NFT: NFT: David Wright's last game with the Mets is September 29

However, it is so sad that he couldn't come back and give to the Mets what he did after 2 years of working so hard to do so.

but I always admired and respected Wright. It's unfortunate what happened to him because he was a great 3B and a great guy.

It’s a good discussion. A caller who was a die hard Mets fan said absolutely not. He said it’s Tom. Piazza and Hodges. The elite of the elite all hof. David wright in his words falls just short.

In comment 14074091 Tuckrule said:

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It’s a good discussion. A caller who was a die hard Mets fan said absolutely not. He said it’s Tom. Piazza and Hodges. The elite of the elite all hof. David wright in his words falls just short.

I disagree. He's the Mets' all-time RBI leader. All-time hit leader. All-time extra base-hit leader. Third in career batting average, 2nd in career homeruns, just 10 behind Strawberry. He is inexorably linked to the Mets from 2004 to the middle of this decade. And he is the All-Time Mets captain, if there was a designation.

I certainly have wished for more from Wright at times, and certainly it's a disappointing end to his career, but if you retire anyone's number, you have to retire David Wright's.

I wish I could re-live his 2007 season, his best...hit .325, 30 HRs, 107 RBIs, stole 34 bases, walked 94 times, and had a .963 OPS and won a Gold Glove to boot. But in true Mets' fashion, that season was smeared by a late season collapse when they lost 6 of their last 7 games, finished with 88 wins and one back from the Phillies, out of the playoffs. But that was not on David Wright. He hit .400 in those last 7 games. Reyes, on the other hand went 6-32 (.187) in those games, and half of those hits came in one game. And the pitching completely fell apart. Much digression here...back to Wright...I'm not a big fan of retiring numbers anyway, but if you're going to do it, I think he's deserving.

he's the best player (position player definitely, probably overall) to play his entire career in a Mets uniform.

It was tough to watch him go through all of this over the years. He was one of the best players I've ever had the pleasure of rooting for in any capacity and a guy who always represented the Mets in a way that every fan was proud of.

I'm glad there's some closure here and that David has finally realized that his body is never going to cooperate and allow him to play again the way he used to.

I have an unbelievable amount of respect for him and the amount of work he was putting in behind the scenes just to get to the point where he can even get on the field at all. What he's been doing these last couple years has probably been extremely difficult and frustrating and he just kept fighting and pushing the entire time. Truly inspirational and it's a shame that he had his playing career cut short by such an unlikely injury.

All my best to DW. A true pro who should always be remembered as one of the greatest players in the history of the Mets.

bought tix to that game?

the Mets have had after Tom Seaver. You retire his number.

A am a lifelong Mets fan but the past 4 years David Wright was a shell of himself. No way he’s even close to HOF material

a hall of famer?

outside of homers and fanboys have Wright making the HOF. HOF trajectory had he stayed healthy? Sure.

Playing fri too or just the one game

I'm kind of against the whole idea. (I hate it in football) Put guys' names on the outfield wall. Put up statues. Do a ring of honor. Have a team hall of fame. But not seeing a number doesn't do anything to remind me of the guy that wore it back in the day.

* DW has said for the last month that he's looking to come back and contribute

* What has changed in the last week that has made him "medically unable to play"

My guess is that the Wilpon's put the screws to him and didn't want to risk the insurance money. They probably offered him some sort of deal to agree to step away.

I could be wrong but this doesn't align with his attitude for the last number of months.

In comment 14074157 spike said:

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bought tix to that game?

Had them in my cart at 3PM on Mets.com...$200 for 2 tickets and parking in one of the mid-club levels... Decided to wait until I got home to see if my daughter wanted to go since it's 6 hours of driving...

Just went to buy...sold out except for the $500 per ticket range...

In comment 14074343 csb said:

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* DW has said for the last month that he's looking to come back and contribute * What has changed in the last week that has made him "medically unable to play" My guess is that the Wilpon's put the screws to him and didn't want to risk the insurance money. They probably offered him some sort of deal to agree to step away. I could be wrong but this doesn't align with his attitude for the last number of months.

That's not really what Wright's been saying. He's been making comments like "my daughter has never seen me play live at a game before", etc. I think he knew this might be it and that's why he ramped up efforts to get on the field one more time. This was likely being bounced around for months.

tickets to the 29th and 30th. As soon as he made the announcement I went on the Mets site and got them for $15 for the Coca Cola deal and now that deal is off the table.