David Wright -- along with Mr. Met -- cheered up a group of sick children today in a visit to the NYU Medical Center's Acute Care Pediatric Unit. After spending some time with the kids, Wright took a few minutes to address some of the team's offseason issues, which includes the endlessly hyped free agency of Alex Rodriguez.
As far as him switching positions to accommodate A-Rod, Wright admitted that he did receive a phone call from GM Omar Minaya. But it was more along the lines of a "courtesy call" to let Wright know that he was happy with him at third base and that the Mets had no imminent plan to move him. Here are a few excerpts from today's conversation:
"When I spoke to Omar – and he can obviously talk about that stuff more than I can – it was more to say hello and he wanted to tell me to be prepared to be the third baseman in 2008. That’s what I took from it and that’s how I’m going about my business. I wanted to let him know that in no way, shape or form does he have to go through me about anything.
"His job is to make the trades, sign the free agents, and I told him that I want to win, first and foremost, but as far as talking about changing positions, talking about Alex Rodriguez, his name did not come up once in the conversation.
"It kind of got twisted the wrong way. It got twisted that it was my responsibility to let those guys know that I’m O.K. with them going out and them talking to certain free agents. I appreciate the common courtesy that Omar, but by no way, shape or form do they have to go through me about anything. Those guys are the bosses and I just go out there and play the game."
Wright is also hosting his third annual "Do The Wright Thing Gala" this Thursday at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square to raise money for his Foundation, which works "to have non-committed funds available to aid children in both financial need, and in need of medical support as well as adults with nero-diseases on both an immediate and as needed basis."
Tickets are still available on Mets.com.
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