Monday was a day much like other recent days for Mets fans. Except this time around, there was a glimmer of hope on top of the heap of disappointment. Yesterday, a somewhat damning report came out of CHicago detailing the Mets’ handling of J.J. Putz’ injuries right around the same time Jose Reyes was on the field running on Long Island.
The Putz interview becomes yet another example of an injury situation was mishandled by the Mets. The reliever told CSN that he “never really had a physical with the Mets” and they failed to properly diagnose an existing bone spur in his right elbow. That pain continued to linger until Putz became concerned that overcompensating for his elbow might end up hurting his shoulder. So he had surgery to remove the bone spur in June and expected to be back in 10-12 weeks. When he returned, he began to experience tightness in his right forearm. According to Putz, that’s when the Mets told him he “blew out” his elbow which he said had not been causing him pain and shut him down for the season. So let’s hope that’s the last story we have to hear like that.
At the same time, Jose Reyes was working out on Long Island. Reyes was testing his surgically repaired right leg and managed to do five 90-foot sprints. After the feat, he declared, “That’s how I do it. I’m ready to play baseball.” Let’s hope the legs can hold up until the end of summer. Hilariously, Reyes also said that he would “cry a lot of times” when he was watching Mets’ games while injured. You’re not the only one, amigo.
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