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Greetings Chuck,

I appreciate the dialogue based on upholding one's position with facts.

Yes, I can not dispute the numbers you've provided, and David has certainly been affected by all of the injuries - perhaps more than anyone in the organization, except maybe Minaya and Manuel - but when it has really mattered he hasn't produced consistently in my opinion, which isn't just exclusive to him.

Now, this is by no means saying that he's a bad player. Remember, Barry Bonds was awful in the postseason. Vladimir Guererro has really struggled too, and I'm sure we know all about Alex Rodriguez.

The career numbers speak for themselves, but after two successive historical post season collapses - by no means am I holding him solely responsible - where the team failed in critical situations and so did David Wright, it is time to look closer, for just as you can cite successes there are also opposite moments.

The 2006 NLCS vs. St. Louis where Wright hit .160, 1HR, 2RBI in the disappointing 7-game series loss. And this was not an awesome pitching staff the Cards had, except for maybe Chris Carpenter.

Last season down the stretch his numbers were impressive.

However, during the collapse there were times when an rbi here or there from him, or anyone else for that matter, would've helped significantly.

There's the Cubs game - a crushing 9-6 loss after leading 5-1 - where in the bottom of 9th with the game tied at 6 and after a leadoff triple by Daniel Murphy he struckout swinging against Bobby Howry and others didn't get the job done afterwards either..

This season in the final of a three-game series sweep against the Phillies Joe Blanton got him to hit into a double play with the tying run on base in the 6th.

Clearly, this can all be viewed as knit picking, but numbers are a part of the attraction to sports and in this case baseball.

Remember, this was just one paragraph in an over 700-word piece summed up on management's inability to get key players.

No doubt David Wright is a solid player. I think he, perhaps more than anyone else in the lineup, when all healthy, will benefit from the acquisition of a slugger. Just someone, in their prime, who is known for hitting the long ball - a Ryan Howard-type or even someone like his close friend Mark Reynolds (who I cited in the article) he of 36HR, 80 RBI and a .290 average, though he is a third baseman.

Lastly, and forgive me for the soap box, in this market the profile players are scrutinized very heavily, and when there's a series of disappointments they usually receive the heat.

Really enjoyed the conversation.