You said it (David Wright, Media Superman)

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]�One thing we have to be careful about is overexposing David, going to him too often,� said Dave Howard, the Mets� executive vice president for business operations. �Not only is he attractive in the business community, but he hardly ever says no. We have to remind ourselves that we�re a team that has a number of attractive, very marketable, players.�

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/sports/baseball/01mets.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

No reason why this peice shouldn't address Fecesgate, but encouraging on some levels too.

[metirish]

I think they may have missed the boat on not overexposing Wright.....remeind me about Fecesgate..not ringing a bell right now..

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

metirish wrote: I think they may have missed the boat on not overexposing Wright.....remeind me about Fecesgate..not ringing a bell right now..

Read all about it:

http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=4071

[DocTee]

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[metirish]

Wright in his own Sportscenter commercial,not bad either.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

This was the article I shoulda written:

http://nymag.com/news/features/30019/

]David Wright benefits from a persona that perfectly dovetails with Bloombergian New York City. He is unthreatening, tourist- friendly, a bit corporate, but charming nonetheless.

[stevejrogers]

]The good looks, the money, the ultimate bachelor pad: Comparisons with Jeter have become inevitable. Like Jeter, Wright entered the major leagues at 21 and is a pure product of his team: drafted and groomed when he was still a teenager. Growing up, Wright idolized Cal Ripken Jr., but Jeter has become his model for playing in New York. �He�s offered me some great advice,� says Wright. �He just says to remember who you were when you started playing and don�t change. It sounds simple, but it�s not. You wear the uniform, you�re under a microscope. He has his social life, but he�s also someone kids look up to. That�s a hard balance. I�m very conscious of what it means to wear the jersey, but at the same time, I�m a 24-year-old who likes to do what any normal 24-year-old does.� But Jeter, of course, is known for having dated a variety of high-profile women�Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba�whereas Wright can sound vaguely monastic on the subject of dating. �I don�t want to put them in the same category as drugs, but women can be a � a distraction,� he says. �I have to remember, baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I�m on the cover of video games�baseball is what I do. I�m not saying I don�t ever � I mean, I go on dates, but I�ll just never let something like that become as important as the game. Not right now, at least.�

How long before the "Wright is Gay" cat calls from jealous Met/Wright haters come out? Not that there is anything wrong with that (both gay and not wanting to deal with women at this stage of his career/life) but if more crap like that gets out, (especially his GQ photo shoot) you just know some serious and probably slanderous jeers will be falling from stands all over baseball.

Kind of also proves my point that Wright is becoming more of a Jeter like personae than Cal Ripken. Ripken was wholesome, and "perfect" as well, but Ripken was a family guy as well, I can't pinpoint the date, but he met his future wife around 1984 or so; and I'm pretty sure no Oriole/Ripken hater ever hurled jeers questioning Cal's sexual preference. Cal always seemed like a guy a Johnny Lunchbucket would want to hang out with at a local tavern, a guy like Jeter, or what it seems Wright is trying to be would most likely rather be seen at the 40/40 with other famous people

[metirish]

Steve,you know when Ripken met his missus?.......that's kinda gay.....

[stevejrogers]

metirish wrote: Steve,you know when Ripken met his missus?.......that's kinda gay.....

Hey know, just did a little internet search on Cal, came up with an article from 1995 which said they met 11 years prior.

You know, I know you're joking, but in the age of the internet, its not as creepy or strange to pull info like that.

I'll tell you something that is a bit creepy. Former Post writer/ESPN radio host Tom Keegan remembers exactly what he was doing the day Jose Reyes was born, it was Keegan's wedding day! No clue if he ever told Reyes that, but he brought up that fact every now and then on his radio program.

[Guest Edgy DC]

SteveJRogers wrote: How long before the "Wright is Gay" cat calls from jealous Met/Wright haters come out?

Or perfectly secure Met-lovers.

[Guest cooby]

I know more than a couple of 24 year old men, and none of them think women are a "distraction"

Not a good thing to say, kiddo

[Gwreck]

Also in that New York Magazine article: Jay Horowitz taking the blame for the Dr. Jaerock Lee episode.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I dunno, I find some of this trying to find labels for Wright a little disturbing
on some level. I don't care if he doesn't want to be out clubbing with plastic
bimbos like some other high profile jocks, I wouldn't be either. You get a
couple of message boards picking up on this and few more magazine articles
written with just the wrong slant and next thing he'll be sighted with a gay
weather man and have to give a press conference and goes into a 3-86 slump
and getting booed off the field and looking to high tail it out of Dodge.

He's the anti-Jeter, ya know that guy we've all been making fun of for how
many years? Leave the kid alone, we got a freakin' pennant to win.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I like how Steve is decrying the "Wright is gay" crowd when so far he's the only one who's ever mentioned such a thing.

[nymr83]

cooby wrote: I know more than a couple of 24 year old men, and none of them think women are a "distraction" Not a good thing to say, kiddo

yes we do, we simply welcome the distraction

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I can barely remember being 24. Besides, I was already married by then.

[soupcan]

I'm 42 and women have been distracting me for the vast majority of my life.

You go David.

[Guest cooby]

Well the thing is, he makes it sound like a bad distraction

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Which doesn't mean he's gay, it means his focus is more on baseball than it is on girls.

If his focus was more on BOYS than on girls, or more on SHOES than on girls, then yes, that would be gay.

[metirish]

David is not interested in scoring with girls right now,,just in baseball.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

He's certainly in a position to have as much sex as he wants, which is something any 24-year-old would envy. (And so would a lot of 40-somethings as well.)

But on the other hand, it's got to be tough finding a "soul mate" once you've become wealthy. Unless he hooks up with an heiress or something like that (and Paris Hilton had better stay away from him!!!) he can never really be sure she loves him or his fame and money.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

And that's why he should go gay and move in with Edgy.

[Guest cooby]

I think Paris Hilton would be perfect for him!

[nymr83]

I think the resulting STDs would make it a bad deal for him. Paris' sister is hotter and gets in much less trouble.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: And that's why he should go gay and move in with Edgy.

Well, I'M convinced.

Once he moves in we'll send him his Schaefer beer.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Sorry, I told that joke like a baudy version of MFS62.

Later

[stevejrogers]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I like how Steve is decrying the "Wright is gay" crowd when so far he's the only one who's ever mentioned such a thing.

Heh, I'm pretty sure I meant it as I'm sure it's coming since Wright already is getting bashed for being a jerk, ahole, wanker, weenie, and God knows whatelse on Yankee forums, Phillie Forums, Braves Forums and other places where Mets are loathed the way we hate the Yankees.

The Jeter is gay comments are out there on Met forums, and there is no shred of evidence (not even Piazza-esque rumors) that Derek Jeter is gay, so the more vitriolic hatred of David Wright grows to the Derek Jeter level, I can start seeing those kinds of comments, especially if Wright remains single.

[metsmarathon]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: And that's why he should go gay and move in with Edgy.

hell, he can go gay and move in with me. the wife wouldn't mind.

um, david, that is, not edgy. sorry edgy.

[MFS62]

="Johnny Dickshot"]Sorry, I told that joke like a baudy version of MFS62. Later

Thanks, JD.
I appreciate the reference. But back in the day, they used to call it "risque".
(Are my attempts at humor really that bad?) LOL!

don't answer that

Later

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I think Baudy is the slang/net definition of the language known as :-), :-(, etc.