So weird since most of us can clearly remember the day David arrived.
WRIGHT ON THE METS RBI RECORD: David Wright has one RBI
in five of his six starts this year, giving him 730 for his career…
Darryl Strawberry holds the franchise record with 733 RBI…
Colorado’s Todd Helton is the only active player who leads his
team’s all-time RBI list…Entering tonight, Helton has 1,316 RBI.
WRIGHT’S RETURN: David Wright returned to the lineup Saturday
from a fractured pinky and has gone 6-12 (.500) with a solo home run
in his last three games, including 1-3 last night…The Mets are 6-1
when Wright starts this year, suffering their first loss on
Sunday at Philadelphia…Overall, Wright is hitting .542 (13-24) with
two home runs and five RBI…Among players with 25 or more
plate appearance, Wright leads the majors with his .542 batting
average …Matt Kemp is second (.487, 19-39)…The Mets third
baseman also leads the majors with a .600 on-base percentage.
THIS DATE IN METS HISTORY: Shea Stadium opens its doors for
the first time as 48,736 fans watch Pittsburgh edge the Mets, 4-3 on
April 17, 1964…Willie Stargell’s home run off Jack Fisher in the
second inning is the first hit recorded at the stadium…Tim Harkness
collects the first Mets hit at Shea with a third inning single…Ron
Hunt scores the first Mets run at Shea…The Pirates’ Bob Friend is
the winning pitcher while Ed Bauta suffers the loss for the Mets.
733 here he comes.
Congratulations, DW. Our leader.
What it actaully, sadly, indicates is that the Mets may be the worst team in the history of baseball at developing and keeping hitters. If you take the Mets top 2 all-time hitters COMBINED, they do not have 3,000 hits. Take the top 3 and they still have less hits than Pete Rose. It is really astounding. Keep Wright already and let him have a repectable Met career total.