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According to the Associated Press, the Mets have sent Carlos Delgado back to New York for an MRI.
The injury is unrelated to the right hip flexor that kept Delgado sidelined for 15 games last September.
GM Omar Minaya labeled the MRI precautionary, and doesn’t expect Delgado to miss an “extended” amount of time.
There is also no urgency to find a potential long-term replacement for Delgado; Minaya believes any number of Mets’ bench players could fill the roll, including minor league 1B Michel Abreu, who is right now slotted to start the season at Triple A.
…cross your fingers, because any long term injury to Delgado really hurts this lineup, especially with Moises Alou’s fragility… that said, we’ve heard time and time again that the team is comfortable with its multi-purpose bench despite outside rumblings that they need a power hitting backup 1B/LF… we may see if that holds up soon…
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We might need one outside the roster now after this collision, anyone thinking about getting Xavier Nady again?
I am…
The collision shows that Marlon Anderson is not a first baseman.
did u post this thread as soon as they collided, Jordan? It would seem you kiboshed the Mets
I guess Port St. Lucie (and Florida in general, I assume) has a lack of MRI machines and doctors.
Matt C - Don’t get hurt while you’re in Florida.
If you come to think of it Florida is the perfect place for some of these Mets to get medical help. The Doctors down there are well versed in Geriatrics. :)
We need Xavier Nady on this team worse than anything. That’s my stance and I’m sticking to it.
nady would be a huge help. i’ve been saying it since december, or whenever it was being said the pirates were considering moving him
Agreed.
“Minaya believes any number of Mets’ bench players could fill the roll, including minor league 1B Michel Abreu, who is right now slotted to start the season at Triple A.”
this might be the biggest load of s i’ve ever read. i understand you can’t make yourself seem desperate but nobody on the planet believe michel abreu can replace delgado for any serious amount of time.
i love the pitching staff and the starting lineup but we are seriously lacking offensive depth, same as last year. the idea that it’s already being exposed a little is scary
anyone else notice the hand motions jose valentin was using when they showed him in the dugout?
hahaha yes that was awesome
he kept pointing at the guy next to him and then finally did the beejay gesture thing with the tounge and cheek
hilarious just cause it’s valentine
i had the TV on mute and was just glancing at the screen every so often. I was quite surprised to look up and see that. It cracked me up. I’m assuming Gary and Keith pretended they didn’t see anything though.
yeaah they didn’t do anything… I would not have been able to contain myself
Now we have Church & M. Anderson colliding into each other, I hope they’re okay but they were both taken out of the game
what channel is the game on????
CW
CW 11
The Valentin thing was hilarious..
Is losing Delgado really that bad?
Considering we don’t really have any depth at first base, yes.
Delgado would’ve done terribly this year anyways. That wrist injury would’ve sapped his pop. I’d rather see him out and give that Abreu guy a looksie.
You know, we’re not exactly in “rebuilding” mode. We’re trying to win a World Series championship. And you want to try and do it with Michel Abreu as our full time first baseman?
Anyone see the 2 children fighting in the stadium. Ultimate fighting now on CW 11, with keith and gary now announces
on a side note, anyone see those kids fighting? another great laugh i had at that.. especially with the reactions of keith h/gary c. .. glad to see them back cant wait until the season starts
I guess we were thinking along the same lines
haha yeah.. pretty interesting off-field things happening in this game
If Delgado is disabled, what about the concept of signing Bonds to play 1B. I don’t know that he would/could, but he is an offensive force, a gifted athelete, and a lefty.
just shut up.
If we got that juiced up lying sack of garbage I would be comfortable in saying I would not pay a cent for a seat at a game this year, nor that for a piece of any apparel (that’s fine though since I’ve already spent way too much on gear up until now). Hell would freeze over before Barry Bonds would ever be seen in a Mets uniform, so just get that awful awful awful awful completely ridiculous/idiotic idea out of your head.
Because it was OK to pay for a seat / piece of apparel when Lo Duca was on the team and the Mets knew he had been juicing?
AFAIK, the Mets had no idea Loduca had juiced when he was a Dodger. How would they?
you know i highly doubt bonds would do that, but its not a bad idea. He definitley still can be a force
How can you say that’s not a bad idea? It’s a miserably bad idea. The last thing we need is a clubhouse cancer like him.
I agree with domosnacks.
They should just try out Abreu at first if Delgado is out for any extended period of time.
I was afraid of this. Delgado is on the serious down side of his career now.
Yo Omar, get to it. Bring us back Xavier Nady or some other worthy Plan B for first base.
Found this on another board:
Ok, bringing back my crazy idea.
Sosa has looked very good. Parnell, Rustich, Kunz, and Smith are all good looking young arms. Wise has looked solid. We also have this kid Register. And if Sanchez shows he is back, well, we’ll have a glut of relievers.
If for some reason Delgado is out for an extended amount of time (or even Church after this collision), we deal Heilman for Inge?
Inge can play all OF positions and both corners on the IF. He could even be the emergency 3rd catcher. If Alou or Delgado went down, he could replace either. If we’re lucky and every stays healthy, he could get 3-4 days a week spelling Alou, Church, and Delgado. Then, next season he could slide into LF if FMart isn’t ready. If FMart is ready, we could sign a Ben Broussard type to platoon with Inge att 1B.
Thoughts?
I’ve never really liked Inge much. The Tigers DO need bullpen help with Rodney apparently hurt and Zumaya out til June/July. They would be a reasonable trade partner, especially with our plethora of pitchers in the pen, but I think we are going to really need most/all of those guys, and I would hate to give up a few of them for a guy who hits .235 like Inge. Schneider is enough in our lineup, we don’t need the 7-8-9 hitters hitting a collective .190 all season.