Here we go again…
Adam Rubin reports that J.J. Putz will be in New York on Friday for an examination on his right elbow and that he may need surgery to remove the bone spur, but will wait for the recommendation for team doctors.
Adam Rubin writes,
Putz had a cortisone shot before joining the team in San Francisco on May 14. The inflammation went down for a while, and Putz acknowledged he was never fully comfortable with following through on his signature split-finger fastball after that, which resulted in ineffectiveness. He tried in the bullpen before Wednesday’s rainout to really let go of the pitch, and felt discomfort. He tried anti-inflammatory medication, but that didn’t alleviate the trouble.
On Thursday afternoon, with the Mets trailing by four runs, Putz surrendered a two-out, RBI single to Pirates top prospect Andrew McCutchen, then a run-scoring triple to Nyjer Morgan. Putz has allowed seven runs over his last three appearances, which have totaled 1 1/3 innings.
“It hurts like hell to yank it,” Putz said about following through on his splitter and two-seam fastball. “I’ve been trying to put it in another perspective. It would be like trying to tell Johan to go out there and throw his changeup with two fingers, and not being able to roll his changeup. I just can’t physically do it. … It really started hurting yesterday when I went out early and threw a bullpen and really felt it on my split. We were really trying to get aggressive to see how it would feel, because I’ve been kind of passive with it throwing it. Now that you get out there and try to throw it, it hurts. I can’t pitch without that pitch.”
Putz originally had acknowledged surgery to remove the bone spur would be an option after the season. He seems to be headed for that procedure now. Putz planned to fly with the team from Pittsburgh to Washington, then travel to New York for a Friday exam.
Can things get any worse for the Mets right now? I mean yes, of course they can but geez, this is so unreal. It never stops…
Once again the Mets respond to a players injury with a cortisone shot, wait a couple of days, and then send him back out on the playing field without ever knowing the real source of the pain. What’s that like five times this season they did this already?
You think the Mariners are laughing now?
2009 Mets looking increasingly like the 07 and 08 Mets, plus lots o’ injuries.
Swept by the Pirates…just inexcusable.
Wanted: A power pitcher and a power bat!
Add to that a power GM and a power manager.
I think the Players Union should come down hard on the Mets. This team ignores injuries, make their guys go out while hurt because for some reason they refuse to admit that a guy got injure. The said player injure himself further and still require surgery, making out longer.
This is fucking unbelievable. What the hell is going on with Reyes ahs anyone heard anything, he’s been to doctor in NYC this morning and mums the wowd. WTF???
I’ve used this line many times in the last year in comments on blogs, and even used it as a title for a post on my own…
Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.
And It was STILL a good trade because of the dead weight we gave up in the bullpen when we got him. Injuries happen. they suck, but they happen, and you need to treat it properly.
I don’t know what to say anymore.
How about… Is there a doctor in the house? Wow, just got a good blog idea…
Team doctors can recommend stuff? I thought they were incompetent.
What took him so long to ‘fess-up” about this? Omar’s great trade to fix the pen just went up in smoke. Seattle took him to the cleaners. OK, now let’s get the revolving door going — it’s Dessen’s turn. On top of all that, it’s unbelievable that his bullpen session showed the problem and he was still sent in to pitch in a critical game situation. It appears winning is not high on the Mets’ list of priorities!
charming. just charming.