The Mets took care of the Pirates in a easy fashion last night and they did it in style, Behind John Maine's pitching and his LONG BALL BAT. I have to admit, I am a Maine-IAC. He is truly becoming one of my favirote mets and as mentioned before, He should have been a All star and should be considered as one of the games best pitchers throughout this season. Granted, It was against the Pirates yesterday but he managed to pitch out of trouble and actually hit a home run off of Ian Snell, Who is one of the best young pitchers in the game and he is not noticed because hes on a horrendous team. Maine, Who picked up win # 11, went 7 innings and gave up 2 runs and stuck out 7 and in the process lowered his ERA to 3.02. He is just on fire minus the past 2 starts throughout the season and he needs to continue this push of strong pitching so the Mets can try and pick up 1st place and head into the playoffs on a amazin note. I am a Maine-iac.

     The Mets will play the pirates in game 2 tonight as Tom Glavine goes for win # 299. Glavine, Should be going for his 300th tonight as the last game he was handed a gift wrapped victory with the Mets leading 6-0. Glavine failed to go 4 innings so i guess is the reason why we might see him get # 300 on the road. Glavine needs to start pitching like he did last year in the playoffs because he is not faring well against teams in the NL the whole season and i am worried that this can and will carry over to the playoffs. 

    The Pirates are one of the worst teams, if not the worst team in the NL. The Mets should easily handle them the next few games and bring upon a bigger lead in the NL east if the Giants can finally score more than 3 runs and beat the Braves. The Braves im not too worried about, Im more worried about the Phillies because of their offensive power and their content of having a powerful rotation if they finally decide to throw Brett Myers back in the rotation. On the otherhand, the mets need to maybe make a trade for a new set up man because Mota does not have anything left and i still dont trust Heilman out of the pen. Pedro is coming back but i am worried about his health and focus going into the playoffs. He will have a few tune up starts and then get thrown into the fire with a rebuilt shoulder and on prays and hopes of Mets fans of weathering the storm and being the old Pedro that we were so accustomed to in the late 90's.

     David Wright did nothing last night except for get a Sac Fly much to the dismay of my fantasy teams. Tonight, i hope he hits a home run because its a big week for me and i need the win. He is only 1 player on my team but i need more production out of him to win the title. A perfect world for me would be winning the 2000 dollar title in my fantasy diamond league and then spending all the money in a plane and air fare to watch the Mets win the world series on the Road. Ah, what dreams i have in life.

    Has anyone seen what the Yankees have been doing lately? Wow, what a slapping they have been handed teams. Too bad they are beating teams that my high school baseball team could have hit against. Those pitchers are utter garbage and all these wins show to me is that they can beat the DRAYS, ROYALS. I would love to see them continue this against the better teams. If they do and if they finally get near sniffing distance of a playoff spot, I will say that they are a good team. Until then, a team with a over 200 million dollar payroll and these players who are always underachieving ( Minus Arod, Jeter)is a joke. You payed Roger Clemens 879,000 dollars to beat the Royals. Wow, so basically you could have paid John Maine, Ruben Gotay for the whole year combined to have 1 win against the lowly Royals, One of the MLB'S Worst teams along with the Devil Rays for the past 5-10 seasons.

  Remember, this site is Wrightoholics and im a Maine-iac and i hope everyone can join the new blog, the Maine-iacs when i finally decide to have more time writing.

