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2009
Alex Cora To Have Season Ending Surgery
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Shortstop Alex Cora became the latest Met to go on the disabled list after deciding to have season-ending surgery on his right thumb.
Cora also has a torn ligament in each of his thumbs and will have surgery on this left thumb this Thursday, and surgery on his right thumb five weeks later.
Cora, who signed as a free agent in the offseason, hit .251 with one homer and 18 RBIs in 82 games in his first season with the Mets. He was pushed into everyday duty after Jose Reyes went on the DL, and has played hurt during most of that time, never once complaining of the pain.
The veteran middle infielder was a solid presence in the clubhouse and consummate professional at all times. If he proves to be healthy, I wouldn’t mind seeing him on our bench again next season, and hopefully Omar feels the same way and rewards him with a one-year deal for 2010.
Speaking of 2010, I’m starting to get concerned about the number of players we are going to have coming back next season off of injuries. For example, do we just count John Maine as part of the rotation even though he has missed the better part of two seasons?
And regarding Jose Reyes, do we back him up with a shortstop who can play everyday just in case the hamstring, leg, and calf problems are still an issue?
Hopefully Beltran can avoid surgery this off season, but rushing him back to play in a few meaningless games really makes me nervous.
About the Author: Joe DeCaro
Went to my first Mets game, a Mayors Trophy game at Shea, in '73. We beat the Yankees 8-4 and I was hooked. I marched in two Banner Day parades, and before the Grand Slam single, there was the "Hendu Can Do" grand slam - I was there. I've collected Mets memorabilia all my life and started Mets Merized Online to feed my addiction.
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| Marlins | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2.5 |
| Phillies | 23 | 23 | .500 | 4.0 |
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Another One Bites The Dust.
Theme song to the 09 Mets.
There are some Mets that rub me the wrong way, Not this guy ! I want him back next year. Forget the #’s, this guy is a solid bench player and due to all the injuries on this team he had to play everyday. Cora’s presence is valuable to this team on and off the field.
Before we hand a re-up contract to Cora for 2010, let’s make sure he can actually play the game first. Two ligament replacements on his thumbs sounds a bit daunting to me.
You hit the nail on the head regarding injury uncertaintly for 2010. Reyes and Beltran are huge question marks and it appears there will be no effort made to back them up with real ML players. The only injured core player who is a virtual given to return in top form is Wright. I don’t know how we can count Maine as a member of the rotation for 2010. Do we have an inkling of whether he will even pitch again?
On top of all that, Schneider will be gone, Castillo will be a year older, Murphy may very well have failed at 1B and LF is virtually unknown. There is no way all these problems and potential problems get resolved well by Opening Day next year. This year is a disappointment, but it may only be a prelude to 2010.
I don’t think Murphy is a failure at 1st, I actually think he’s pretty decent defensively, I think we should be patient with his bat, I think he can be a good player.
Castillo proved himself well this year, more then most expected.
I agree Castillo has had a great year versus expectations coming into the season. However, with one more year added, how long can we expect that to continue? I’d certainly be happy if he surprises again next year and it’s always possible he could. Too bad the rest of the team is absent around him.
As far as Murphy is concerned, he just doesn’t have ML power for a 1B. If we continue to go that way, the team will suffer for it.
