Between all the injuries, the Mets still have games to play. Here’s the lineup they’ll run out tonight…
Hit the comments to discuss the game.
Oliver Perez will miss the rest of the 2009 season after being diagnosed with patella tendon tendinitis. He will have surgery on the knee, costing him the rest of the 2009 season.
Dr. David Altcheck (again) at the Hospital for Special Surgery diagnosed the condition.
Perez is expected to be ready by spring training.
Lance Broadway has been called up from Triple-A Buffalo to take Perez’s spot on the roster. Broadway came to the Mets in the Ramon Castro trade.
This video was sent to me by reader Brad. It made me laugh, so I will pass it along to you.
There’s some NSFW language (subtitles) in there, so just be aware if you’re eyes are sensitive to that sort of stuff.
Yesterday’s conference call said a lot about Omar Minaya.
I understand the Mets have had an unbelievable amount of injuries, but most fans can probably recall the relatively short list of maladies suffered by their No. 1 pitcher, Johan Santana. Not so for the general manager of the team.
During the conference call, Minaya confessed that he could not remember Santana’s injuries during spring training. Remember, this one?
He also went on to say that he had not spoken to Santana.
These things scare me.
Minaya should be able to easily recall these injuries, especially ones to his very expensive pitcher and crutch of the franchise. That he hadn’t spoken to him that day is equally frightening.
Minaya seems out of touch with the team, and that’s not a good thing.
For a great column on the Mets, check out Joel Sherman’s piece in the NY Post today.
In return for Billy Wagner, the Mets are likely to get two minor league players. According to the Boston Herald, one of those players is OF/DH Chris Carter.
(Because the Mets need a DH.)
The Herald also went on to say, “According to the source, the other player dealt away to the Mets is a prospect “not of significance.”
Carter, 26, has seen 26 plate appearances with the Red Sox over the last two years. He picked up six hits, all in 2008, and four RBI, with two walks and nine strikeouts.
This season with Triple-A Pawtucket, Carter is hitting .279 AVG / .340 OBP / .439 SLG with 14 HR and 54 RBI. He has played first base, both corner outfield positions and DH’d this season, with the majority of his playing time coming in RF.
J.J. Putz was expected to rehab with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday night.
Then, during Omar Minaya’s conference call, he told reporters that Putz was scratched from his scheduled appearance in Brooklyn to, “give him a little more time.”
In his post-game conference, Jerry Manuel told reporters that he didn’t believe Putz would return this year. It was later revealed that Putz has a slight tear of his ulnar collateral ligament.
He will not need surgery.
Putz has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Off to the new Yankee Stadium with a friend for tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Texas Rangers. At least I’ll see some winning baseball.
SNY just carried Omar Minaya’s conference call with reporters (which was absolutely fascinating to listen to). Here are the updates I tweeted…
The reporters were fairly skeptical on why Santana kept pitching through 2009 with this pain since the season is essentially over. And rightly so.
Get well soon.
“I’m terribly concerned. No question about it.”