Proper Name: David Allen Wright Born: December 20, 1982 Norfolk, VA Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs. Age: 24 Pronounced: N/A

Bats: Right Throws: Right Pos: 3B Experience: 3 years 2007 Salary: $1,250,000 College: N/A

FANTASY Percent Owned (Week +/-): MLB: 100.0% (+0.0%) Avg. Draft Position: MLB: 10.4

    Clobbered. But was i expecting to go to Wednesday's game with having the chance of seeing Tom Glavine win his 300th game? Absolutely after being staked with a 6-0 lead before he even took the mound. I even went on Stubhub.com and saw how many people snatched up cheap seats to see Glavine have that masterful 300th win against the Pirates. Yes i know im looking past the Pirates as a victory but they stink, Plain and simple. Glavine on the otherhand was equally as bad last night in his pitching performance, A totally different outcome from his previous start against the Reds. Glavine has been feast or famine all season long and i just hope , Well i pray that he can maybe pitch like he did in the Playoffs last season because come these playoffs ( If the mets make it), He will need to be on top of his game so he better iron out the kinks now. Speaking of Actober as Dane Cook calls it in all of those annoying Fox playoff commercials trying to persuade me to watch the playoffs, Why? Oh i get it, Dane Cook says Actober, so now i will watch it. I wouldnt care if Arod can on the tv and proceeded to try and persuade me to try his new Loreal Paris hair coloring system, I just wouldnt do it. The point im trying to make is that we are fans and we dont need some comedian or hollywood star to tell us to watch it or some dumb new thing they try to do every year. Its why i keep coming back to watch because one year i know the mets will win the title and when they do, I am retiring from watching baseball.

     Now back to the mets, Tomorrow is Davids 3 year anniversary in the Majors and he has already had a ton of great noteworth accomplishments.

• 2 time All star starter
• All star homer jn his first at bat off of Kenny (I still cant get the walk out of my system vs Andruw Jones) Rogers,  then singling in the previous all star game.
• He has also been on at least 182 covers of magazines across NY,
• Along with being the coverboy on every Vitamin Water ad as his face is plastered across America but mostly NY since his popularity is gaining by the minute.
• Featured on Mlb 07 the show and if you havent gotten the game yet, Its a amazing one so i encourage everyone to pick it up. That and because Derek Jeters game is outselling his is the main reason why i encourage you to go buy it.
• He hit the first home run in Citi Field history off of Mike Myers which landed in the Citi field construction site, A mere 460 feet out of Shea stadium.
• His major work with the David Wright Foundation which has helped numerous charitable causes.
• His work with MLB, Which he helps builds baseball fields across my part of Staten Island, NY.
• His strong work ethic.
• The mets winning percentage since his tenure began almost 3 years ago.
• The Bare handed catch vs the Padres. Ah, brings a tear to my eyes.
• He has a plane named after him, The Wright flight by American Airlines.
• Has a wax figure of himself in Madame Tousannds.
• Was key figure in the Mets haircut fest which most most had heads shaved.
• I was feautured in 2 magazines thanks to David being alive. Without him, i wouldnt have something to talk about.

   I will have more regarding why he is becoming one of the best players in baseball and we can all see why daily with his strong work ethic and strong play on the field and his amazing charitible work off the field. I mean, all the people who come and visit the site daily know why they come back and that is to see what is going on with David and how he is doing even more for the community and for his team.

      Back to baseball, David has been mashing the ball lately and it was a shame to see the Mets waste David's dramatic 3 run homer.I find it tough to see David not playing amazing day in and day out. He has been just on fire as his average keeps getting closer to 300. His bat has came alive and when all the naysayers said that David would hit 7 home runs and not help this team make the playoffs, You can all think again as he has been the driving force behind the team and the driving force behind the best SS-3B tandom in baseball.  He doubled in a couple of runs last night and will look to add to his Rbi streak tonight as the Mets face the Dodgers in game 2 of a 4 game set.

   The David watch is once again sponsered by Loreal Paris, Alex Rodriguez's hair coloring system. I dont care how many home runs he has or rbi's, Its still fun to make fun of him. We are mets fans and we hate the Yankees no matter what anyone says or does. You know how many comments i get in my inbox about David going out with Jose Reyes on weekends to *** bars? I find it funny to see people get so offended over baseball as its meant to be a lot of trash talk and if you cant take a guy making 25 million a year (Soon to be 30) getting made fun of who possibly wont even be on the team next season, Is funny to me and hear is something to cheer all of you Yankee fans up.

