closest to third base, wearing her passion, a No. 5 Mets uniform, and holding aloft her partisan message.
Her makeshift sign had the words "Citi FIELD" crossed out. And across the bottom of the cardboard was her printed preference for the name of the Mets' new ballpark.

"The House of DAVID."

Well, of course. What and who else could it be? If not Citi Field, then what? If the new place is going to go by a nickname, what more appropriate alternative is there? Beltran Ballpark? Please. Jose's House would be a reach. Moreover, The House of David works in several ways.

It has some double entendre to it. And Wright -- as modest as he is and as uncomfortable as he is with the notion -- is the only Mets player whose identity and image could carry it off. Citi Field could be his one day; in some ways, it already is...

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4/12 - What Wright Said...

Posted on 13 Apr 2009 by Danielle

(About Citi Field)

"It has all the best new amenities you can put in a ballpark," third baseman David Wright said. "That's only going to help us. You feel comfortable, and guys start showing up a little earlier. You get more of that team chemistry. It's going to make it a lot more fun coming to the ballpark every day."

"The fans are right on top of you," Wright said, "and everybody knows they voice their pleasure and displeasure. With the fans being closer, I think that's going to be good for us."

Credit: AP

"Obviously the elevation is not going to be the same and the ball is not going to carry like Colorado, but just the size of the outfield and the ground that the outfielders have to cover, it reminded me a lot of Colorado," Wright said. "But then the different (wall) angles and some of the characteristics kind of reminded me of San Diego."

Credit: Daily News

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Murphy's error costs Santana, Mets against Marlins

Posted on 12 Apr 2009 by Danielle

Johan Santana struck out thirteen batters and did not give up a single earned run, yet he was the losing pitcher of the afternoon.

Left fielder Daniel Murphy dropped a fly ball in the second inning for an error that led to both Florida runs.

Santana (1-1) had made 18 starts in a row without a loss, winning 10 consecutive decisions.

While he did not match yesterday's performance, Luis Castillo ended Josh Johnson's no-hit bid the next inning with a broken-bat single.

Johnson was one strike from a three-hit shutout when Carlos Delgado doubled. Carlos Beltran followed with an RBI single before Ryan Church's soft liner was caught by left fielder Brett Carroll, who made a backhanded, game-ending grab at the shoetops.

The pitching duel rushed by in 2 hours, 4 minutes.

The Mets went 3-3 on a season-opening trip and play their home opener Monday night against San Diego at new Citi Field.

Santana, who departed for a pinch hitter after throwing 98 pitches, walked only one and even managed to keep Emilio Bonifacio off base. Florida's leadoff hitter, who came into the game leading the majors in batting and hits, went 0-for-4 to drop his average to .500.

Santana's 13 strikeouts were his highest total in two seasons with the Mets. He had beaten the Marlins in his five previous starts against them, but this time they made the most of their one big break.

Santana retired the first five batters before he walked Jeremy Hermida on a 3-2 pitch. When Cody Ross lifted a high fly to deep left, Murphy retreated awkwardly to the warning track before the ball deflected off his glove, which allowed Hermida to score.

Ronny Paulino's single on the next pitch brought home Ross for a 2-0 lead.

Jose Reyes was the Mets' lone baserunner until the sixth. He reached on a tap to the pitcher to start the game when first baseman Helms dropped Johnson's throw for an error, but was thrown out trying to steal.

With the score 2-0, the Mets' David Wright singled with one out in the seventh, and Bonifacio bobbled a potential double-play grounder for an error to put the tying run aboard. But Johnson overcame the mistake, turning a comebacker by Beltran into a 1-6-3 double play, then heading for the dugout with a pump of his fist.

David Wright was 1-4 in the game, his average now at .304.

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