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John Maine –
The Mets wouldn’t rule out John Maine’s 60-pitch effort being enough to activate him from the DL the next turn through the rotation. Still, they need to talk about it. And see how Maine feels Tuesday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/#ixzz0JHOf4kgv&D
John Maine has completed his outing in Game 1 on Monday night in steamy Port St. Lucie. Maine tossed four innings. He limited Charlotte to one run on two hits while walking three and striking out one.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/#ixzz0JHP0EdMj&D
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Oliver Perez -
Oliver Perez on the DL with right knee inflammation, demonstrated he’s not ready to return — in the bullpen or rotation.
In St. Lucie’s regularly scheduled game against Charlotte on Monday night, Perez surrendered six runs on seven hits and a walk in the three innings, including a monstrous homer. Four runs were unearned because a throwing error by third baseman Hector Pellot began the second inning, and Perez subsequently allowed a two-out walk, bunt RBI single and a two-run double.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/#ixzz0JHPDpxj7&D
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Jose Reyes -
The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting injured New York Mets SS Jose Reyes (calf) and Mets trainer Ray Ramirez were rear-ended by a firetruck on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Monday, June 22, while driving to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan for a check-up visit. Mets spokesman Jay Horowitz said no one was injured in the accident.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player?categoryId=139875
Updating a previous report, David Lennon, of Newsday, reports New York Mets SS Jose Reyes (hamstring) took batting practice and played catch Friday, June 19. He is scheduled to take groundballs Saturday, June 20. (KFFL, 8:03pm)
Billy Wagner –
(June 18) The Associated Press reports New York Mets RP Billy Wagner (elbow) is throwing three side sessions a week and could face batters by the first week in July. (KFFL, 12:14pm)
(June 17) The New York Daily News’ Adam Rubin reports New York Mets RP Billy Wagner (elbow) hopes to pitch in a minor league game in 30 days. He’s expected to begin facing hitters in two weeks. (KFFL, 08:54am)
JJ Putz –
(June 11) Putz was back in the clubhouse Wednesday, one day after he had surgery to remove a bone spur and fragments of bone from his pitching elbow. He is expected to start throwing in about six weeks and New York hopes the right-hander can return to games in 10 to 12 weeks.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/playerNews?statsId=7205&fantasyNews=true
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Angel Pagan –
(June 19) Pagan, who is nursing a right groin strain, could be back in New York within 10-to-12 days.
Pagan was batting .333 (14 for 42) in 14 games before going on the DL on June 1.(STATS, 2:18pm)
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Carlos Delgado -
 (June 11) Ben Shpigel, of The New York Times, reports New York Mets 1B Carlos Delgado (hip) is on schedule in his rehab from hip surgery. He has mostly been limited to riding an exercise bike and said his therapy will intensify in two or three weeks. (KFFL, 7:47pm)
Carlos Beltran -
Based on results of an afternoon magnetic resonance imaging test of his bruised right knee, Beltran was placed on the 15-day disabled list, dramatically escalating the team’s steady hemorrhaging of front-line talent lost to injury.
Beltran said doctors found the size of the affected area, which has been troubling him for weeks, had “kind of doubled” and that he was advised not to hit or to run – “just rest.” A second cortisone shot, to allow him to keep playing, would just “block the pain,” Beltran said, and could cause further injury.
“It’s frustrating,” he said. “It might take 15 days, it might take a little more. I’ve never been on a team where a lot of guys got hurt at the same time. But I’m happy I know what I have and I don’t have to go through surgery.”
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spmside2312908173jun22,0,6381199.story
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60 comments
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-3:22pm at 3:22 pm (UTC -4)
Beltran’s injury sounds serious…
What’s happened to Ollie?
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-3:26pm at 3:26 pm (UTC -4)
Yea, Im guessing he sits another 5 days after the 15days.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-3:28pm at 3:28 pm (UTC -4)
And Ollie is just being plain old Ollie. Even if he has 2 quality outings Id rather the Ginger Bread Man from the Shrek movies out there on the mound, missing head and all.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-3:27pm at 3:27 pm (UTC -4)
Regarding Beltran, I read an article (Bart Hubbuch NY Post?) yesterday that seemed to suggest the pessimistic prognostication of a post-All Star break return. Yucky.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-3:28pm at 3:28 pm (UTC -4)
I have this sudden, curious craving for mashed potatoes.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-3:37pm at 3:37 pm (UTC -4)
And plates…
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-3:39pm at 3:39 pm (UTC -4)
Mmmm, plaaaaaaates…
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-3:45pm at 3:45 pm (UTC -4)
SALMON colored plates… What the? Now I crave wild salmon!
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-3:50pm at 3:50 pm (UTC -4)
Does that mean that you’re a grizzly bear or an interior decorator?
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:07pm at 4:07 pm (UTC -4)
HAHAHAHA!! You have a gift, my friend.
jaded1983
6/23/2009-3:44pm at 3:44 pm (UTC -4)
Would anyone be surprised if Ollie doesnt pitch at all this year? That “balky knee” of his is still giving him trouble. 7 hits to A hitters?? (single A, right?)
