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After knocking in two insurance runs with the bases loaded in the seventh inning last night against the Dodgers, Mets third baseman David Wright unleashed a hellacious fist pump. It was the stuff of legend, an emotional release representing so many missed opportunities, so many also-ran seasons of recent vintage, so many days and weeks and months lost to injury. It was a fist pump nine years in the making, and it reminded us all what David Wright means to this team and to this franchise and to this fan base.
#METSWIN #DAVIDWRIGHT pic.twitter.com/SYJnod8PMk
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 10, 2015
If this epic fist pump looks familiar, it may be because Wright unleashed a similar explosion of closed-fisted fury the last time the Mets were in the playoffs. More specifically, the last time they were in the NLDS playing a Game 1 against the Dodgers. On October 4, 2006, the Mets held a 2-1 lead at Shea Stadium when Wright came to the plate against Derek Lowe with runners on the corners—Paul Lo Duca on third, Carlos Delgado on first. Wright sliced an opposite-field double that scored both runners and gave the Mets a 4-1 lead. Wright advanced to third on the throw home, and fist-pumped his way into Mets fans' hearts.
Love the Mets. Love David Wright.