Proper Name: David Allen          Wright Born: December 20, 1982 Norfolk, VA Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs. Age: 24 Pronounced: N/A

Bats: Right Throws: Right Pos: 3B Experience: 3 years 2007 Salary: $1,250,000 College: N/A

FANTASY Percent Owned (Week +/-): MLB: 100.0% (0.0%) Avg. Draft Position: MLB: 10.4

     Today will feature a guest blog from Desiree Wright, the creator of the Wrightoholics group page. She has had a lot of insight and i thought it would be fair to let her use this page to showcase her baseball knowledge. I will have something special for Davids 3 year baseball debut anniversary as i remember it like yesterday vs the Expos. Ah good times.

  Hey everyone, Just wanted to post a picture i found floating around. For everyone who continues to come here regardless of me not being in a posting mood of late, Please come back throughout the day and i will be posting regualry come weekend. I have a lot of funny things to say about the winning, losing and luxury suites i have been in since the last time i posted. School is almost done and i am getting back into the Wright swing of things. Count down everyone. Davids 3 year anniversary is 3 days away. July 21, 2004 is when he made his MLB Debut. I will have a lot to say about that as well.

          Everyone, Before i get into my rant about the past week or so, I just wanted to let everyone know that we will be having Wrightoholics day at Shea on August 11th, Which is David Wright bag day for kids 12 and under. The day will be great and tickets are not expensive so to get in on the list, Email me at Wrightoholics@aol.com or Desiree @ the wrightfans@yahoo.com or the coordinator of the event Steph at Steph1923@yahoo.com . We are all going to be attending and making signs to show our support for one of the best third basemens in the universe. Tickets are 20 dollars plus fees which are added by Shea. The game will be a fun one and it will be a great way to interact with all of the members of the greatest club of all time, The Wrightoholics.

Now, The main thing for me is that the mets are sinking. I am not giving up on them any time as soon as a real fan knows that theyre are tons of up's and ton's of downs throughout a season wheather it be injury, losing, or just team chemistry getting screwed up. The mets are just in a downspin right now as they have been the past month with some glimpses of greatness along the way. I think they will eventually snap out of this funk and when they do, They will run away with the division and just show how they are the best team in the NL. It just happens that the Mets have had a rash of bad play and injuries, a mix in which always happens throughout the course of a 162 game season and it seems like the Mets will look to stop that when they play the last place Cincinatti Reds in a 4 game set starting on Thursday at Shea. They need to pound the Reds out of Shea and win at least 3 of 4 in that series in my opinion.  They need a series ( Much like the one versus the A's) to try and get their bats, pitching back on the right track. Now i know injuries have mounted but adversity is what the Mets got through mostly last season with numerous injuries. Its not the injuries im worried about, Its the people who will step up and push this team much like ( Valentin last season and Endy off the bench along with Pedro Felicano), I think this year's stopgaps will be Gotay (Playing well lately), Feliciano again ( Great specialist), Delgado ( Needs a second half power surge to get to 100 rbi's), Beltran ( Injuries hobbled him in the months before but now he will look for that swing), David Wright ( He will carry this team, Mark my words). Okay now the last one, Wright was the person who we all know is one of the brightest stars in baseball and this blog is named after him and his fans so maybe that one is a given but i expect some of those players to step up as well and push this team towards a 2ncd straight Nl east title.
 
   Just picturing this losing streak in my mind has hurt my thoughts of a title but i think the Mets will go again deep in the playoffs and hopefully with all the right chips in place, Make a better run for the championship yet again. I know now they are 2 and a half games ahead now and as bad as some people have thought the first half has been, It can be worse. They are fine and i hate to hear all these "Met fans" complain about how the mets are terrible and how they are not going to be winning any title soon, You guys are not real fans and should go jump ship back to the Yankee side. The mets will be fine, I am tired of hearing it. They will be back on track eventually. If they were less than 500 like the Yanks, I would then worry but now they are still ahead of 500 and are still in first place overall. All it takes is 2 straight positive series and the Mets will be back and hitting like they used to without a doubt bringing them back to the forefront of the Nl races leaving nothing but dust settling behind them when it is the end of the season come playoff time.

