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I ordered myself a present from MLB Shop.  It came with the wrong font on the back.  Hopefully this will be resolved peacefully like gentlemen, however I was quite sad when I opened the mail.

Victory lap for the King Of I Told You So. We now retire “David Wright is never ever going anywhere” until 2020 or unless it would look good on a T-shirt.

David is The Brand.

This means a lot beyond 2020.

We fans will have our first lifelong Met with a number of the fence.

My son will become a man and his favorite player will still be in blue and orange* (pending this blog losing its ability to nag marketing).

Jeff Wilpon will have someone to grow old with at club events well past the era of Seaver and well past the expiration of Bobby Bonilla’s contract.

So one last time I tell all my friends on twitter that David Wright is never ever going anywhere.

METS SIGN DAVID WRIGHT THROUGH 2020

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 4, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced that they have agreed to terms with David Wright on a new contract through 2020. Wright will be in Nashville, Tenn. at Baseball’s Winter Meetings for an 11:00 a.m. (CST) press conference tomorrow which will be carried live on SNY and Mets.com.

“I’d like to thank Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz and Jeff Wilpon for their commitment to me since I was drafted,” said Wright. “I’ve grown up in this organization and made life-long friendships with teammates, uniform personnel and front office staff. I’m grateful for the opportunity to finish what I’ve started and help bring the Mets and our fans a World Series title.”

Wright, who will turn 30 on December 20, became the Mets all-time leader in hits, runs scored, walks and RBI in 2012. He was already the club leader in doubles, total bases and game-winning RBI.

“We’re thrilled for the organization and our fans that David will be a Met for many years to come,” said Mets COO Jeff Wilpon. “As great a player as David’s been with us on the field – one of the greatest and most popular Mets ever – he’s been equally outstanding in the community.”

Wright was named to his sixth All-Star team in 2012. He is a two-time Louisville Silver Slugger Award winner (2007-2008) and has won two Rawlings Gold Gloves (2007-2008).

“We said signing David to a contract that would keep him in a Mets uniform was our top offseason priority,” said Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson. “Today is a historic day for the franchise and an important step in securing a winning future for this team and our fans.”

Over his nine-year career with the Mets, Wright owns a .301 batting average with 790 runs scored, 322 doubles, 19 triples, 204 home runs, 818 RBI and 166 stolen bases in 1,262 games. His 204 home runs rank third in team history behind Darryl Strawberry (252) and Mike Piazza (220).

“I think it’s a great statement that David wanted to stay with the organization that drafted him,” said Mets Manager Terry Collins. “David is the leader of this team in the clubhouse, on the field and in the community.”

Wright hit .306 (178-581) with 91 runs scored, 41 doubles, 21 home runs, 93 RBI and a .391 on-base percentage last season.

I bought this last Christmas-time at Five Below. It lives permanently outside on my car. It has seen better days. Note the orange has turned white.

Holidays. Jerseys. Mets stuff. Avail yourself of awesome offers.

Here’s a new one from Sports Authority: Get 25% Off Fan Shop at SportsAuthority.com. Online Only – that screengrab is from their site so go get some blues! Don’t roll your eyes at the authentic prices…get the replica for whatever 25% off $99 is (gonna be like $75, I’m not good at math. Just buy one.)

And don’t forget about the MLB Shop
Click here to enter the MLB Shop and avail yourself of awesome sales. Get a custom blue, 25% off!

The best gift going is the New York Mets 50th Anniversary Collector’s DVD SET. So far this is a best-seller and quite a few people have been purchasing them. $29.99 TODAY

 

Also, everyone likes 43 better than 63, right? What Mets fan wouldn’t love to read Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball

 

Now this isn’t Mets related but it’s still a great gift, a great deal, and far cheaper than a ticket to Opening Day. $30 for the three movies on Blu-Ray!!! The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins / The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises) [Blu-ray]. You could buy two sets for less than the price of one Opening Day ticket!! The DVD version is only $19.96 – you could get THREE for the price of one Opening Day ticket. Which would your cousin rather have in his stocking? A cool BD box set or a ticket to a game in April. No brainer…

Also let’s not forget @metsgm Sandy Alderson’s favorite show Homeland: The Complete First Season. At just $19.99 you could get three copies…one for Sandy, one for yourself and one for a friend. Or you could buy one ticket to Opening Day. Opening Day seems quite expensive, doesn’t it?

Last time I spoke to Sandy he wasn’t into The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season but it still would be a nice gift for him or someone you love. This one is only $18.99 so there’s that math again where I multiply by three and make a sarcastic illustrative point. In case you haven’t seen it this is a show about I dunno, vampires or something.

Speaking of Zombies..you can kill some in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. This one is $59.93 which is…you get the joke by now.

Back to the Mets, if you’re looking to spend a little less…under $13 gets you the DVD of New York Mets 50 Greatest Players And it works out that $63 minus 50 for 50 years. You could buy FIVE of these or you could sit in the upper deck by yourself on Opening Day. THIS ONE IS $7.99 TODAY

And Baseball Greatest Games: Santanas 2012 No-hitter is under $9! You could buy this for seven of your friends or you could sit in the upper deck by yourself on Opening Day. THIS ONE IS $5.99 TODAY. So you could actually get ten!