David Wright Is Don Mattingly

In his non peak years wright was better than mattingly in mattingly s non peak years.

David wright is don mattingly. At his peak mattingly was better than wright at his peak but not by a huge margin. I don t like the comparison. At the time wright was working toward baseball activities by rehabbing at the clinic of dr. I don t like the.

David also spent time talking to don mattingly who is also known for his career being cut short by back pain. David wright s career has been similar to don mattingly s for several reasons. Los angeles don mattingly knows all about having to deal with a bad back while trying to excel in new york. Wright himself stated so far so good and with that i will have the upmost confidence in our captain.

David wright is back and playing with spinal stenosis with a big thanks to don mattingly. Both were hall of fame talents that have seen their careers fall short of that mark because of their injuries. By steven martano smartano may 28 2015 9 00am edt. When david wright was diagnosed with the spinal stenosis the comparisons to don mattingly were quick.

Let s hope it doesn t come to as abrupt an end. Moderate edge to mattingly for peak. Robert watkins a noted back specialist. With that in mind the dodgers manager spoke to david wright to offer some heartfelt.

Let s say that cancels out mattingly s edge for longevity. Many people have invoked don mattingly s history when considering wright s back injury and looking for a benchmark for his future performance. David wright has represented his name and built his game as well as anyone this side of derek jeter. Filed under david wright don mattingly new york mets 3 2 17 share this article.

Howard simmons new york daily news los angeles david wright remembers vividly the last time he was. I talked to david but i don t know exactly everything that s wrong with him mattingly said this weekend. That is why wright s fight like mattingly s before him remains as much mental as physical. It s not obvious to me that mattingly deserves an edge as a defender.

Neither wright nor mattingly were prescribed surgery.