Tag: Ryan Church

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.

Alou Out Again Tonight

The headline should be "This is getting ridiculous". Moises Alou came off the disabled list for a strained calf muscle yesterday only to leave the game with soreness. He’s not in the lineup tonight claiming that the calf doesn’t feel right.

I love to watch Alou hit and think he has a tremendous positive influence on the offense when he’s in the game. But this injury-prone act can’t go on forever.

I don’t know how severe the calf problem is, only Alou does. But Ryan Church tried to power through post concussion syndrome for two weeks. Alou can’t play with a sore calf for nine innings during the most trying period of the season? That is ridiculous.

Mets Roster Changes- June 10

The Mets made several roster moves today:

  • Activated Moises Alou from 15 day disabled list
  • Activated Marlon Anderson from 15 day disabled list
  • Placed Ryan Church on 15 day disabled list with post concussion syndrome
  • Designated Raul Casanova for assignment

Apparently, Abraham Nunez is staying. He can’t hit at all but can play the infield.

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On Deck: June 10- D-Backs At Mets

Arizona DiamondBacks (34-30) at New York Mets (30-32) 7:10pm

Micah Owings (6-4 4.50) vs. John Maine (6-4 3.47)

TV: SNY Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The D-Backs have been struggling since their hot start to the season. This is a good chance to catch them playing flat on a long road trip. Maine had a very good start in San Francisco last week going six innings and giving up just one run. Moises Alou may be in the lineup tonight as well. Ryan Church is out for the next two weeks.

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Mets Injury News: Ryan Church On DL

PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL - MARCH 01: Manager Willie Randolph #12 assists right fielder right fielder Ryan Church #19 off the field after he and first baseman Marlon Anderson #9 of the New York Mets collided in shallow right field while both where chasing a fly ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Spring Training game at Tradition Field on March 1, 2008 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. The Mets defeated the Dodgers 1-0.

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

Today the Mets placed outfielder Ryan Church on the 15 day disabled list retroactive to Friday June 6. He’s still been feeling lingering effects from a concussion suffered in Atlanta on May 20.

There’s been a lot of speculation that the Mets botched the situation by not placing him on the DL immediately. Initially I disagreed with that because a concussion requires that the patient be completely honest about the symptoms that they’re experiencing. I don’t think that Church was completely honest when he told the team that he was okay to continue playing.

The problem that I have with the Mets is that they should have put Church on the DL as soon as he told them that his symptoms were recurring. I suspect that the Mets didn’t do that and kept Church on the active roster is because:

  1. They thought that he would be able to resume playing in less than 15 days
  2. They didn’t have faith that anyone in the minors was capable of making a contribution for the big club

The fortunate thing about this is that Church can now concentrate on getting better, not playing better. And the Mets are preparing for the return to the roster of Moises Alou or Marlon Anderson.

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Mets News Today- June 8- Church, Santana, Alou, And Casanova

Several Mets players are in the news today as they finish the fourth game of their series against the San Diego Padres.

  • Ryan Church seems to be having an adverse reaction to his concussion suffered two and a half weeks ago. He’s not going to play again today and will be examined by a neurologist when the Mets return to New York tomorrow. This will be the second time since the injury that he’s been examined by a neurologist.
  • Moises Alou is scheduled to come off the disabled list on Tuesday against the D-Backs. He’s been unavailable for almost three weeks since straining his calf in Atlanta.
  • Johan Santana seems to be fine after being hit by a pitch in his left shoulder on Friday in San Diego. He doesn’t expect the shoulder to interrupt his pitching schedule.
  • Raul Casanova is back from the bereavement list. His father passed away this week. Robinson Cancel was sent back to Triple-A New Orleans.
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