NEW YORK -- David Wright wore a blue hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with Major League Baseball's postseason logo, the drawstring cinched tight to ward off early October's chill. In every way, he looked the part of any other player preparing for Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game against the Giants (ESPN, 8:09 p.m. ET/5:09 p.m. PT).
But Wright is not a healthy, contributing player, and he hasn't been since May. When the Mets clinched a postseason berth last Saturday in Philadelphia, Wright was at home in Southern California, watching with the perspective of a fan --- sometimes "slamming your fist down" and sometimes "jumping out of your seat.