David Wright's Broken Back

[G-Fafif]

Terry agrees the injury bug feels like '99 Angels (per Gary Cohen question), which sounded surprising, as it lacks the Collins positivity. Took a nice little dig at Mo Vaughn ("my $80 million first baseman").

[metirish]

My sources are telling me that Collins has Bay in his office , must be asking him to pick it up.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

G-Fafif wrote: metirish wrote: Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow. That's what Filip Bondy thought Derek Jeter needed.

Gotta say I listened to Wright on an interview with Eddie C the other day, and even fed Eddie's meatballs Wright didn't sound convinced he was in the clear about... anything.

[G-Fafif]

DW: "Shock is a good word for it."

[G-Fafif]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: G-Fafif wrote: metirish wrote: Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow. That's what Filip Bondy thought Derek Jeter needed. Gotta say I listened to Wright on an interview with Eddie C the other day, and even fed Eddie's meatballs Wright didn't sound convinced he was in the clear about... anything.

I noticed that, too. Diagnosing through the radio much simpler than MRIs.

[G-Fafif]

Wright refusing to use this as an excuse for his crummy hitting -- both admirable and worrisome (both for indicating he had no excuse for sucking and that he's self-delusional).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You wonder if he'll be wildly enthusiastic about traction.

[G-Fafif]

DW caught himself saying "they're" as in "they're gonna have to go out there" against Fish and changed it to "we".

"What you mean, 'we,' Kimo Sabe?" added Jose Reyes.

[G-Fafif]

Terry had said he's not likely to use Murphy at third since he hasn't played there in the majors (didn't stop him from putting him at second). Willie tonight because of numbers against Johnson. Otherwise, he'll make it up as he goes along.

[Guest themetfairy]

Holy shit - this can't be happening....

[TransMonk]

I can't hear what Terry sounds like giving these responses, but from what I can gather reading Greg's play-by-play, he sounds like a flushing toilet.

[G-Fafif]

Joel Sherman says Wright's back is aching from carrying this sad franchise all by himself. Jon Heyman says a real captain like Jeter wouldn't have allowed this to happen. Ian O'Connor indicates this lets Posada off the hook.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll give Terry one day to reconsider playing Murphy at third.

[metirish]

G-Fafif wrote: Joel Sherman says Wright's back is aching from carrying this sad franchise all by himself. Jon Heyman says a real captain like Jeter wouldn't have allowed this to happen. Ian O'Connor indicates this lets Posada off the hook.

Wayne Hagin just blurted out a story about Todd Helton.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And Keith's convinced the problem is in his flying-out fanny.

Can't quite conjure up the image of the April 19 collision in my head-- may have been listening on radio. (Video/photos not available in MLB highlights package, either.)

The collision merited mention in the AP game story, though:

Lee also singled in the third and was shaken up on the bases. Chris Johnson hit a grounder toward the hole and new Mets second baseman Justin Turner tried for a force play. His wild, off-balance throw went past second, so Lee took off for third. But Wright scooped up the ball and beat Lee in a race to third, diving to tag the slugger on a bang-bang play at the bag. Lee was called out and stayed down for a moment before walking back to the dugout holding his arm. He hyperextended his left elbow on the slide as he collided with Wright, but Lee remained in the game until he was replaced in left field by Jason Bourgeois with a 6-1 lead in the eighth. "Tough call," Lee said. "I'm fine. I think I'll be OK."

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maybe they can activate Wayne Garrett.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe they can activate Wayne Garrett.

For the booth? Better than Wayne Hagin.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy DC wrote: I'll give Terry one day to reconsider playing Murphy at third.

Terry has been flexible as needed, so I wouldn't be surprised.

(Terry's flexibility = previous managers' indecisiveness.)

[G-Fafif]

Good thing this isn't happening with the Subway Series just up the tracks.

Oh fudge.

[Guest themetfairy]

This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke.

Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back?

[metirish]

themetfairy wrote: This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke. Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back?

Have a fat fucker like Carlos Lee fall on you and you too might get a broken back.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Collision with a human with the mass of a horse, followed by weeks of violent swinging of one's body weight around the waist?

[G-Fafif]

metirish wrote: themetfairy wrote: This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke. Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back? Have a fat fucker like Carlos Lee fall on you and you too might get a broken back.

There's a Jeff Foxworthy routine in there somewhere.

[G-Fafif]

Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits.

[Lefty Specialist]

G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits.

I burst out laughing.

[G-Fafif]

Lefty Specialist wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing.

Both David and Jose are within 250. Who do you think started the Reyes trade rumors?

[metirish]

Jesus but the wfan callers are twats, with word of Wright's injury every other caller is asking about trading him.

Dr. Francesa has pronounced Wright will be back in a few weeks.

[metsmarathon]

this either makes it easier or harder to trade reyes. i'm not sure which one.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fielding an overmatched lineup and struggling is one of the worser things in baseball. But sacking up and winning without your best players is one of the better things. Let's go, Mets!

I find it hard to care about what it does for the Reyes trade prospects. I'm operating from the perspective that we're in this to win.

[Guest themetfairy]

Lefty Specialist wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing.

Me too - thanks for that one G!