Johan Santana Discusses His Comeback From Surgery

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• Johan Santana Sets His Sights On Possible June Return | New York Mets Sports Page February 17, 2011 at 2:52 pm

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• Mr North Jersey February 17, 2011 at 4:54 pm

  I am going to just continue to expect Santana back some time next year and if he is back before that I’ll deal with it at that time.
• Brandon Butler February 17, 2011 at 6:16 pm

  I think that Johan will return in July personally.
• francis February 17, 2011 at 7:38 pm

  i would say he will return approximately never.
  • Marla Hooch February 18, 2011 at 7:36 am

    Stop letting people piss in your coco puffs………….WOW are you a doctor or a MLB Pitcher?
• baby al February 17, 2011 at 10:03 pm

  today on wfan the time table santanna talked about AT BEST would be late july. he was on wfan after your reported time of interview with alderson.alderson it seems has to get his lying skills together. doesn’t he know thats what did omar in?he should watch freddye wilponzie at his press gathering…and take notes from the master.remember sandy when u work as gm for the wilponzie mob u only lie when your lips move and then freddye blames u for everything on the way out the door.
  • Mr North Jersey February 17, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    What are you talking about?

    Sandy Alderson quotes
    espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/14646/alderson-late-juneearly-july-for-johan

    Phase 1 (Took about 4 1/2 months)
    “Phase 1 — recovery from the surgery. There was a healing process, a restoration of range of motion, that sort of thing. And that took about four and a half months.”

    Phase 2 (“maybe” 3 months)
    “The second stage is a return to throwing, which is the stage he is in currently. We expect that to last maybe three months. It will involve flat ground, a gradual lengthening of the tossing and also intensity/velocity. We expect that’s going to take about three month, so that would take us maybe into … the first of May.”

    Phase 3 (“maybe” 6 to 8 weeks)
    “The third phase is actual return to pitching. The medical expectation is maybe six to eight weeks. So if you do the math, it gets you to the end of June, the middle part of July.”

    Johan Santana WFAN interview:
    newyork.cbslocal.com/category/sports/mike-francesa/

    “Now i’m in the 2nd phase which is start throwing and that process will take up to 3 months. That’s what I was told.” when asked to explain the process of his 2nd phase Santana says, “Right now I’m in the 2nd week of throwing.”

    After confirming to Francesa that with no setabcks it will be 3 months before he is “mound ready” based on what he has been told. Santana then explains when asked about the timeframe once he gets on the mound. He says “I also was told it takes up to 6 weeks.”

    Santana then says “they talking about maybe early July or so but again it’s just a speculation right now based on the past.”

    Sandy Alderson: Possible return by end of June to Middle of July.
    Johan Santana” Possible return by Middle of July.

    Now I ask you again. What are you talking about?

    Also keep in mind both Santana and Alderson have maintained that it all depends on how things go and no one is rushing the process.

    Alderson went as far as to say (rightly so I might add) “It’s the shoulder that’s going to lead this process. It’s not the doctors. It’s not the front office. It’s how the shoulder responds.”

    metsblog.com/2011/02/17/sandy-alderson-and-johan-santana-talk-recovery/
  • Marla Hooch February 18, 2011 at 7:36 am

    You are the liar
• baby al February 18, 2011 at 12:33 am

  johan santana will not be toeing the rubber at citi field in july.i wish he would be. santana said to francesa he would NOT CONSIDER it a setback if he DIDN’T pitch this year.every year the met organization lies about return dates from injuries.the return dates are usually around the trading deadline…and then we hear it will be like” we made a big trade”.( MOSTLY THE PLAYER NEVER RETURNS AT STATED DATE.)if all goes well santana will probally pitch rehab in late july in the MINORS.to me he will RETURN when he is standing on the bump at citi!since freddye wilponzie once again today said he has owned the team for 32 years will u now agree with me about his % of failure over his stewardship.3 division titles…5 playoffs total!PRETTY PATHETIC.i never forget a guy who defends a wilponzie!!!!!!!lol
  • Mr North Jersey February 18, 2011 at 1:41 am

    again july would be best case scenario. of course you should expect his return to take longer. heck if listen both alderson and santana are tellin you it may take longer. so stop tryin to suggest they r saying otherwise or not on the same page when clearly you are incorrect as well. all today was was an outline on where they hope it will take 4 santana to be back nuthin more.
    • baby al February 18, 2011 at 2:05 am