Is it mechanics? Has he just lost “it?” Is he really that dumb, and does this lack of percieved intelligence really cause him to lose focus and/or not care?
I wonder what the velocity was like on his FB.
Blah, all I do know is that Ollie is certainly a mess….
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-3:49pm at 3:49 pm (UTC -4)
Single A is correct. Has there ever been any mention of Dizzy seeing a sports psychologist? Didnt Big Pelf and Wright see one this yr? Dizzy seems likes the perfect candidate for it…
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-3:54pm at 3:54 pm (UTC -4)
Prepare for the positive spin: It means Ollie was throwing strikes.
jaded1983
6/23/2009-3:58pm at 3:58 pm (UTC -4)
Interesting spin, but if Single A hitters were jumping on those strikes than I would assume there wasnt much on them, or he left them up in the zone. The exact same thing that sent him to the “DL” in the first place.
Did he really hurt himself in the offseason and not say anything to anyone? Or is he just so poorly conditioned and so poorly focused that it all finally conspired against him?
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:01pm at 4:01 pm (UTC -4)
Baby steps. 1st strikes, later “good” strikes.
I have no idea on your second paragraph, either seems plausible.
jaded1983
6/23/2009-4:06pm at 4:06 pm (UTC -4)
I agree with your thinking, the simpler it is for him, the better he should be.
He only worked 3 innings last night and probably had the same 60 pitch count limit that johnny maine had. 60 through three is a lot.
im curious to see his strike to ball ratio and what his velocity on that FB was.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:10pm at 4:10 pm (UTC -4)
I don’t know where one finds that, I guess I will scan the Florida news papers to see if they have anything.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:18pm at 4:18 pm (UTC -4)
tcpalm.com has a couple articles, but nothing that specific.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:02pm at 4:02 pm (UTC -4)
LOL. This has become an absolute joke.
dirtysanchez
6/23/2009-3:57pm at 3:57 pm (UTC -4)
he is but im sure he will be back this year
sabermetrician
6/23/2009-3:50pm at 3:50 pm (UTC -4)
Okay, Oliver Perez shouldn’t be on the ‘injury’ news, he should be on the ‘I suck and I’m stealing money’ news. I was relieved that the Beltran injury did not require surgery. My son had a deep bone bruise (on top of the fact that he has brittle bone disease) and he healed completely in two weeks (under the supervision of a specialist) while still doing some ‘crazy’ kid stuff. I’m not trying to compare my son’s level of activity to Carlos’ level of activity, but it gave me an idea of what Carlos is facing.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:11pm at 4:11 pm (UTC -4)
Interesting. I just hope Mets Medical has the presence of mind to know that when Beltran is “feeling better”, to rest him another 4 or 5 days..
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:13pm at 4:13 pm (UTC -4)
We’re talkin Mets Medical staff here….
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:20pm at 4:20 pm (UTC -4)
Ugh, I almost forgot who we were dealing with here…
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:05pm at 4:05 pm (UTC -4)
I wonder if there’s an insurance for Ollie’s contract.
sabermetrician
6/23/2009-4:09pm at 4:09 pm (UTC -4)
I was wondering about that this morning, but what would the insurance for someone sucking cost? It must be outrageous.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:13pm at 4:13 pm (UTC -4)
what would the insurance for someone sucking cost?…. hmmm that sounds little dirty… I LIKE IT!!
how about a mental collapse perhaps?
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:22pm at 4:22 pm (UTC -4)
zinger!
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:07pm at 4:07 pm (UTC -4)
Here’s the lineup for Tuesday’s Mets-Cardinals game:
Cora, ss
Murphy, 1b
Wright, 3b
Tatis, lf
Church, rf
Santos, c
Martinez, cf
Castillo, 2b
Hernandez, rhp
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/#ixzz0JHkLdAFk&D
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:09pm at 4:09 pm (UTC -4)
I guess this means Sheffield’s knee (or whatever it is, I forget) hurts.
sabermetrician
6/23/2009-4:09pm at 4:09 pm (UTC -4)
Oh man, I was really hoping we’d see Sheff out there tonight.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:14pm at 4:14 pm (UTC -4)
DO you guys realize that the last time Tatis has had more than 1 hit was that May 13th game against the Braves when we hit that GS??? Are you freakin kiddin me?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:16pm at 4:16 pm (UTC -4)
I will guarantee you that Sheff will be on DL by the end of this week.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:18pm at 4:18 pm (UTC -4)
It’s sad how likely that is.
jaded1983
6/23/2009-4:09pm at 4:09 pm (UTC -4)
Tatis cleanup again? I’d like to see Church in there if he keeps on hitting.
sabermetrician
6/23/2009-4:10pm at 4:10 pm (UTC -4)
Absolutely. We don’t need Fernando GIDP Tatis in the cleanup spot.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:17pm at 4:17 pm (UTC -4)
It seems like Jerry has just decided “my LF is going to bat 4th” because I can’t figure any other reason for this.
trs86
6/23/2009-4:23pm at 4:23 pm (UTC -4)
It’s because he does not want to move Wright because all of these media idiots and then a few misguided fans say that Wright can’t hit cleanup. Go look at his career numbers at clean up and then tell me his ass can’t hit clean up.
