Note: Rest Cured Maine’s Shoulder
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…
