Daily Archives: September 7, 2009
Despite the woeful offensive year that the Mets have had in 2009, both David Wright and Luis Castillo are in the top 10 in batting average in the National League.
Through Sunday, Wright is hitting .323 and is in fifth place behind Pablo Sandoval, who is hitting .324 for the Giants.
In addition, Castillo is hitting .311, and he is tied for sixth place with Ryan Braun of the Brewers.
…i know that average alone doesn’t tell the entire story as Wright in particular has had a year long power outage...his slugging percentage is down almost 70 points from 2008 and almost 60 points for his career…and Castillo has had a bizarre year defensively as well…
Roger Rubin in today’s Daily News says that Gary Sheffield and Carlos Delgado are not expected to play for the remainder of the season.
Sheffield has not appeared since August 28 as a pinch hitter in the Mets 5-2 loss to the Cubs, and has not started since August 24 in a 6-2 loss to the Phillies, and is currently suffering from back spasms.
Delgado was on his way back from surgery on a torn labrum in his hip before straining an oblique muscle in August, and he is not currently performing any baseball activities.
Delgado was hitting .298 with four home runs and 23 RBI in 26 games before being shutdown completely on May 10.
Both players will be free agents at the end of the season.
After pitching four scoreless innings in a minor league rehab game on Saturday for St. Lucie, John Maine returned to the Mets for yesterday’s game in New York.
In today’s Star Ledger, Colin Stephenson reports that while Maine says he still feels some tightness in his arm and that he is not 100 percent, he is pitching without any pain.
Maine went on to say that rest is what cured him, as Dr. James Andrews instructed him on July 29 to stop throwing for two weeks, and Maine said that made the difference.
He does regret not resting earlier, telling reporters:
“I probably should’ve (rested the shoulder) earlier but didn’t. “As soon as I was feeling better I started throwing off the mound and long tossing, I knew I was going to pitch.”
He says that resting during the off season will ensure he is ready for Spring Training.
…i don’t understand why the team would not know that either they rushed him or he rushed himself and had not had the proper rest after his surgery last year, but then again injuries and the management of them seem to be the theme of the past couple of seasons…
Yesterday in Brooklyn, Carlos Beltran batted second for the Cyclones and went 1 for 5 with a run scored as the Cyclones lost their season finale to the Lowell Spinners by the score of 4-2.
After the game, Beltran declared himself 100 percent and said “I’m good to go.”
He also offered words of caution, telling Laura Albanese of Newsday:
“…It’s been two months and a half out. I don’t expect to be great out there. It’s going to take time.”
Although there has been no official word as to when Beltran might be activated, he is hoping that he returns to action tomorrow against the Marlins at Citi Field.
