“I’ve never been one that had a need or a want for attention,” he said. “If I go somewhere, I kind of like to try to blend in as much as possible, just be a typical 29-year-old. But the charity thing, that hit me early on . . . especially with this cause, with CHKD, the children’s hospital down here. I always read about, heard about stories growing up, whether it be through friends or reading in the paper about kids that had these minor miracles at CHKD. I was always fascinated by this hospital.
“I got to the point where I was drafted. Didn’t necessarily have the means to put on events like this. I went and visited kids. They got a kick out of a Mets player coming to visit them. I gained some relationships with some of the kids, that I still keep in touch with some of them today. And once I able to kind of do events like this, then it was no-brainer, that’s kind of what I wanted to focus on.”
Via NJ.com
It’s always good to be able to post stuff like this, especially here in The Winter of Negativity.
David is special and will be a Mets player for life. Ignore those who say otherwise.
I’m not convinced Wright will be a Met for life. I don’t think that ownership is ever going to be willing to trade him… but did you see Wright’s comments about winning in that article?
If the prospects don’t pan out and the Mets chances in 2014 look as dismal as they do in 2012, I could easily see Wright jumping ship for a team that gives him a better chance to win.