D-Wright speaks

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

This according to Marty Noble....

�I can accept losing. Not easily, but every team loses here and there. But to go out and give the effort we�re giving, to go out and lose without a fight�I just don�t think we have the fire I would hope we�d have.

The problem isn�t (with the coaches or manager), the problem is with us, in here�I want (my teammates) to take it personally when we lose. I want them to be ticked off�If it was a matter of talent, it�d be different. If we just weren�t any good, I could put my head on the pillow at night and sleep. But to got through the motions every night�Talking about it doesn�t get it done.�

Amen, David

Maybe a player shake-up is in order, releasing someone like Delgado or trading someone with value, like, gulp, Beltran.

[Benjamin Grimm]

We can start talking about releasing Delgado once we have someone better to replace him with.

And we simply don't.

I don't see how trading Beltran (doesn't he have a no-trade?) solves anything either. Maybe if the Mets were in rebuilding mode, but they're not, and they shouldn't be.

This team is going to have to figure out how to win in its current configuration, more or less. They can tinker, but I don't see how they can overhaul the team during the current season. They don't have much youth to trade, and their older players don't have a lot of trade value, either because of their age or their salary.

I do like that Wright is saying what he's saying. Once he gets rid of that unseemly youth of his, he has the makings of a good team leader/captain.

[Willets Point]

I would think Delgado would be the main trade bait at deadline time. Of course I also don't think he's washed and expect he'll be a contributer this season to the Mets or whomever else. The Mets don't have much to trade with since players are either not going to bring back much or someone the Mets don't want to part with (if they're sane). But Delgado could probably gain the Mets a player useful for the second half of this season and a prospect for the future.

As for the not "playing with fire" I think that can be overstated. It's easy to blame failure on lack of effort, but if you let it get to you and get ticked off all the time it can exacerbate the problem. It's a sign of maturity to be able to learn from failure but also let go and move on to the next game. It sounds like Wright needs to learn that. Albeit it's a soundbite so I don't really know what's going on in his head.