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NJ.com: Always Amazin' found this 3/19/2008 on www.tcpalm.com [flag]
PORT ST. LUCIE— In a sport consumed with statistical analysis, baseball's general managers and scouts have yet to perfect a foolproof way to ensure that top prospects will blossom into major league superstars. Even a player who made the transition flawlessly, New York Mets third baseman David Wright, cannot explain the specific qualities that enabled him to make the most of his minor league ... [link]

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Deceived by El Duque's Rocky Outing
Published 3/19/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... the NY Daily News. Rubin writes that "Mets officials are unwilling to further deplete their upper-level young pitching by parting with Jon Niese or Bobby Parnell, thwarting any potential deal with the Angels." Craig at Fish Stripes says t he Marlins still have no idea as to who will be the Opening Day starter against the Mets on March 31st. Tim Marchman at the New York Sun wonders whether baseball's booming attendance can endure the country's current economic decline . David Wright's meteoric rise to baseball stardom impresses Eric Pfahler at TCPalm.com. ...

pmLinks: Catchers, Adjustments and Spring
Published 3/19/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a report for the Port St. Lucie News, Eric Phaler writes about David Wright and his ability to adjust to the big leagues without skipping a beat. ...

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On the Mets beat

The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog found this 3/16/2008 on weblogs.newsday.com

Here's the Mets lineup for today's Pedro Martinez debut: Reyes SS Castillo 2B Wright 3B Beltran DH Delgado 1B Anderson LF Castro C Clark RF Chavez CF Don't have the Tigers lineup yet, but Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, Pudge Rodriguez and a very ...
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The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Boxscore

MetsBlog.com found this 3/17/2008 on newyork.mets.mlb.com

BATTING TB : Reyes, J 2; Hernandez, A; Chavez; Feliciano, J; Wright 2; Martinez, F 2; Clark 2. RBI : Easley (4), Wright 2 (3), Hernandez, A (6). 2-out RBI : Wright 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tatis; Hernandez, A; Anderson. SF : ...
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McCain Aide Suspended For Circulating Obama/Wright Video

Rover found this 3/20/2008 on thestartingfive.net

  I’m strong to the finish..As I eats me spinach? Time Campaign says Soren Dayton has been suspended for pushing racially-charged video that uses controversial words of Obama’s pastor to portray candidate as unpatriotic. McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker: “We have been very clear on the type of campaign we intend to run and this staffer acted in violation of our ...
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Where Does Chipper Jones Rank All Time?

boogiedownenigma posted 3/21/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com

Chipper Jones is chasing down immortals like Mike Schmidt, Eddie Mathews, George Brett, Wade Boggs, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, Eddie Murray and Tim Raines and shouldn’t bother looking back to see if a mere mortal like David Wright is nipping at his heels.
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David Wright Doesn’t Like Your Phillies Shirt

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/21/2008 on www.bustedcoverage.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHy7D02oNY Sorry for the terrible quality of this one, but it’s content trumps the issues. Here we have a group of kids, probably a high school baseball team in Florida for spring break, talking with Mets ...
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