Wright Named Team Captain
David Wright has been named the fourth captain in Mets history, joining Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and John Franco.
Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said the decision was essentially made from an ownership perspective the instant Wright signed an eight-year, $138 million contract in early December. Wright, though, said he wanted the endorsement of teammates before accepting the honor.
Wright said it was a joint decision not to place a “C” on his jersey, since it’s not his personality and a standard uniform is sacred.
Read the whole post by Adam Rubin here.
You could see this coming a mile away, and it’s just a formality – David Wright is the leader of this team. Incidentally, I’m glad they’re keeping the “C” off the jersey. That always looked weird on a baseball uniform.
I don’t think it necessary to wait a few years for form sake or something. Captains are helpful to be part of the journey to winning seasons too. And, whatever they do, Izzy types will put a bad spin on it. Really, at some point that comes pretty apparent.
The real winners here are the Daily News and the Post, who are now free to use the word “Captain” for headlines about every good or bad thing Wright does for the next 8 years.