Health: Maine’s Shoulder
Prior to Sunday’s game, Jerry Manuel told reporters that, while John Maine is tentatively schedule to make his next start, Maine could be shut down for the remainder of the season if the team does not like what it sees in his throwing session later this week.
According to Manuel, either way, Maine will need off-season surgery to repair a bone spur in his shoulder.
In an exclusive report for Newsday, David Lennon quotes Maine as saying he had a cortisone shot on Thursday, but it did little to relieve the pain.
…and that’s the thing, from what i understand, the pain is not going any place…and so, since the bone spur will not get worse from pitching, it’s a matter of pain and effectiveness…
…if maine is in pain, but is effective, my bet is he will take the ball until he can’t…however, if he’s totally ineffective, whether in pain or not, the Mets will have little choice but to shut him down – at which point he can get a jump on recovering from what is an inevitable surgery…
…also, from what i can gather, if maine is skipped in the rotation, his start will likely go to Brian Stokes, not Jon Niese, which is the smart move considering that niese will require the team to make a roster move…
