Wifey Watch 2013

[TransMonk]

Molly Beers-Wright?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

It's good to be David Wright. Just saying.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I guess he wanted to wait until he had financial security.

[TransMonk]

I guess she wanted to wait until he had financial security.

[Edgy MD]

Damn, I owe him a congratulatory video.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Meet Stephanie Marcum.

[Edgy MD]

Which one is she?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The Milfyer one.

[Edgy MD]

Tough blow for Ashely McHugh.

Meanwhile, welcome back to Wanda Feliciano.

[Edgy MD]

Gavin Cecchini is dating your daughter.

[Vic Sage]

i want that kid arrested!

[Edgy MD]

Meet Anita Hawkins, cover model for Girlfriends Health Guide.

[HahnSolo]

LaTroy Hawkins is a Met? Man I need to spend more time on this board. Or at least while I'm here get my information from threads other than Wifey Watch.

[Theoldmole]

Another reason for taking a chance on Grady Sizemore.

[Fman99]

Mrs. Sizemore gives me more size.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wright, who already had financial security, did not splurge in celebration, unless you count the engagement ring he soon thereafter gave to fianc�e Molly Beers, a model to whom the third baseman proposed later in the month in his native Virginia. Wright noted he comes from a "pretty conservative family." His father, Rhon, is an assistant police chief in Norfolk, Va. His mother, Elisa, is a school aide. At Christmas, his modest purchase for his parents was matching Beach Cruiser bikes. "I don't know if that's glamorous, but that's what they wanted," Wright said. "So that's what they got." Wright said having his baseball career settled and proposing to Beers weeks later was coincidence. "Probably for the same reason as anyone else does," Wright said about becoming engaged. "I'd like to think I'm a little more mature and wiser than I was nine, 10 years ago. It just seemed like a nice fit. We've known each other for long enough to know each other pretty well." They apparently still have to learn a little more about each other, though. Asked about his fianc�e's modeling career, he confessed: "To be honest with you, I don't really know what she does. I think it's just mostly commercials and some print stuff." Any particular product? "I've got no idea," Wright said. "No idea."

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8927796/spring-training-2013-david-wright-discusses-decision-remain-new-york-mets

[Guest Swan Swan H]

An interview with, and a few pictures of Sara Lyon.

[G-Fafif]

Collin McHugh shares (via Twitter today) his bride's sappy love story.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jesus, Buzzy, I love you, but your openness is taking all the fun out of WiFey WaTCh.

[Edgy MD]

Vic Sage wrote: i want that kid arrested!

I want to know why he has Morgan Freeman's eyebags.

[Ceetar]

