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Neck Surgery for Wright

Centerfield Jun 16 2016 03:18 PM

Per twitter. Timetable TBD.

Edgy MD Jun 16 2016 03:21 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

That insurance policy is looking like quite the genius move, and quite the windfall. Get well, Mr. Wright.

d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 03:41 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Yes, best of future health for David; neck/spine surgery eeek. It's personally my worst nightmare. One has to wonder if we'll ever see him on the field again. Kinda weird.

Ashie62 Jun 16 2016 03:44 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Get well David. To the Mets: negotiate a buyout and let him start on the track to managing the Mets. I don't want David in a wheelchair at 45.

Frayed Knot Jun 16 2016 04:06 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Is he going to have those Frankenstein-like bolts in his neck when this is all over? That would be kind of cool.

themetfairy Jun 16 2016 04:22 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Wishes for a speedy recovery and a pain-free future for the Captain.

TransMonk Jun 16 2016 04:33 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Good luck, David! Honestly, I feel this is best for all. Hopefully, the surgery helps David's pain and long term health. Plus, the Mets can commit to the rest of the season without him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 16 2016 04:38 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

I don't think David Wright will be or even wants to be a manager. He just doesn't strike me as one.

Frayed Knot Jun 16 2016 04:41 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 16 2016 08:55 PM

Amazing how the insurance clause is now almost automatically in the first paragraph when stories like this crop up. The Mets have an insurance policy on Wright which allows them to begin recouping 75 percent of his salary once he misses 60 games. It will kick in in late-July, potentially resulting in $5 million in savings, reports Mike Puma of the NY Post.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 16 2016 05:25 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't think David Wright will be or even wants to be a manager. He just doesn't strike me as one. Seems kind of like a broadcaster.

MFS62 Jun 16 2016 05:40 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

I wish him well. As I understand it,this will help him with the vertebrae in his neck, but will have no effect on his spinal stenosis. Is that correct? Later

d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 05:45 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Separate issues, but it's all connected imtuo*. *in my totally unprofessional opinion

Lefty Specialist Jun 16 2016 06:23 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Well, they better pick up a third baseman. Even if Wright makes it back next year, it'll be in a cameo role.

d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 06:24 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

They have one, his name is Wilmer!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 16 2016 06:41 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

That guy with the giant sack they picked up in the draft maybe

Lefty Specialist Jun 16 2016 06:51 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

d'Kong76 wrote: They have one, his name is Wilmer! They better put a screen down the first base line to protect the fans, then.

d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 07:20 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Now you're just being silly, the same could be said for Yoenis. And people should protect themselves from the incidentals of a baseball game and stop looking at their phones when someone's up.

cooby Jun 16 2016 07:22 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That guy with the giant sack they picked up in the draft maybe Giant sack? Tell me more

HahnSolo Jun 16 2016 07:29 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Hope he gets through this. Would hate for this to be the end with David. Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't think David Wright will be or even wants to be a manager. He just doesn't strike me as one. Seems kind of like a broadcaster. In another time and place he'd be a natural for guest spots on Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 07:30 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

cooby wrote: Giant sack? Tell me more Page two of the draft thread, ya can't miss it!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 16 2016 07:32 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

That guy with the giant sack they picked up in the draft maybe Giant sack? Tell me more Tell you? I'll show you. Warning: You can't unsee Peter Alonso's gigantic junk.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 16 2016 07:33 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

I can see why they named him "Peter".

cooby Jun 16 2016 07:41 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Lolol

Zvon Jun 16 2016 08:07 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Ha! If my assumption is correct that's a bike riding cup he's wearing. In later years playing softball I used one of those because it was much more comfortable. Instead of bunching everything up front (standard cup) this type of cup protected you from down under. Shaped sort of like a canoe. I can't find the one I had thru google but that was 15 years ago. Looks like they have changed the design a little bit. Designed for biking, but great for baseball, IMO.

Zvon Jun 16 2016 08:10 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

And yea, I'm devastated and bummed. I've typed the word devastated around 20 times in the last 48 hours and I still can't spell it correctly :(

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 16 2016 08:45 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

I'm as big a Wright supporter as the next guy, maybe more, but if a guy needs neck surgery then he needs neck surgery. This is Wilmer's big chance to be a productive member of Met society and if he doesn't succeed then I'm sure we'll move on. Francessa even before this talked of how he expects the Mets will make a "big move" but absent of replacing Granderson or Walker with a new bat (or maybe Doodoo if he can't return) I don;t see where they do it.

TransMonk Jun 16 2016 08:47 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Zvon wrote: And yea, I'm devastated and bummed. Things that Tom Glavine should have said.

Ashie62 Jun 16 2016 11:41 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

We drafted quite a crotch.

Edgy MD Jun 17 2016 12:18 AM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Also something it would have been nice to have heard Glavine say.

Frayed Knot Jun 17 2016 12:28 AM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

So they say it was a "discectomy" with fusion which, as I understand it anyway, means they removed the offending/irritating disc (essentially the cartilage 'padding' between two vertebrae) and fused those two now unpadded vertebrae together - the idea being that the fusing restores stability and the source of the pain, the bulging disc impinging on nerves, is gone. The downside to that solution is that the spine is now less flexible than before. Think of a length of chain with two of its links welded together, it's now less able to be coiled, snaked, wrapped, whatever. It would definitely shoot the hell out of a ballet career. Baseball, maybe not, but each case would certainly vary.

Nymr83 Jun 17 2016 12:50 AM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Wilmer is now hurt too.

Frayed Knot Jun 17 2016 01:04 AM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Nymr83 wrote: Wilmer is now hurt too. But no broken bones and no major surgeries scheduled in the general vicinity of his spinal column ... at least not today, tune back in tomorrow though.

Ceetar Jun 17 2016 01:52 AM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Frayed Knot wrote: So they say it was a "discectomy" with fusion which, as I understand it anyway, means they removed the offending/irritating disc (essentially the cartilage 'padding' between two vertebrae) and fused those two now unpadded vertebrae together - the idea being that the fusing restores stability and the source of the pain, the bulging disc impinging on nerves, is gone. The downside to that solution is that the spine is now less flexible than before. Think of a length of chain with two of its links welded together, it's now less able to be coiled, snaked, wrapped, whatever. It would definitely shoot the hell out of a ballet career. Baseball, maybe not, but each case would certainly vary. he could QB for the Broncos too maybe.

Ashie62 Jul 02 2016 04:17 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

Wright does interview last evening. [url]http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2016/07/mets_david_wright_neck_surgery_comeback_future.html#incart_river_index

Rockin' Doc Jul 02 2016 11:02 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

All the best to Wright going forward. He seems to be a truly decent man who enjoys the game and appreciates the fans.

Edgy MD Jul 02 2016 11:14 PM Re: Neck Surgery for Wright

He really seemed to be sober and just a little broken facing the media. But he seemed to be enjoying himself during the game in the bullpen. Pretty dramatic that he's being consigned to the bullpen due to his lack of mobility.