Marco Scutaro, ss Dustin Pedroia, 2b Victor Martinez, c David Ortiz, dh J.D. Drew, rf Mike Cameron, cf Jeremy Hermida, lf Jed Lowrie, 3b Lars Anderson, 1b John Lackey, rhp
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Pagan, cf Castillo, 2b Wright, 3b Jacobs, 1b Bay, lf Catalanotto, dh Francoeur, rf Cora, ss Coste, c
The 2009 season for the Mets was a disaster. After careful review, it appears that the specific type of disaster was earthquake. Even after the disastrous season ended we’ve been hit with aftershocks. Aftershocks are known as smaller earthquakes that follow after the original quake, not to be confused with the alcohol beverage that was needed for us fans to get through the season. They can still be dangerous, but generally get smaller and farther apart as time goes on.
Carlos Beltran’s scoped knee surgery was the first aftershock of the 2009 disaster. While final damage totals are not yet in for this one, it’s expected he’ll miss up to a month of real time. The last report I heard suggested that he’d be cleared to resume baseball activities right around the time the Mets head north for Opening Day.
The Jose Reyes Thyroid aftershock hit last week, when blood work revealed that Reyes has an overactive thyroid. The results and treatment for this are still being determined, but many opinions suggest that it shouldn’t be a big deal and he can get back to playing soon. This smaller aftershock was still upsetting, but it seems like it won’t be one that did much damage.
Other smaller aftershocks have occurred throughout Spring Training for the Mets. Francisco Rodriguez came down with pink eye, but didn’t become a zombie. Fernando Tatis is batting some knee issues, and Nick Evans strained his forearm. Neither is considered serious and Frankie is back and pitching again.
The big thing to remember here is it’s not 2009 anymore. You can check the calendar if you don’t believe me. Every tweak or setback or injury is not indicative of disaster, and the bad luck that plagued the Mets in 2009 was just that; bad luck. The way Reyes did not adequately recover from his hamstring injuries has nothing to do with what his thyroid may or may not be doing right now, and the bone bruise that Beltran had does not relate to his recovery from having his knee scoped in the off season. Right now we’re still in limbo waiting on how Reyes will be treated by doctors and when he’ll get back down to Florida to continue Spring Training, but once he does everything will be alright. Soon it will be time for baseball to count, and we can start obsessing over wins and losses and pitching performances and home run totals instead of thyroid levels and pink eye symptoms.
According to Mike Puma: Lefty reliever Joe Beimel is still on the Mets’ radar, according to an industry source. The Mets are offering Beimel a major league contract, but at an amount significantly lower than the $2 million he earned last season. Ron Mahay is another lefty option the Mets might pursue.
So as it stands we could see the following Mets pen:
That’s certainly a fine pen, perhaps the best in the league if they are healthy. The competition for the last spot if the Mets sign Beimel or Mahay should be interesting. Some of those guys are out of options.
Anyone following Twitter this morning knows there is a panic over Reyes being a late scratch from today’s lineup. Finally more updates are coming. They don’t answer the question why but at least we know what.
“Reyes said Thursday after a second round of blood work that he feels fine and it’s not related to the torn hamstring that sidelined him most of last season.”
“They do the tests because they want to make sure everything is fine,” Reyes said.
As I stated this answers the what. Blood work as part of a routine physical. The why is yet to be determined.
The issue is Jose’s association with Dr. Tony Galea who is under investigation for drug violations. Galea has also treated other sports stars including Carlos Delgado and Tiger Woods.
Reyes had the following to say regarding the interview: “The FBI is talking to every player who went to that doctor and they told me everything with me was fine. I was cleared. They asked me if I was ever injected with HGH and I said no”. “Now that I talked to them I am free,” continued Reyes,”they just took my blood out and did the PRT treatment (platelet rich therapy) and I guess it did not work because I had to get the surgery.”
Wouldn’t that be some crap. Hopefully that’s the first and only time we hear Jose Reyes and HGH in the same sentence.
The 2009 season for the Mets was a disaster. After careful review, it appears that the specific type of disaster was earthquake. Even after the disastrous season ended we’ve been hit with aftershocks. Aftershocks are known as smaller earthquakes that follow after the original quake, not to be confused with the alcohol beverage that was needed for us fans to get through the season. They can still be dangerous, but generally get smaller and farther apart as time goes on.
but didn’t become a zombie. Fernando Tatis is batting some knee issues, and Nick Evans strained his forearm. Neither is considered serious and Frankie is back and pitching again.