      now to the important question freddyes incompetence of 32 years at the good ship wilponzie. are u finally ready to admit freddye has been leader for 32 years…he certainly feels he has been.actually he seems to be taking pride in his 5 playoffs in 32 year record. do u happen to realize that the phillies will probally pass his accomplishments once they make the playoffs this year(in the last 5 years not 32).they still don’t have tv network revnue to use to procure players as wilponzie does..yet they have made the wilponzies their punching bags,despite that!finally several weeks ago i think u were mussing about how tough the nl east has become…u seemed overjoyed by this development!can i take it u are a baseball purist who just hangs out on this met fan site just to kill time between other blogs?one last fact aldersen only lies when his lips move,despite your mussings to the contray!he is minaya with a harvard pedigree.
      • Mr North Jersey February 18, 2011 at 2:34 am

        i will take that run of words you just put together to mean you agree with what i was trying to explain about todays announcement. since you no longer seem to be trying to disagree with it.
        • baby al February 18, 2011 at 7:52 pm

          when santana told francesa he would not consider not coming back this year a set back…. that says it all.u, kind friend, are the last one who should talk about a run of words…which is your wont.it seems u jump from blog to blog talking about “how cool” the wallpaper is and so on.a true met fan would consider wins cool,trades cool…not wallpaper. i will get back to u at the end of july we will then see if santana is on the pile at citi or just another diabled ghost who didn’t return.i hope u are right and i am wrong (that would be a first). how would u rate the wilponzie mobs record of stewardship over the past 32 years?compare them to the phillies over the past 4 years.(hopefully in 20000 words or less!)
          • Mr North Jersey February 18, 2011 at 8:05 pm

            Dude, I don’t know how Santana telling Francesa he would not consider not coming back this year a set back have anything to do with your original comment which was,

            “today on wfan the time table santanna talked about AT BEST would be late july. he was on wfan after your reported time of interview with alderson.alderson it seems has to get his lying skills together.”

            After I corrected you that you was wrong to suggest they saying different things you changed the focus and replied with,

            “johan santana will not be toeing the rubber at citi field in july.i wish he would be. santana said to francesa he would NOT CONSIDER it a setback if he DIDN’T pitch this year.”

            To which I explained you are right to not expect him back and Santana and Alderson are telling you that all is dependant on how the shoulder responds.

            Now you say,

            “when santana told francesa he would not consider not coming back this year a set back…. that says it all.u,”

            So again if now your trying to say that this is code for he really doesnt expect to be back. Well i will let you have your conspiracy theory.

            All I am saying is I as it seems you agree that we do not expect Santana back this year. If he does great but right now all that both Santana and Alderson have said is barring setback (in other words BEST case scenario) Santana can return at the earliest late June or mid July.

            You do that as you please. All the other stuff u said is nothin i care to engage you in.
            • baby al February 18, 2011 at 9:22 pm

              after all that we agree…i think.i respect your lack of engagement,kind sir.
              • Mr North Jersey February 18, 2011 at 9:35 pm

                Just the fact that you showed me the courtesy of calling me sir. made this exchange we had worth it.
                
              • Des February 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm

                You don’t have to respect or even like me, baby al. But here goes:

                I don’t think Santana, the Santana we know, Santana the Warrior, will pitch with his similar competence until mid-2012 at the earliest.
• scottydoesn'tknow February 18, 2011 at 11:34 am

  Honestly, if he is expected back by late July and we are already out of contention, why even bother bringing him back other than to get some major league work. I say if by the All-star break, if Santana’s return is still a month off and the Mets are out of it, don’t bother rushing him back. In fact, I would even be hesitant about putting him out there because he might feel compelled to give more than he is capable of giving to try and bring the Mets back into contention.

  If the Mets are still in contention by the time he is ready to return, well then a whole hell of a lot of other things must have gone right for that to happen, and then adding Santana should add that needed late season shot in the arm.

  The important thing to keep in mind is that we need a Healthy no problems Santana from here on out. We can not keep up this major surgery every year and thus have Santana for half seasons. If it takes all of the 2011 season to get him back to 100% so be it, atleast we will have a 100% Santana for the next 2 years to go for a title once we add Pujols (sorry, had to add that in there).

  Vote Pujols for Mets 2012!!!