David Wright and his Mets teammates recall all the good times

There are countless stories of David Wright’s generosity with fans, teammates and members of the staff of the food. The third basic player, who was inducted at the Mets renown temple and retired n ° 5 on Saturday afternoon at the Citi Field, is known for a long time as a benevolent teammate who would lead recruits to New York, has set up dinners for their friends and their family members, and always make an effort to meet members of the current team.

But he was also extremely competitive, and on the basis of his reaction to the story of a spring training anecdote by Terry Collins, he is still.

The story takes place like this: Wright and Jose Reyes, the former stop stop that spent most of his career to play alongside Wright, would run on the field at the end of training.

“Here are my two stars, going full on the second day of spring training,” said Collins.

Wright, apparently, has never won. It is not entirely surprising since Reyes was known for its speed and basic flight, leading the league in stolen bases in three consecutive seasons. Wright could go out on the basic paths and make things happen, but not like Reyes, which stole 78 bases in 2007. Wright’s career brand exceeded 34 years.

However, Collins knew that Wright would never admit defeat. When he asked him on Saturday to put the record straight to find out if he has ever beaten Reyes or not, Wright has deviated.

“Have we ever run?” Wright asked a very elegant Reyes at his pre-match press conference. “There are two guys standing next to you, I could probably beat one of them.”

This “one” was Daniel Murphy, a former second goal player in the food and a Wright teammate in the 2015 World Series team. Murphy was surprised by the answer, asking the crowd: “Why am I back here by catching mistakes?”

Wright still thinks he could beat Cliff Floyd, who did not take the bait. It was a humorous, but nostalgic moment which showed how close the former captain is still close to some of the former great dishes with which he played. It also showed how the admitted pranks led to the clubhouse, commanding the authority when he needed and triggered the team with competition.

“Entering a clubhouse is like the humor of primary school,” he said. “Jose and I were probably talking one day to each other, and I bit more than I could chew, tried to run it, and it probably did not go well for me.”

Reyes, Floyd and Murphy were joined by a number of old foods on the ground on Saturday for his celebration in double ceremony, notably Josh Satin, Joe McEwing and Howard Johnson, one of the first coaches of Wright in the minor leagues.

Wright was also joined by his family, who stimulated his Fandom of food as a growing child in Norfolk, Virginia. Rhon would get Wright, his three older brothers and their friends on the ground to take photos.

“Just a crazy and crazy coincidence,” said Wright. “But I am very grateful that it was done like that.”

Saturday’s ceremony was a full circle moment in many ways. When he played his last match in 2018, his daughter Olivia launched the first throw. This time, the whole family launched, with its two other children, Madison and Brooks, launching land to his wife, Molly, and his parents, Rhon and Elisa.

There were no races between Reyes and Wright this time, only respect and admiration for those who showed up for him a day when the dishes cemented his inheritance.

“Jose becomes emotional in his old age, so he will start to cry here,” said Wright. “And he’s going to make me cry.”