Head over to Newsday (one free page view a day) to read Anthony Rieber’s article about Omar Minaya and Carlos Beltran’s conversation.
The Omar quote is so Omar.
1/15/10
Neither excite me very much, if at all.2009 Met of the Year: Championship Round is set
The 2009 Met of the Year award is down to two players. Both No. 1 seeds have advanced the entire way and David Wright and Johan Santana will face off on Monday to see who is crowned the 2009 MotY.
Check back Monday morning for the poll.
Below is the full bracket from the 2009 MotY…
1/14/10
Statement from Carlos Beltran
I am totally surprised by the reaction to my recent knee surgery. Any accusations that I ignored or defied the team’s wishes are simply false. I also spoke to Omar Minaya about the surgery on Tuesday. He did not ask me to wait, or to get another doctor’s opinion. He just wished me well. No one from team raised any issue until Wednesday, after I was already in surgery. I do not know what else I could have done. The most important thing here is that the surgery was a total success and I expect to be back on the field playing the game I love sooner rather than later.
Carlos Beltran through his agent Scott Boras
Quotes and notes from John Ricco conference call
Direct quotes from Assistant GM John Ricco
- "When he started to ramp up for his spring training program in early December was when he started feeling discomfort in his knee."
- "There is an issue regarding the process that was followed regarding the surgery."
- "Surgery was performed before we had the opportunity to do that [get third opinion]."
- "I'm not going to get into the legal ramifications right now."
- "All we've done is sent a letter to the agent alerting him to the fact that we were not afforded the opportunity we asked for."
- "We're just reserving our rights under his [Beltran's] contract."
- "The 12 weeks is the time frame before he can start full baseball activity."
- "The estimate right now is 12 weeks until be can *begin* baseball activity."
- "We're clearly not done putting this team together."
- "Clearly he had a symptom. ... He had a procedure he thinks can alleviate those symptoms."
- "We found out the surgery had been done Wednesday mid-day."
- "Omar has spoken with Carlos and we've had several conversations with Scott Boras."
- "It's disappointment on a couple of different levels."
- "This was not microfracture surgery. ... He is not a candidate for microfracture surgery."
Notes/Paraphrases from Ricco
- He was monitored by the medial staff. Ray Ramirez visited him in PR.
- Beltran visited Dr. Altchek. Had three MRIs on the knee.
- Altchek suggested backing off workouts to see if that helped
- Dr. Steadman suggested procedure, was a successful surgery. Beltran is still in Colo.
- Mets wanted third opinion on Beltran's knee and wanted to "digest" the info.
- There was communication between the doctors [Steadman & Altchek]
- Mets are most upset that surgery was done before third opinion, not that the surgery was done.
Did the Mets give consent? [Quote]
“The Mets gave consent to pay for the surgery.”
-Scott Boras, via Andrew Marchand
Marchand said he spoke with Boras who claims the Mets, specifically Ray Ramirez, sent over workman’s comp papers to perform the surgery.
Mets sign LHP Bobby Livingston
According to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com, the Mets have signed LHP Bobby Livingston to a minor-league deal.
Livingston was in four different organizations last year, bouncing from Double- to Triple-A. He went 9-7 in 25 starts (27 appearances) with a 4.15 ERA and 1.365 WHIP. He struck out 74 in 156 innings while walking 36.
He last made an appearance in the majors with Cincinnati in 2007. That year he went 3-3 in 10 starts with a 5.27 ERA and 1.509 WHIP. He surrendered eight home runs, struck out 27 and walked eight in 56 1-3 innings.
Mets sue SpongeTech
The Mets are taking their official sponge supplier to court for bounced checks.
According to the Daily News, the Mets are suing SpongeTech, a soap-filled sponge, for $400,000 in bounced checks.
The Mets are also asking for $2.3 million from SpongeTech, the rest of the advertising contract they have with the team.
Mets blogs react to Carlos Beltran news
Last night, the Mets 2010 season got off to a bumpy start. Not only will Carlos Beltran, their star center fielder, go under the knife and will subsequently miss 8-12 weeks (but likely more), he also did it without the Mets blessing.
Here, culled from many different Mets blogs, are some reactions to the news…
Amazin’ Avenue - The Carlos Beltran Quagmire
Though the Mets should have learned by now to be conservative in their prognoses, I'm not particularly sanguine that Beltran will be running full-speed by the end of the twelve-week timeframe the Mets have propounded. It's probably even-money that he won't begin a rehab assignment until at least the beginning of May, and nobody who has been following this team over the past few seasons would even raise an eyebrow if Beltran didn't return until June.
Brooklyn Met Fan - Heeeeeeerrrrrre’s KneeGate!
I honestly thought it must be some cruel Syd Finch-esqe April Fools joke. How could this really be happening to us right now??? It’s only JANUARY 13TH!!!! AAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Mets Today - Carlos Beltran’s Mysterious Knee Surgery
The 12 weeks spit out by the Mets’ crack PR team is what makes things suspicious, because it takes the blood clot formed by microfracture surgery at least 8-15 weeks to heal — and the number 12 is right in the middle of that range. Mind you, the healing of the clot is only step one of the recovery process. From the research available on the information superhighway, if indeed he had microfracture surgery, Beltran would GET OFF CRUTCHES after 8-15 weeks
Mets Merized Online - Beltran Surgery Aftermath Fueling Wild Speculation
I’m also surprised at the number of Mets fans who find it unbelievable that Beltran chose to follow the advice of his personal physician instead of the Mets doctor. Based on what transpired in 2009, why are Beltran’s actions so shocking and unbelievable?
Hot Foot - Beltran Out 12 Weeks, Now What?
Whatever they plan on doing, it would be unwise to rely on Beltran returning anytime soon, no matter what the reports are.
That’s a bit of a gut punch given the way things went for the Mets last year. And it certainly doesn’t seem like a good omen for 2010. And it’s bad for fans of awesome baseball players in general.
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