The Mets’ Injury Woes?

March 7, 2008 – 12:26 pm

It’s not September and the Mets are already showing signs of collapse.  Yes, 8 games into the preseason, they’re already facing some issues with their antique roster. Their prize catch, Johan Santana, is healthy and looking good, but beyond that there’s not much good news.

• Moises Alou will miss the beginning of the season with hernia surgery - out 4-6 weeks
• Marlon Anderson and Ryan Church banged each other up when they collided in a game earlier this week - Church sustained a concussion and Anderson apparently bruised his chest and banged up his jaw.
• Carlos Delgado, who had elbow and wrist surgery a couple years ago, and ended last season with a broken hand and some knee/hip issues apparently is having hip issues again.  And by apparently having hip issues, we mean he got sent back to NY for an MRI.
• Carlos Beltran is having knee trouble - may be just a long recovery from his knee surgery 3 1/2 months ago, but it’s not encouraging news.
• Pedro apparently had a toe issue, but he pitched a simulated game yesterday, though his pitches lacked movement.

So it’s not September, and the Mets are already showing signs of collapse.  They better hope that these injuries heal up or all the Santana pitching in the world will do little good.  They lose a lot of offensive firepower with Delgado, Alou, and Beltran nursing little bumps and bruises here - and the real hard playing hasn’t even started yet.

Mets fans hate to hear it - but if their aging veterans can’t escape their injured pasts, the Mets may not be a legitimate contestant in the NL East this year.  David Wright can only do so much by himself.

Tags: Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, David Wright, Johan Santana, Moises Alou, New York Mets, Pedro Martinez
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Sick of Roid Rage: Top 5 Things I’d Rather Hear About

February 23, 2008 – 11:11 am

We know people used steroids.  We get it.

I just really don’t care.  I can’t tell you how much it doesn’t even begin to matter to me.

In honesty, as we’re ramping up for Spring Training, let’s move past this thing - let Congress stick their nose into things and leave it alone.  Because I don’t think it matters whether or not Roger Clemens injected HGH.  Moving forward, obviously he can’t get away with it.  Let someone else look into the past, Baseball needs to focus on the future, not the somewhat shady past.

So without further ado, the top 5 things I’d rather hear about than Steroids:

5. What team Scott Boras is screwing over now - and who is most vehement in the “I hate Scott Boras” fan club.
4. Whether or not the Braves have enough pitching (I think they do, no worries) Read more »

Tags: Atlanta Braves, Carlos Beltran, Jimmy Rollins, Johan Santana, Scott Boras, Steroids
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