No Mets player understands what this title means to the city and its fans more than Wright, who debuted in 2004 at age 21, won his first NL East title -- an achievement he now feels he "took for granted" -- in '06 and has not been back since. Along the way, Wright's own career fizzled as injuries mounted and statistics waned.
Wright's most difficult moments occurred in June and July, lying on his back at a physical therapy center in California, rehabbing his career-threatening spinal stenosis condition.