The Last Reason To Watch The Mets In ’09 IS NO MORE: David Wright Gives Up On His Gargantuan Helmet

Back in June, when it was becoming clear the Mets wouldn't contend for a playoff spot, we watched the Amazin's because of Carlos Beltran’s offensive tear.

When he went down and all hope was lost we tuned in to see how Johan Santana would pull off another win despite the awful team behind him.

With Cy Santana sidelined for the year the ONLY reason to keep watching the Mets in 2009 was to marvel at that massive piece of plastic a top David Wright’s concussed noggin.

Yes, that one. Look at it, in all it’s tremendous glory.

Well folks, I hate to be the one to tell all you nice people who were busy at work today while the Mets were on TV….but David Wright is no longer wearing his GINORMOUS helmet.

He has jettisoned it in favor of his original. Here’s the heart-breaking visual evidence to prove it:

Wright claimed that the helmet was too tight and didn’t fit quite right.

I say that’s BS. I'm guessing Wright succumbed to the thousands of snickers and jeers and Google searches of him doing his best Great Gazoo impersonation.

And it’s too bad, because as I argue in the title, there really is no reason to watch the Mets anymore now that Wright has returned to the much-less hilarious head gear (unless of course the Mets are on PIX…in which case, WATCH, WATCH, WATCH!!!).

While we’re on the topic, in all seriousness, it really is too bad that Wright gave up on the helmet because I guess he was somewhat of a role model for the kids that will be forced to wear that thing in the future.

According to the reports I’m hearing, this helmet is the wave of the future and will be worn in leagues from T-Ball to AAA.

For kids who might be embarrassed or think the helmet was uncool, Wright could have been a good example of an elite (and cool) ball player who wore the new style.

I guess I shouldn’t pile on David until it’s completely confirmed that he ditched it because he was losing serious style points – but unfortunately all signs point to that reason.

Whatever the rationale, I think the final lesson to take out of this is that now that D-Wright is no longer paying homage to Dark Helmet in the batter’s box, the Mets have become completely uninteresting.

Unless you get fired up over Pat Misch.

Matt Estreich for The Huddle

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**Author’s Note** - Does anyone remember the softball episode of the Simpsons (one of my all-time favorites) where all the pro baseball players become stricken with one ailment after another?

Of all the problems they encountered, my favorite has to be Ken Griffey Jr. drinking nerve tonic and then suffering gigantism of the head.

See where I’m going with this?

I think this is what the designers of the new helmet had in mind when they made that heinous thing.