I hope I do not offend anyone by this because honestly I think most Mets fans are passionate and intelligent when it comes to baseball. But there are a few fans that are simply out there. The latest case in point is fans calling up sports talk shows and blaming David Wright for the Mets woes.
 
David Wright is hitting .360 and contrary to popular belief he does get clutch hits. It's not his fault there are not a lot of Mets on base when he comes up. It's not his fault Jose Reyes is not in the lineup to drive in. It's not his fault there is no one in the lineup behind him to offer protection. If you look objectively in regards to what is wrong with the Mets, David Wright should be at the bottom of the list.
 
Two cases brought up recently include the flubbed pickup on Wednesday night that allowed the tying run to score and the at bat in the eighth inning on Thursday night when he swung at a "pitcher's pitch" as pointed out by SNY broadcaster Keith Hernandez.
 
Now David Wright does makes errors, who doesn't? He rushed the play on Wednesday. He does make errant throws at times too. But do not forget that David Wright has won a gold glove the last two seasons. I love the way some fans say we know he (David) really isn't a gold glove player. Let me get this straight, he bought his gold glove trophies on E-Bay? He was voted the gold glove winner against his peers not against Brooks Robinson or Mike Schmidt (who by the way was an awful third baseman when he started out).
 
Yes, David was over anxious on Thursday. He was in a hitter's count and should have taken the pitch. He didn't, but after the at bat, no one picked him up. And that's the real problem. Baseball is not a one man sport the way basketball is. If you think Wright is the problem, ask yourself this. Where would the Mets be without him? The fact is offensively, the Mets are where they are because of Wright and Beltran. Who else is hitting once Wright's turn is over? Tatis is not hitting a lick. Murphy has not done anything compared to what he did last season. The corner outfield positions are not producing (although Manuel really needs to keep Church in the lineup) and they are getting little production from their catchers. I know Omir Santos has had some huge hits for the Mets but you have to wonder why he bounced around so many organizations. It looks like pitchers are figuring him out now. He likes high pitches and lately he is not getting any.
 
Part of the problem with the Mets over the last several years is they are always short in some aspect of the game. Last year it was the bullpen. This year it's depth. While credit needs to be given to Alex Cora and others that have stepped up, there are no bench players on the team to make up for a Reyes and a Delgado. Omar Minaya did a great job fixing the pitching over the past couple of years. He obtained Johan Santana and restructured the bullpen. But what did he do for the lineup? How much better off would the Mets have been if Minaya had gone out and obtained Raul Ibanez instead of letting the Phillies get him. Look at the protection Ibanez gives Howard and Utley. Wright is hitting .360 with nobody behind him.
 
I'll tell you what is wrong with David Wright. He wants to win as badly as you, the die hard Mets fan, wants to win. David is painfully aware of how beat up the Mets are right now. If he is to blame, he is to blame for trying to hard, trying to hit a home run in the eighth inning on Thursday night instead of going the other way and getting on base. He's one man, one player, there is only so much he can do and he is doing a lot. As long as the Mets hierarchy does not succumb to the few loud mouths that call into the talk shows, and keep David Wright in a Mets uniform his entire career, I guarantee he will go down in Mets history as one of the greatest all time Mets along with Seaver and Piazza.
 
So for those few Mets fans who don't spend much time really analyzing the problem, stop blaming David Wright. You sound as ignorant as Yankee fans bashing A-Rod.