Carlos Beltran traveled to Vail, Colorado today to receive a second opinion on his ailing right knee - not a promising sign for a speedy recovery.
He is meeting with Dr. Richard Steadman at the same facility that has become the hip hip clinic - where Alex Rodriguez went this spring. The Mets are on board with the decision to seek a second opinion, but so far believe that there is nothing troubling in the first opinion that would merit a scare.
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The Mets may be sinking - but Miller Park is already underwater.
A storm hit Friday that washed away the berm behind the service entrance of the stadium. That led to a flood that submerged the clubhouse level under about three feet of water.
So they have cut out all drywall up to that level - including on the wall around Jerry Manuel's office. All of the furniture has been replaced.
And the Mets have Argenis Reyes leading off. You tell me which is worse.
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Okay, I know that's not going out on a limb since Fernando Nieve was released by the pitching-needy Astros in spring training after 10 years of waiting for him.
But here's a note courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.
He is the first pitcher to start his Mets career by winning his first three starts since Jorge Sosa. Okay, so that's a template you don't want to follow.
The latest round of All-Star Balloting results is in and the Mets lineup continues to look better for the All-Star Game in St. Louis than for any regular season game within memory.
David Wright holds a commanding lead at third base and Carlos Beltran is hanging on to a slim margin over Alfonso Soriano for the final spot in the National League outfield. Beltran currently has 2,085,028 votes while Soriano has 1,916,598.
Now, the Mets are hopeful that the All-Star Break could be about the time that Beltran, currently on the disabled list, returns to action. But if somehow he is ready, it seems a longshot that they'd give the go-ahead for Beltran to play in the All-Star Game.
So the Mets head to Milwaukee today for three games with the Brewers and panic - reality? - has begun to sink in.
The deficit in the NL East has quickly jumped to two and a half games this weekend. The Mets have dropped to .500. Jerry Manuel is looking for a bridge.
And who gets to enjoy the view?
Willie Randolph, bench coach for the Brewers. There has to be some sort of karma there.
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It's not about Jerry putting his team to any test - it's his own patience that is being tested, as well as his will to live.
Manuel joked about looking for a bridge if the Mets fall below .500 - and they can drop to that level tonight if they don't change their fortunes against the Yankees. As we detailed in today's Record, Manuel has plenty to worry about. If that story wasn't convincing, Bob Klapisch ruminates on the Mets' troubles, too.
It's easy to say it's just two games and look back at the three of four wins the Mets picked up against St. Louis, but it's also just as simple to look at reality - injuries, lack of offense, lack of defense, patchwork pitching - and wonder if the Mets aren't living on borrowed time.
I was on WFAN earlier this afternoon with Richard Neer and it's hard to be optimistic about the Mets right now. Maybe it changes. But it sure doesn't seem like a team that is just 1 1/2 games out of first place.
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Well, at least it wasn't 15-0 this time.
The Mets seem to have a habit of being a little, let's say erratic or inconsistent, right now. Just when they got their - and your - hopes up by taking three of four from the Cardinals, showing a scrappiness that made up for some of the injuries that have depleted their roster, suddenly they take the field for the Subway Series and look like, well, the minor leaguers some of them are.
Three errors in one inning. Horrible relief pitching. Quiet bats.
That equals 9-1, which again, is better than the 15-0 hammering they took last time they faced the Yankees. In today's Record, we detail the troubles that befell the Mets Friday. Bob Klapisch ponders CC Sabathia's performance and maybe most important, in the notebook we look into John Maine's latest setback.
The Maine injury is really the biggest concern for the Mets right now. The 9-1 loss will fade, maybe as soon as today if somehow Tim Redding comes up big tonight. But Maine's decision to shut down is troubling. Last year when he needed surgery the Mets fought with him to shut down and he did not go gracefully. Maine is a bulldog and if playing catch was enough to cause him to panic, it's a frightening scenario.
Jose Reyes ran a little bit in the outfield Friday before the game, an encouraging step, but as he noted, "Jogging is nothing." Small steps for the Mets these days.
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