Cora, Castillo, Murphy, Wright, Church, Tatis/Shef, Fmart/Reed, Santos.
To Me that’s the best we can get right now.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:27pm at 4:27 pm (UTC -4)
I like that, but I’m so desperate about this team’s lack of offense I’m going the extra mile – FMart bats 3rd. He’s been doing it in the minors, just keep on keepin’ on kid. With Wright behind him he’s gonna get pitches.
trs86
6/23/2009-4:28pm at 4:28 pm (UTC -4)
Grave, I don’t think we can afford to test things right now. I want 3 good OBP guys in front of Wright and Church and hope for the best.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:31pm at 4:31 pm (UTC -4)
That’s fair. Just don’t put FMart 8th (which they have NOT tonight at least).
dirtysanchez
6/23/2009-4:20pm at 4:20 pm (UTC -4)
why is tatis batting clean up…
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:22pm at 4:22 pm (UTC -4)
Certainly not because of any of this:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=tatisfe01&year=2009&t=b#bases
6 for 41 RISP
1 for 18 2 outs RISP
dirtysanchez
6/23/2009-4:26pm at 4:26 pm (UTC -4)
you know what grinds my gears…Kieth breaks down this guys ab every single time he is up but yet the swing never changes! Yet another gut move by jerry. David wright better steal every chance he gets cause he will be walked constantly
trs86
6/23/2009-4:27pm at 4:27 pm (UTC -4)
I still don’t understand why we don’t have Wright batting cleanup with this lineup? It should be Wright 4th and Church 5th.
GravediggerHebner
6/23/2009-4:29pm at 4:29 pm (UTC -4)
I bet Jerry never watches the games (afterward obviously). If I were manager, and I had guys with the knowledge of Keith and Ron in the booth, I’d probably at least have some intern on staff break down the tape to the moments when they said related stuff.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:52pm at 4:52 pm (UTC -4)
unbelievable numbers…
trs86
6/23/2009-4:20pm at 4:20 pm (UTC -4)
Guys, anyone who reads this blog knows I did not want to resign Perez. I wanted Garland, Wolf AND the 2 picks. However, I don’t care what anyone says, no one could have rationaly predicted this. At worst he would be a #5. There has to be something wrong just besides mechanics and a 2 cent head. He has had those issues his entire life and never been this bad. How quickly we forget 2007 and the fact that 2nd half last year he was Ace 1B. Again, I am not defending the resigning or even Ollie himself but there is something not right here. I for one hope that he figures it out and we get the 2008 2nd half Ollie this year too.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:22pm at 4:22 pm (UTC -4)
At this pace, I don’t know if we’ll see Ollie this year.
trs86
6/23/2009-4:24pm at 4:24 pm (UTC -4)
Who knows, I still hold out hope that with mental and physica rest that around a month from now he will be ready to go.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:38pm at 4:38 pm (UTC -4)
I think if Ollie is going to figure it out, he would have figured it out by now.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:28pm at 4:28 pm (UTC -4)
IMO, The fact that he cant keep a consistant arm slot when he throws (not pitches)indicates that maybe theres an underlying shoulder issue or is mind is like that of an insane clown circus. No reason. Just madness… (And if thats the case, he needs to see a damn sports psychologist.)
trs86
6/23/2009-4:30pm at 4:30 pm (UTC -4)
That’s what I am saying Qns, he has always had a 2 cent head, when he pitched well last year he was not a genius then. Something is wrong to go from one to another. I actually believe it is the knee.
oleosmirf
6/23/2009-4:33pm at 4:33 pm (UTC -4)
i dont want to play fortune teller but I predicted Ollie would have a terrible season. I didnt expect him to be “injured” but I did expect him to pitch himself out of the rotation…
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:35pm at 4:35 pm (UTC -4)
Omar saying that we got a good report on Ollie
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:36pm at 4:36 pm (UTC -4)
Nothing much said. Omar just said that Ollie is slightly behind Maine but showing progress. That’s really nice.
dirtysanchez
6/23/2009-4:40pm at 4:40 pm (UTC -4)
omar is the king of pr..i wouldnt put too much weight on it
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/23/2009-4:41pm at 4:41 pm (UTC -4)
It sounds like Omar is trying to make something happen, but other teams are asking too much. Hence we’re going with what we have.
QnsNative718
6/23/2009-4:58pm at 4:58 pm (UTC -4)
With Beltran going down, teams know we’re desperate. I was all for a trade for a bat BEFORE Belt. went on the DL. If theres no significant improvement to our lineup by the time the deadline comes around, proposing a trade will not be beneficial, it would even hurt us; thats assuming we’re still in the race.
oleosmirf
6/23/2009-5:41pm at 5:41 pm (UTC -4)
it makes no sense for us to trade for anyone now. It wont do us any good…