You're Entering A World of Pain (2009 Injuries)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fartinez out for three weeks with a "elbow strain." That should take him into the start of training camp.


(Merged from 2009 Insults and Injuries, 3/12/2009)

[metirish]

At least he's not out with a twisted testicle.


(Merged from 2009 Insults and Injuries, 3/12/2009)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Brian Stokes, hammy. "It's not like I heard a pop or anything."

[Centerfield]

I was kinda hoping Stokes would develop into our 7th inning guy.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He still might.

I'm hoping that the Mets will still have their starting pitcher in the game through the seventh inning a lot more than they did last year.

[metirish]

I was stoked by Brian last season......yeah I'm lame so what.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If it's a tight race for the last BP spot, we have somewhere to stash him for 3-4 weeks into the season, as he doesn't have any minor-league options left. A blessing in disguise?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tobi Stoner: Shoulder pain, shut down

Tatis: Bruised palm, but should play in today xhibition opener

Tim Redding: Had shoulder soreness but scheduled to throw and start a game March 8.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Heard a terrible rumor: Did Sean Green just take one off the pitching hand from Wigginton?

[Guest attgig]

his fingernail split. from what I heard, it wasn't taking a pitch on his hand. just split as he was pitching.

[metirish]

Lennon Blog update

Sean Green update -- with quotes from the reliever BY DAVID LENNON FT. LAUDERDALE � The Mets� debut of Sean Green was short-lived as the highly touted reliever was forced to leave in the first inning of today�s Grapefruit League opener because of a small cut on the middle fingernail of his right hand. �My nail cracked a little bit a couple pitches before the end of that inning,� Green said, �so before I ripped it off completely, I just wanted to stop. I just didn�t want it to get worse. It�s one of those things that if you let if keep going it can get pretty nasty.� After a relatively quiet two weeks of spring training, the Mets suffered their first injury in the very first game. Starting against the Orioles, Green allowed an infield single to Ryan Freel before striking out Adam Jones and retiring Luke Scott on a fly ball to centerfield. The next batter was former Met Ty Wigginton, and he slapped an RBI single past the diving Luis Castillo. Green then walked off the mound, and was checked on by trainer Ray Ramirez and manager Jerry Manuel. After a brief discussion, Green headed for the clubhouse and was replaced by Pedro Feliciano. Green plans to have the nail repaired and does not anticipate skipping his next turn. �It never happened before, but it�s a pretty easy fix,� Green said. �I�ll just put a fake nail on it and it will be fine. I don�t plan on missing any time. �I was scheduled for two today, I was hoping for two innings, not two outs.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Tom Martin, out for a week with a calf strain. He's also wearing the dreaded boot.

Fernando Martinez stilll seems a week away from playing defense, with a sore elbow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pelfrey with leg discomfort disgnosed as a strain likely not to make his next scheduled appearance

Castillo has a hammy issue

Pagan out with something or other

[metirish]

I'm going to pray for Pagan.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm praying for Pelf.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pagan out with an excuse to stash him on the DL.

[Guest Edgy DC]

My snarky snarkiness aside, Pagan apparently has a bone spur in his elbow (stupid MRI), and could be looking at arthroscopic surgery.

[MFS62]

My snarky snarkiness aside, Pagan apparently has a bone spur in his elbow (stupid MRI), and could be looking at arthroscopic surgery.[/quote:3ldfsrfr]
Poor guy.
As the old expression goes, if he didn't have bad luck, he'd have no luck at all. I wish him well.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

On the plus side, he starts on the DL, and Bobby Kielty grabs a month-long tryout as our fifth OF/bench bat. He rehabs, and comes up in May when he's ready. No bigs...

(Righty pop. Plus, hey-- token bench ginger.)

[metirish]

Tom Martin fractured his right wrist yesterday when he fell down a stairs.


(Merged from 2009 Insults and Injuries, 3/12/2009)

[Guest Edgy DC]

One less leftie. Ouch. Least it's not his pitching arm.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

How do you suppose Tom Martin came to fall down the stairs?

a) wine

beer

c) hard stuff

[metirish]

Probably fell over a big fat pitch.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Mets had him walking around in one of those damn boots. Maybe he failed to negotiate a step due to bootish issues.

The boot is never an encouraging thing.

[TransMonk]

[Gwreck]

How do you suppose Tom Martin came to fall down the stairs?

a) wine

beer

c) hard stuff[/quote:3exyez7j]

d) Stumbled while carrying deer meat from a deer he shot? Oh, wait, that was the other guy..

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Jesus.

http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/blog/2009/03/pedro_feliciano_has_a_scare_du.html

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ironically, Feliciano and Vazquez are represented by the same agents, Melvin Roman and David Schwartz.

Huh?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Ironically, Feliciano and Vazquez are represented by the same agents, Melvin Roman and David Schwartz.

Huh?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

It's a good thing Pudge is still--- oh, wait.

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2009/03/new_york_mets_catcher_brian_sc.html