Dodgers to Mets: Fuck you, our doctors got it right

[Centerfield]

Some very interesting stuff in this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/sports/baseball/11mets.html?_r=2&ref=baseball

I doubt the Dodgers would say something as concrete as �the Mets have official documentation showing that the correct diagnosis of Mr. Reyes was made here in Los Angeles in May� unless there was something there to back up the claim.

Which makes you wonder what the hell Jeff Wilpon was thinking when he threw the LA doctor under the bus. Also, even if Wilpon were speaking the truth, there is no explanation for why the Mets doctors diagnosed him with the calf problem for weeks thereafter. You just wonder what the hell was going on there.

More and more it seems like the doctors were getting the injuries right, while the Mets, for some reason, were pretending that these injuries weren't there.

[metsmarathon]

god, i am so over the mets right now.

well, ok. that's not entirely true. i only wish i could be over the mets...

[metirish]

It's not as if this kind of thing is a one off either , it's been a recurring issue the last several seasons, one that I think has overlapped two different hospitals.....not sure on that though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think from two different perspectives, they could both be right. Maybe he caught the injury correctly but was wrong about clearing Reyes to play. Or something.

But seriously, half your games are on the road. If you can't adequately care for your players under such forseeable circumstances, it's on you.

Sounds like Jeff, like Omar, went off-book.

[G-Fafif]

With a $140 million payroll, I would think the expense of hiring a full-time team doctor and having him travel on every trip would be worth it.

[seawolf17]

I feel you, marathon. I wish I could quit you, Mets.

[Guest themetfairy]

During situations like this, I like to amuse myself by imagining what my grandfather would have had to say.

The ranting would be epic here....

[ashie62]

Do the Mets have healthcare?

[Farmer Ted]

That is not a doctor's coat Jeff is wearing. It is a straight jacket. I thought the MFYs having Hal was bad.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That is not a doctor's coat Jeff is wearing. It is a straight jacket. I thought the MFYs having Hal was bad.[/quote:2c8mgv3p]

You're thinking of Hank, it seems. Hal's the relatively rational one (i.e., the one that basically shut up and let Cashman drive).

[Frayed Knot]

... and on a related note:

Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will undergo surgery on his injured right leg on Thursday in Dallas.
Reyes is scheduled for a cleanup of some scar tissue remaining from a torn hamstring tendon behind his right knee. The Mets have said Reyes will not need an operation to repair his torn right hamstring.
The Mets said Wednesday that Dr. Daniel E. Cooper will perform Reyes' surgery. -- AP

[metirish]

Why Dallas? , just curious is all.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I imagine that it's because they want Dr. Cooper to do the surgery, and that's where he practices.

[metirish]

I imagine that it's because they want Dr. Cooper to do the surgery, and that's where he practices.[/quote:24sdubrl]


Well I asked for that didn't I...LOL.....


I'll try again....why Cooper .....is he like the Dr. Andrews of hamstrings?

[Benjamin Grimm]

www.dancoopermd.com/about.html

Dr. Cooper is the head team physician for the Dallas Cowboys Football Team and for the Dallas Stars Hockey Team. With almost 30 combined seasons of professional team coverage, he is a widely recognized authority in the field of sports medicine, and treats all types of athletes; professionals, collegiate, high school and recreational. He has been elected by his physician colleagues to D Magazine's annual edition of "Best Doctors in Dallas" ten times. Training and Accomplishments: Dr. Cooper is a Dallas native, son of a physician and graduate of Highland Park High School. He attended the University of Tennessee on full athletic scholarship, where he was a magna cum laude graduate in 3 years, the captain of their top ten nationally ranked tennis team, holder of two Southeastern Conference tennis titles, and twice the recipient of the President's Citation for Extraordinary Academic Achievement. He received an early acceptance to UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. After his orthopaedic residency, he was awarded the prestigious orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at Cornell University's Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, which has repeatedly been named the #1 Orthopaedic Hospital in the country by US News. While there he trained on both the Sports Medicine Knee and Shoulder Services under the direction of Russell Warren, MD, the long time team doctor for the New York Giants and renowned pioneer of modern sports medicine research and surgical techniques. Dr. Cooper received the Excellence in Research Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine for his post-graduate research related to graft strength for ACL surgery in the knee. Dr. Cooper is an editorial reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He has published over 30 scientific articles and book chapters as well as the textbook, Review of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy in two editions, and is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, the National Football League Team Physician Society and the National Hockey League Team Physician Societies. He is past president of the Texas Society of Sports Medicine. Practice Profile: Dr. Cooper's practice primarily focuses on minimally invasive arthroscopic and reconstructive surgical techniques for the knee and shoulder that restore stability and joint function in young athletic individuals. He also performs arthroscopic elbow and ankle procedures in athletes. He in an internationally known expert in the treatment of complex knee ligament injuries involving injury to the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate and collateral ligaments, and his practice serves as a referral center for difficult and revision cases. In addition to his current affiliation with the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars, Dr. Cooper serves in an independent consulting role to numerous collegiate and professional teams, sports agents and their players. Personal Commitments: Dr. Cooper is an Advisory Director on the Boards of the Children's Cancer Fund of Dallas and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and is involved in other civic and church activities. He is devoted to his wife and three children, and enjoys as much golf and fishing as possible in whatever time there is to spare! Dr. Cooper wants his patients to also know that his employees are unsurpassed, each having over 20 years experience in their position and a genuine concern for helping others in their career. Our team of professionals remains committed to serving you in your orthopaedic needs by providing the highest quality of treatment and service.

