As if Mets fans needed more bad news: Ace pitcher Johan Santana will needs "minor arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow and will miss the remainder of the season," according to MLB.com. Apparently Santana has had some discomfort since spring training—"Though the Mets at one point scheduled an MRI on the elbow, they never proceeded with that test." The Mets expect him to be back in spring training next year; GM Omar Minaya said, "We would all love to see Johan Santana here in September. But I think it's a decision that's a wise decision. We want to see Johan Santana here for the long haul." In a blog post earlier today, before the Mets announced Santana was sitting out for the rest of the season, the Post's Joel Sherman questioned, "The Mets can't play dumb here. Jerry Manuel said that he knew Santana had not been throwing bullpen sessions between starts since sometime before the All-Star break... So, again, how do the Mets let Santana keep pitching in these meaningless games? Where is the logic? Where are the adults?"





this totally sucks.
who's gonna deliver the toys this year?
The Mayans predicted this too.
The MEts are complete and utter morons. They also just allowed Wagner to leave, for two prospects that will in all likelihood amount to nothing, just to save about $3.5mm, when, if they had hung on to him, they could have offered him arbitration and got a first and second round draft pick, at a time when they have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. The Rod Sux made out like bandits in this deal. For a modest sum and two bums, they get a 96mph throwing lefty, and will get the aforementioned draft picks out of this deal. The Mets are left with their dicks in their hands. Again. Well, at least they sort of break even: with the money they save on Wagner, they can pay Minaya to fuck up another season for them next year. What a bunch of losers.
Wow, every single blue chip player the Mets have is out. That organization is fucked.
And, Gothamist IT continues to suck ass:
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You shouldn't have replied.