David Wright was away from the Mets for several months this summer, trying desperately to find the proper treatment for the spinal stenosis that nearly derailed his season and possibly his career.
But the Mets' captain recalled the story Friday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live - and then expanded on it Saturday - about discussions during team meetings he and others had with young players on the team back in spring training about envisioning what it would be like to win the World Series in New York.
"We had these a lot of times long, kind of drawn-out, boring spring training meetings.