NY Mets: Did the 2007 collapse cost David Wright the MVP?

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 10: David Wright of the New York Mets fields during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan on June 10, 2007. The Tigers defeated the Mets 15-7. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The closest David Wright ever came to ending the New York Mets MVP drought was in 2007. A year that included 30 home runs, 107 RBI, and a .325/.416/.546 batting line featured a fourth-place finish in the MVP vote.

There was no shortage of honors for Wright that year. He did take home a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove. What he didn’t get was a playoff appearance. And that might be exactly why Wright finished a distant fourth in the MVP vote even…