David Wright is 25 years old today!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gosh, he's still just a kid.

[Frayed Knot]

Trade him NOW while we still can get something in return !!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Similar Batters through Age 24

Compare Stats

1. Dick Allen (939)


2. Eric Chavez (923)


3. Scott Rolen (907)


4. Harlond Clift (905)


5. Bob Horner (903)


6. Ken Keltner (900)


7. Hank Blalock (896)


8. Del Ennis (894)


9. Jim Ray Hart (893)


10. Duke Snider (893) *

You might figure his ticket to greatness is half-punched, or at least a third-punched, right? But --- while there are some fine players there, the only Hall of Famer comes in at number ten.

Edited December 20, 2007 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

You know, when I first saw David Wright a few years ago, I said to myself, this guy could be the next Harlond Clift.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Harlond Clift's nickname: "Darkie."

So called because a teammate originally thought his name was "Harlem."

Way to go.

[soupcan]

bob Horner was something else for a while there though, wasn't he?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm giving David Jacqueline, the model from Project Runway, as a gift.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Please share a photo!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Early evidence suggests that David Wright may be the dorkiest date since Gary Carter first rapped on Sandy's door.













On the other hand, it doesn't really matter, does it?

[Guest themetfairy]

This ad contains some humorous outtakes of our birthday boy -

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jacqueline:


She's the model who says she's a big Mets fan.

She came in 2nd place rocking this zexy outfit in week 1:


Then Marion got aufed by making her wear this terrible potato sack:


Victorya and Ricky nearly came to blows over the controversial "Underwear as Outerwear" outfit:

[MFS62]

The only player on that list who played defense at a major league level was Duke Snider.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: The only player on that list who played defense at a major league level was Duke Snider.

Eric Chavez has several gold gloves (and even deserves them)

[MFS62]

I defer to the voters and stand corrected.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

So does Scott Rolen now that I read the list more closely.
Pre-injuries he might have been the best glove at the hot corner since Brooks.


Of the others, Ralph & Dicke Allen certainly weren't winning any gold gloves, and Bob Horner was exactly graceful either.
I remember Jim Ray Hart but not enough about his defense to make a judgement.
Hank Blalock is OK but nothing special.
Don't know about the rest.

[Willets Point]

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]

Looking at this photo I have an irresistible desire to take this woman back to my house, and force feed her.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Darkie Clift was also one of the best fielders of his era. His 50 double plays and 405 assists in 1937 were records until Graig Nettles broke them in 1971.

Besides his lousy nickname, he had two of the more notable career-interrupting injuries, an extended bout with the mumps and a fall from a horse.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If we remember, it will be interesting to revisit this thread a year from now to see if David's 2008 season puts him into a more (or less) impressive group of players.

[Benjamin Grimm]

From today's Daily News, David and his girlfriend, "model Molly Beers."

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hey, David -- Beer me.

[Farmer Ted]

Baseball Prospectus had this to say about DWright's counterpart in DC. Not sure I agree with the last sentence.

Ryan Zimmerman's raw stat lines have been held down by his home park, RFK Stadium, which just killed power, especially right-handed power. Zimmerman's home/road splits do not reflect this gap: he's slugged .501 at RFK in his career, .435 on the road, but a guiding principle of performance analysis is that an individual's home/road splits, even over two years, do not mean that player isn't being affected by his home park. We know what RFK did to run scoring and power, and moving to a new park should enable Zimmerman to convert some of his doubles to home runs. Throw in development -- he's 23 this season -- and you have the recipe for a breakout. David Wright might well have been the most valuable player in the National League last season; Zimmerman will be a better player than Wright in 2008.

[Guest KC]

"model Molly Beers" flew over my head and is rolling around on the warning track.

[Guest KC]

Ok, so color me slow ... there is no Molly Beers on the internet (at least
no super-model). Anyone?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Had I known, I'd have asked Jackie.

[Fman99]

I have the sudden urge to pound some Beers.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

99 - "I have the sudden urge to pound some Beers."

Classic. I would have never suspected thoughts from such an innnocent looking guy.