  I just hope that the Mets can get everyone back healthy and get their hitting straightned out and some attitudes ironed out. I dont even want to get into not running to first by Reyes but i will say this, Jose is one of my favirote players and not running that ball out was the Carl Everett thing to do. Jose needs to play like we all would play and that is with so much heart and effort day in and day out. He is the best SS in the majors and i think he just needs to grow into the player we all know he will be ( MVP, World series champion) so i agree with the benching of him and the lashing Willie gave reporters about him a day later. So Jose, please play like we know you can day in and day out regardless of if you thought the ball was foul.

As for David, It seems like hes on his way to a 30/30 season just like 1st base coach Ho Jo. David is putting this home run derby nonsense behind him as he now has 16 homers and 19 sb's on this young season. I loved how people said, he will hit 3 home runs this season and he has 16 now. I dont get these fans of David. Even booing him at Shea this year? Where did you guys come from? Under a rock? He has been the cornerstone of this franchise and will look to continue that on to the second half of this season. So please he is nearing a 300 average and will look to get to 315-330 like he knows and trys so hard to do. He will carry this team on his back and bring them back to the playoffs.

  Before i go, everyone get working on those signs for the game on August 11th. It will be a great day to be a Wrightoholic and i can almost guarantee that David will homer that afternoon for everyone in attendance. Well, i guareentee a homer all the time and sometimes it doesnt come true but ya gotta believe!

Proper Name: David Allen          Wright Born: December 20, 1982 Norfolk, VA Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs. Age: 24 Pronounced: N/A

Bats: Right Throws: Right Pos: 3B Experience: 3 years 2007 Salary: $1,250,000 College: N/A

FANTASY Percent Owned (Week +/-): MLB: 100.0% (-0.0%) Avg. Draft Position: MLB: 10.4

    mets lost back to back games after performing quite well over the past 2 weeks. I just hope they can get back onto their winning ways again tonight vs the Rockies down in Colorado. The way the Mets played during their winning steak was amazing, Seeing them slap around the opposition was fun to see as it reminded me of old times when they used to pound on other teams on a daily basis. Looking in to this week before the All star break and i hope the Mets can finish the half point off on a good note.

  Seeing David swinging a good bat the past few weeks has been great and he will try to get back to 300, Try to make my promise come true of him reaching the 300 mark before the Mets hit the all star break. He picked up a single and a double yesterday to add yet another stolen base. It seems like he is firing on all cylinders and will look to push that up another notch tonight for game 2 vs the Rockies.

   The Rockies had went 1-9 on their previous road trip and the Mets will look to end their 1 game winning streak tonight. I look for the Mets to start hitting tonight in Colorado and i hope they dont end up like the Yankees when they left their stay in the Rocky Mountains...You know getting swept in a 3 game series? I dont think the Mets will get swept as they are too good to play bad on a cosistent basis like they did 2 weeks ago.

   I havent been able to Wright in a while and i will look forward to writing again as soon as i finish my summer class. I have plenty of fun things to say about the Yankees, And great things to say about the Mets so i will look to start sometime next week.

Proper Name: David Allen Wright Born: December 20, 1982 Norfolk, VA Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs. Age: 24 Pronounced: N/A

Bats: Right Throws: Right Pos: 3B Experience: 3 years 2007 Salary: $1,250,000 College: N/A

FANTASY Percent Owned (Week +/-): MLB: 100.0% (+0.1%) Avg. Draft Position: MLB: 10.4

     I know the met all stars and i cant talk much because im upset about John Maine not being chosen to the all star game. I find that to be an absolute joke and its even a bigger joke that he wasnt added to final 5 players in which one can be chosen. Maine has sparkled this season and deserves to be there after having a 2.74 era. He should be there.