February 18, 2010 – First day of the 2010 season. This is the day where pitchers and catchers report to spring training. This is the day where the Mets put behind their embarassment of a 2009 season. This is the day where the Mets start their quest to remind New York that the Yankees aren’t the only contenders in town. The only problem was is that the 2010 season is starting off exactly the same way the 2009 season ended…injuries.
The first victim is Kelvim (btw what kind of name is Kelvim. Kevin thats a name. We left Kevin home alone again?) Before I jump to any conclusion, let me state that no official reports have said that he will miss time but lets look at the timeline.
So far, the word on the street was that Kelvim had been reporting discomfort in his right shoulder. He is currently having trouble gripping the ball. It wasn’t long before Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports reported that “Escobar can’t even grip a baseball right now, and there are concerns that he’s seriously injured”. Kind of makes me feel glad that the New York front offices pursued a guy with this pitching resume:
- 2007 – shoulder surgery
- 2008 - missed all of the season with same shoulder injury
- 2009 - pitched only 5 innings
Hey Mets front office, this isn’t the island in LOST. No one gets healed like John Locke and can start walking again. Who do the Mets have on their medical staff, Stevie Wonder and Gov. Patterson? Maybe we can make a trade for JJ Putz, is it too late?
Over/Under 5 days before it comes out that he needs to already go on the DL
The Mets office, not Kelvim Escobar, need to Get a Grip
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