<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Mets 3B David Wright suddenly looks like the front-runner for the MVP. The 24-year-old never takes a day off - he's played in 132 of 133 games - and has kept the Mets afloat during prolonged slumps (and injuries) to the more established run producers like Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Moises Alou. That's a heavy burden, especially in New York for a team with World Series expectations. "I wouldn't say it's pressure, but you're definitely aware of it," Wright said, "and you want to try and elevate your game during the time that they're out so that we don't slow down offensively." Wright's timing was perfect this season. He had his worst month in April - batting .244 with zero homers and six RBIs - when the rest of the team was mostly intact. As the Mets began losing players, and others fell into deep funks, Wright heated up, hitting .294 in May, .323 in June, .333 in July and now a sizzling .400 in August. -- Newsday</div></p> Would be awesome if NY had 2 MVP 3rd basemen in the same season!</p> -Petey</p>