We saw Little Miss Sunshine and he drove me home

Crap, that makes me feel old. Little Miss Sunshine on their first date.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Andrew Keh, New York Times wrote: There Are Rings in Mets� Future PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Before the Mets opened spring training this month, half a dozen of their players stopped playing the field. Most of the time, it takes an awkward hop to drop a ballplayer to one knee. But in a mass move toward matrimony, six Mets proposed to their significant others before arriving here. The team�s fanciful chase for championship rings was preceded this season by a much more realistic search for engagement gold and diamonds. "Well, we got together and all planned to do it over the same off-season," deadpanned David Wright, 30, who popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Molly, over the Christmas holidays. As Wright jokingly noted, the timing of the engagements did make them seem prearranged. But the extent of the marriage bug�s infectiousness became clear only when the half-dozen players engaged in small talk at the start of camp. Outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 25, laughed while describing a scene that was repeated several times as players arrived from around the country. "It was like, �Oh, yeah, I got engaged.� �You, too? So did so and so, and so and so, and so and so. Oh, yeah, and so and so, too!� " Wright�s engagement was covered by news outlets and gossip pages this winter; the others were under the radar. For the record, Nieuwenhuis proposed on the beach to his girlfriend, Bethany, on Feb. 1, a couple of days after Zach Lutz, a 26-year-old infielder, and his girlfriend, Lindsay, became engaged. Reese Havens, a 26-year-old second baseman, popped the question to his girlfriend, Leigh, on Dec. 29 while sailing his family�s boat. And Josh Satin, a 28-year-old infielder, proposed to his girlfriend, Allyson, the day before Thanksgiving. "It would have been a big elephant in the room," Satin said laughingly of waiting until the holiday. "Twenty-five people were going to be there. We knew we had to get it done." The marital mood was not confined to homegrown Mets. Anthony Recker, 29, who was claimed by the Mets in October as a possible backup catcher, arrived in camp newly engaged, too, having proposed to his girlfriend, Kelly, late in the 2012 season. As each of the players noted, the engagement run was largely because of their schedules. Baseball requires on-the-job commitment for nine months, often relegating some of life�s major moments to the brief time between seasons. As a result, the proliferation of Mets engagements this winter will mean a glut of weddings next winter. But Recker has learned not to let baseball permeate his life too much. "We know someone with the Chicago Cubs who just got engaged, had his engagement pictures taken at Wrigley Field, and then he got designated for assignment," he said. "It�s not worth it. Don�t even go there. Keep baseball out of it." As a team, the young Mets are going through a transitional phase, and the six newly engaged players -- only two of whom, Wright and Nieuwenhuis, are assured of spots on the roster -- are not the only ones experiencing what could be termed big life moments. Reliever Josh Edgin, 26, and his wife are expecting their first child next month. Outfielder Mike Baxter, 28, and his wife are due to have their first in June. Starter Jon Niese married this winter, as did second baseman Daniel Murphy. Murphy, 27, was happy to impart some wisdom to his teammates. Communication was the key to marital success, he said, as were gestures, even if only symbolic, to show you were invested in planning the wedding. Murphy said his engaged teammates should consider themselves lucky. "The profession is a madhouse," he said, gesturing toward some clubhouse commotion. "You�ve got to find that special woman." Amid the marriage talk, the players joked about who could be next. "We didn�t get him this time," Nieuwenhuis said, looking at outfielder Lucas Duda, 27, who came up through the minors with much of the group. Lutz said Duda would be a member of his wedding party but had no insight on whether there might be any additional pressure for him to marry as well. "Duda�s real quiet," Lutz said, laughing. "You never know with Duda." Wright noted that he attended four baseball weddings this winter in three states and the Turks and Caicos Islands. He could not attend Niese�s wedding because it fell on the same weekend as his annual charity event. "I called it the Winter of Weddings," Wright said, laughing. Another such winter awaits after the 2013 season. As for championship rings, that may take a while.

[Edgy MD]

Kirk and the future missus, Bethany Bridges:

[Edgy MD]

Anthony Recker's airbrushed wife-to-be Kelly:

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is that Anthony with her?

It occurs to me that there are no photos of me like that. Just as well, I suppose. I don't like "posing" for studio photos, and anyway, I don't need to have Anthony Recker kissing my cheek.

[Edgy MD]

That's Anthony in that scary photo, yes.

[Frayed Knot]

"Reese Havens, a 26-year-old second baseman, popped the question to his girlfriend, Leigh, on Dec. 29 while sailing his family�s boat."

Let's hope he didn't hurt himself in the process.

[metirish]

Do we have Turner's squeeze?



court_with_a_K Kourtney Jan 13
Some girls dreamt of falling in love w/a fairytale prince. All I ever wanted was my very own ginger cowboy! @redturn2 pic.twitter.com/jiDzCrmH

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Talk about outkicking your koverage.

[metirish]

Even the Times is getting caught up in this

There Are Rings in Mets� Future


Clockwise from top left, Barton Silverman/The New York Times; Barton Silverman/The New York Times; Jeff Roberson/Associated Press; Marc Serota for The New York Times; Barton Silverman/The New York Times; and Marc Serota for The New York Times
Clockwise from top left, second baseman Reese Havens, infielder Zach Lutz, outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis, catcher Anthony Recker, infielder Josh Satin and third baseman David Wright had their proposals accepted.