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Observing Wright

G-Fafif Mar 26 2014 11:51 AM

Profile of the Captain in the Observer. Not a discouraging word. But why would there be? Indeed, if anyone ought to hate David Wright, the Golden Boy of Queens, that man is Wigginton, who came up through the Mets organization and was the last person not named David to hold the team’s full-time third-base job. Like Wally Pipp, Lou Gehrig’s predecessor, Wigginton was forced out, traded at the deadline in ’04. And yet Wigginton, who has spent the last decade pinballing around the league, does not hate David Wright, because no one hates David Wright. Today, Wigginton is in town with his latest team, the Miami Marlins, and when Wright sees his former teammate watching him from the sidelines, he unleashes one of his trademark high-wattage smiles and begins jogging toward him. Wigginton grins and greets the seven-time All-Star with a big bro-hug and a perfect nickname. “Sunshine!” he cries.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2014 11:57 AM Re: Observing Wright

Nice piece. What a goofy Mets treasure David Wright is. Disappointed that the writer wasn't able to stitch in a narrative of DW's newly married status and what that means. Plus a few photos of the new bride.