For about a week, we’ve heard that Gary Sheffield has an ailing right knee and will get an MRI on it. That MRI was always said to be today. Now, Evan Roberts on WFAN said the Mets called him up and told him that Sheffield was not getting an MRI and one was never even planned.
Huh??
Yesterday, in the three short innings Johan Santana was on the mound, everyone noticed how his velocity was way down. He was topping out around 88 mph and according to Joe Janish, letting his arm drag behind slightly.
After the game, Santana and Dan Warthen revealed the pitcher had been dealing with blisters. Santana also said he had been sore for the past month, specifically in his back.
Where was all of this…hmm…as it happened? Why is this just coming out now?
Why did it take up until Thursday, two days before John Maine’s start in the Bronx, for him to land on the DL? Where’s Angel Pagan? He left and landed on the DL with a strained groin two weeks ago. Is he ready to return? Is he actually fully healthy if he is?
The team doctors have been called into question for a while now, but it should be specifically worrying when it’s Santana they’re dealing with. The ace of the pitching staff and one of the three most important players on the team, he should be handled with the utmost care.
Better safe than sorry. But maybe not safe in the hands of the Mets doctors.
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