[metirish]

Thanks Grim , that's some resume for Cooper, and he has that HSS history.

[Guest Edgy DC]

<< Dr. Cooper


Jose's diagnosis was botched because we were on the road and had to trust another team's doctor.

Now he's going to Dallas to be operated on by another team's doctor. Hell, did I say that? Another sport's doctor. Fuck, yeah!

[Theoldmole]

And it's near Houston in case he needs a heart transplant.

[metsmarathon]

http://www.dancoopermd.com/about.html

Dr. Cooper is the head team physician for the Dallas Cowboys Football Team and for the Dallas Stars Hockey Team. With almost 30 combined seasons of professional team coverage, he is a widely recognized authority in the field of sports medicine, and treats all types of athletes; professionals, collegiate, high school and recreational. He has been elected by his physician colleagues to D Magazine's annual edition of "Best Doctors in Dallas" ten times. Training and Accomplishments: Dr. Cooper is a Dallas native, son of a physician and graduate of Highland Park High School. He attended the University of Tennessee on full athletic scholarship, where he was a magna cum laude graduate in 3 years, the captain of their top ten nationally ranked tennis team, holder of two Southeastern Conference tennis titles, and twice the recipient of the President's Citation for Extraordinary Academic Achievement. He received an early acceptance to UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. After his orthopaedic residency, he was awarded the prestigious orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at Cornell University's Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, which has repeatedly been named the #1 Orthopaedic Hospital in the country by US News. While there he trained on both the Sports Medicine Knee and Shoulder Services under the direction of Russell Warren, MD, the long time team doctor for the New York Giants and renowned pioneer of modern sports medicine research and surgical techniques. Dr. Cooper received the Excellence in Research Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine for his post-graduate research related to graft strength for ACL surgery in the knee. Dr. Cooper is an editorial reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He has published over 30 scientific articles and book chapters as well as the textbook, Review of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy in two editions, and is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, the National Football League Team Physician Society and the National Hockey League Team Physician Societies. He is past president of the Texas Society of Sports Medicine. Practice Profile: Dr. Cooper's practice primarily focuses on minimally invasive arthroscopic and reconstructive surgical techniques for the knee and shoulder that restore stability and joint function in young athletic individuals. He also performs arthroscopic elbow and ankle procedures in athletes. He in an internationally known expert in the treatment of complex knee ligament injuries involving injury to the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate and collateral ligaments, and his practice serves as a referral center for difficult and revision cases. In addition to his current affiliation with the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars, Dr. Cooper serves in an independent consulting role to numerous collegiate and professional teams, sports agents and their players. Personal Commitments: Dr. Cooper is an Advisory Director on the Boards of the Children's Cancer Fund of Dallas and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and is involved in other civic and church activities. He is devoted to his wife and three children, and enjoys as much golf and fishing as possible in whatever time there is to spare! Dr. Cooper wants his patients to also know that his employees are unsurpassed, each having over 20 years experience in their position and a genuine concern for helping others in their career. Our team of professionals remains committed to serving you in your orthopaedic needs by providing the highest quality of treatment and service.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I definitely see the word golf.

[Guest attgig]

i thought the hamstring tear was just going to heal on its own without surgery, but they were getting rid of the tendon that you don't need, but was apparently bothering him.