MASK, AT ONE POINT YOU HAVE TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT SHOES DROPPING, HERE’S THE SIMPLE ANSWER CASTILLO IS GUARANTEED SIGNED FOR NEXT YR AND WILL TURN 35 DURING THAT SEASON. RETYES IS 26 & ALTHOUGH THERE WERE EARLY HAMSTRING ISSUES THERE’S NO EVIDENCE THIS IS RELATED ESP SINCE HE HAD IRONMAN SEASONS INBETWEEN. WITH A REDUCED PAYROLL IN ’10 THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NO WAY EVERY QUESTION WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE ANSWER. FISHERMAN DIDN’T STOP FISHING BECAUSE OF THE “PERFECT TORM” INCIDENT. 2009 WAS THE NYM’s PERFECT STRORM. I ANTICIPATE A PAYROLL BET 120-130M DOWN FROM ’09s 149M. THAT DOESN’T PROVIDE MANY ANSWERS. PATIENCE NUST BE PRACXTICED IN F/A PERIOD LETTING THE MKT DEVELOP & COME TO US. WE SHOULDN’T ALLOW THE NYY TO PUSH US FANS INTO PRESSURING THE FRONTOFFICE TO ACT OUT OF PANIC
Mets62, I believe it’s 2 more years for Castillo, 2010 and 2011, thus the concern for age over the extent of the contract period. It’s a reflection on the Mets that he has been one of the highlights of this season. As far as patience goes that will be required for at least 2 more years as the problems will languish and solutions will be coming very slowly and piecemeal at best. The frustration with the Mets is the length of malaise that we will be subject to as Mets fans. There is no instant solution, but mgmt has done absolutely nothing to start the process to achieve true competitiveness. As far as Wilpon’s promise of meaningful games in September, that is an abject lie.
ABJECT LIE? WHOA, SLOW DOWN, ’06,’07,’08 ALL HAD “MEANINGFUL SEPT GAMES. NO? IT’S NOT SO MUCH THE INJURIES SUSTAINED; BUT THE WHO & FOR HOW LONG THAT WAS DEVASTATING. I SEEM TO RECALL THE HIGHEST PAYROLED TEAM, NYY, PRESENTLY WITH THE BEST RECORD STRUGGLING MISSING JUST ONE STAR FROM THEIR LINEUP, A-ROD, AND THEIR BEST REPLACEMENT, CODY RANSOM, CERTAINLY COULDN’T CARRY THE WATERBUCKET FOR AS LONG AS WE’VE BEEN MISSING DELGADO, ALONE.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT DIV STANDINGS WITH A PEEK AT THE DIV LEADERS’ DEPTH CHART & PICTURE WHERE THEY’D BE SANS THEIR STARTING 1B,SS,3B,CF FORGETTING BATTING ORDER POS THEIR #1,3,4,5 HITTERS? SUBSTITUTE THE NEXT NAME ON THE DEPTH CHART, REMEMBER ONLY 1 B/U USED AT 1 TIME IN 1 POS. INCL A MILB PLAYER IF THE B/U 3B IS ALSO THE B/U 1B. PERHAPS THAT WILL CLATRIFY IT MORE. REALIZE I’M NOT TOUCHING ON 40% OF ROTATION MISSING INCL THE #1 BACKUPS FOR THOSE SLOTS(NIEVE,NIESE) & THE PRIMARY SETUP PITCHER. DO THAT ON ANY ONE OF NYY,DET,LAA,PHL,STL,LAD
MASK, I’M CERTAINLY NOT SAYING THIS TEAM, AT FULL STRENGTH, DIDN’T HAVE HOLES IN ROTATION OR LF. I’M SAYING IT’S EVIDENT TO ME THERE WAS A PLAN TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEW POTENTIAL #1 ANSWER FOR BOTH THOSE QUETIONS. THERE WERE LERSSONS LEARNED, NO MOISES ALOUs, NO TOM GLAVINEs OR AL LEITERs. THERE WERN’T ANY EVERYDAY PLAYERS OVER 38, IN FACT ONLY 3 OF THE 11 ON D/L ARE OVER 33 & 2 OF THEM WERE EITHER B/U OR INCIDENTAL(CORA,WAGNER)_
Mets 62, The discussion is cut off with your reply, so I have to reply this way. It was an abject lie, because when mgmt got tested with the injuries, they shut down. There has been no effort to repair the team as the injuries were sustained. We picked up Francoeur, which was mostly a Church dump, and that’s it. That’s no attempt to provide meaningful games in September THIS YEAR. So they did lie to us. As soon as mgmt got tested, they waived the white flag. Forget about the Wilpon promises. They’re lies.
Murphy is a total failure at 1st base. The mets would be completely foolish to go with him as the starting first basemen, but I bet you thats what they will do. He has no power, does not hit for average and his production is abysmal for a first basemen. He is a bench player, a really nice one. Thats about it.