Category: Injuries

Mets News Today: June 23

There’s plenty in the news today as the Mets come home to face the dreadful Seattle Mariners.

  • Jerry Manuel says that he has to prepare to go the rest of the season without Moises Alou.
  • Luis Castillo won’t play again tonight after aggravating the quadriceps injury he suffered earlier this season.
  • Brian Schneider will probably get a couple more days off after bruising a finger on his glove hand in Colorado.
  • Ryan Church plans to take batting practice with the Mets tonight and play a couple of games this week in Brooklyn. The plan is for him to return to the big league team for the Yankees series this weekend.
  • Goose Gossage says that the Mets didn’t treat Willie Randolph fairly.
  • The Mets seem to have a new trend with pitchers staying on the mound to hand the ball to the incoming pitcher. Manuel said he thought it would be a one-time thing with John Maine until Pedro Martinez did it on Saturday. Now they’re all doing it.
  • Jerry Manuel joked about Mets fans booing Aaron Heilman at Shea Stadium to fertilizer.
  • John Harper of the Daily News writes that the Mets are in good hands with Manuel. He even addressed the perception of a racial divide with the team.
  • Adam Rubin of the Daily News writes that Manuel’s comment about fertilizer was made in reference to Aaron Heilman using the fans booing him at Shea as a source of growth, not calling Mets fans “manure” as the NY Post reported.

Jose Valentin Shuts It Down

New York Mets second baseman José Valentín during a Mets/Devil Rays spring training game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Mets infielder Jose Valentin decided to shut his season down for 2008. He’s been playing at Triple-A New Orleans but has been hampered by neck, ankle, and elbow injuries this season. He has said that he wants to give it another shot next year but there are reports that the Mets expect him to retire.

Don’t be surprised to see Valentin coaching somewhere in the Mets organization next season. He’s held in very high regard by the Mets front office and is projected as having big league coaching and managing ability.

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Brian Schneider X-Rays Negative

New York Mets catcher Brian Schneider was beat up badly by the Colorado Rockies last night. Not in a brawl but by foul balls, three of them. One in particular bounced off his left wrist and caused him to be replaced in the game by Robinson Cancel. The x-rays came back negative and Schneider is now listed as day-to-day. I would have to think that Ramon Castro will get a start this afternoon.

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Mets Injury News: Alou And Church

Several media outlets have reported on the health of New York Mets outfielders Moises Alou and Ryan Church. New manager Jerry Manuel spoke to the media from Colorado about both players. Here’s the summary version:

  • Alou- He probably won’t be back anytime soon. His left calf muscle is still giving him some pain, and he’s only been doing some light jogging.
  • Church- He’s feeling much better from the effects of his second concussion this season. He’s been working out and will most likely play a game or two with the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones as he prepares to return to the Mets.

Jose Reyes Leaves Game With Hamstring Problem

IMG_0116 Jose Reyes led off the game against the Los Angeles Angels with a single up the middle. A great way to start Jerry Manuel’s tenure as manager of the Mets. But it quickly went south.

Reyes pulled up lame at first base with a problem with his left leg. Mets trainer Ray Ramirez and Jerry Manuel came out to talk to Reyes. Manuel decided to play it safe and replace Reyes with Damion Easley at shortstop, the logical thing to do.

Reyes responded by having a fit on the field worthy of a little leaguer. At first he refused to come out of the game. Then he threw hit helmet in front of the Mets dugout and pulled up his shirt on the way into the clubhouse.Jerry Manuel went into the clubhouse at the end of the inning and spent quite a bit of time in there. I’m sure that we’ll here more on this story tomorrow.

Ryan Church Begins Workouts Today

Although two concussions this season have side tracked Ryan Church, he’s anxious to get back on the active roster. Church visited the Mets yesterday prior to the doubleheader with the Texas Rangers. He spoke to reporters before the first game and had this to say to the NY Post:

"I just know starting [tomorrow] I’ll start working out," said a coherent-sounding Church. "I don’t know the whole timetable of what we’re going to do."

Church isn’t traveling with the team to Los Angeles and Colorado. He’s eligible to come off the disabled list on Saturday when the team is in Colorado but probably won’t re-join the team until they return home to face the Seattle Mariners.