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David Wright is Still Butt Hurt Over 2007
By Kyle Scott
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We're talking a lot about the 2007 Phillies of late.
Speaking to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger (don’t shoot!), Mets third baseman David Wright gave his thoughts on MLB adding two extra Wild Card teams this season:
"That would have been nice five years ago."
Sure, it would have been nice. But, in 2007, the 88-win Mets still would have missed the playoffs under MLB's new playoff format. The 89-win Padres would have been the extra Wild Card team, the third playoff team from the NL West.
Poor Mets, not even a grandfather clause could get that squad them into the postseason.
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It doesn’t seem like that long ago, but it’s funny to think that the Phillies’ four-game sweep of the Mets in August of 2007 was essentially the start of this current run of success, which was brought on by a dominant offense. As an example, check out the scores from a six-game win streak which included that sweep of the Mets:
That’s 50 runs in six games. 50.
To put that in perspective, it took the Phillies 12 games to score 50 runs at the conclusion of last season, including the NLDS against the Cardinals.
Anyway, Wright remembers 2007 quite well. And so do we.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.