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 Maine sets record for largest bone spur
Maine sets record for largest bone spur
Speaking to Mets.com, John Maine said after doctors removed the bone spur on his right shoulder they told him “… it was the biggest one they’d ever removed, the biggest one they’d ever seen."
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 Maine has successful surgery
Maine has successful surgery
John Maine underwent successful surgery today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He will begin rehab immediately and is expected to be fully healed by Spring Training 2009.

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Wilpon extracts positives from season | mets.com: News
NEW YORK -- Despite all the expectations, the what-ifs and the could-have-beens, Mets CEO Jeff Wilpon managed to muster a few positives Sunday on the final day of his team's 2008 season. "I think we overachieved based on what we had," Wilpon said. ...
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 Maine will have surgery Tuesday
Maine will have surgery Tuesday
John Maine is scheduled to have surgery on his right shoulder Tuesday in New York.
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MANUEL UNLIKELY TO USE MAINE IN BULLPEN
It looks like John Maine's comeback this season will be ceremonial. Interim manager Jerry Manuel said he will be very reluctant to use Maine out of the bullpen the rest of the way, even though the Mets activated Maine on Wednesday. Maine had...
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Maine wants to pitch, but knows he may not -
John Maine knows now that there is a big chasm between being "activated" and being active. After long, tough rehabilitation work, Maine was taken off the disabled list Wednesday and activated. But manager Jerry Manuel suggested before last night's ...
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John Maine out for rest of season
Jerry Manuel all but ruled out using John Maine for the remainder of the season, even though the interim manager liked how Maine looked in a simulated inning on Monday. The skipper didn't want to jeopardize a 27-year-old pitcher's future.  ...
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Manuel says Maine is done for year
Jerry Manuel had plenty of pregame news: • John Maine will not be used the rest of the season. Manuel said it's his decision alone, even though medical staff has cleared him. Manuel said he can't in good conscience use a young player in a ...
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 John Maine activated
John Maine activated
John Maine has been activated from the DL, and will work out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season.
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Maine heading to bullpen
John Maine, out since late August with a bone spur in his right shoulder, threw 25 pitches in a simulated game prior to Monday night's loss to the Cubs at Shea and all involved agreed Maine may be close to rejoining the Mets as a reliever.  ...
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 Note: Maine To Throw Sim Inning Today
Note: Maine To Throw Sim Inning Today
David Lennon of Newsday reports, John Main, who threw a 24 pitch simulated inning on Saturday, is scheduled to throw a second simmulated inning today at Shea Stadium. According to Lennon, the team is ‘on board’ with Maine returning to ...
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Mets' Maine says he's nearly ready; Manuel unsure
Mets pitcher John Maine, on the disabled list since Aug. 24 with a bone spur in his right shoulder, threw 24 pitches and faced four batters in a simulated game on Saturday.
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Maine to throw simulated session again for Mets
ATLANTA - The John Maine comeback saga inched forward yesterday, or at least remained on life support, when he was given the green light for another simulated inning today at Shea Stadium. Maine, who has become weary of talking more than pitching, ...
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METS NOTEBOOK: Simulated outing leads to another for Maine
ATLANTA - John Maine reported no problems after throwing 24 pitches during a simulated inning yesterday afternoon at Turner Field. And yet, the possibility of a return this season remains cloudy.
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 Will Jerry Manuel even consider using John Maine in a top spot?
Will Jerry Manuel even consider using John Maine in a top spot?
If the Mets activate him will Jerry Manuel use in a pressure situation? . What can Maine do to help the Mets
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 Live at Turner Field: Maine rusty in Sim game
Live at Turner Field: Maine rusty in Sim game
I watched John Maine throw in a simulated game this afternoon at Turner Field. He threw 24 pitches and told the media after, he felt “rusty.” Maine, who’s fastball reaches 93-94 mph when healthy, was clocked at 87 mph.
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Maine feels no pain
John Maine tossed 24 pitches against five Mets batters this afternoon at Turner Field. His velocity and control weren't what he'd like, but Maine said if he wakes up tomorrow feeling healthy, he'd be ready to be activated Monday against the Cubs.  ...
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 John Maine says he can pitch; Mets aren't sure about return
John Maine says he can pitch; Mets aren't sure about return
Dan Warthen downplayed the chances of John Maine returning as a bullpen savior, but the Mets' pitching coach suggested Maine won't do any additional damage to his right shoulder by giving it a shot.
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MAINE COURSE REVEALED TODAY
ATLANTA - The Mets expect to find out this afternoon if John Maine will be available as a reliever the final week of the regular season and, assuming they make it that far, during the playoffs. Maine, who has been sidelined since Aug. 24 with a...
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Warthen: Don’t expect much from Maine
Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen told the New York Daily News, don’t expect much from John Maine.
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Warthen: Don't expect much from Maine
Dan Warthen downplayed expectations for John Maine in tomorrow’s 15-20 pitch simulated game at Turner Field. The pitching coach described Maine as spring-training-like when he threw off a mound for the first time, in Washington on Thursday. ...
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John Maine could be back Monday to the mound for Mets
John Maine appears days away from being activated from the disabled list. Maine, who hadn't been on a mound since Aug. 23, threw 10 pitches Thursday afternoon. He's expected to face batters in a simulated setting Saturday.
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Surfing The Mets
John Maine actually stepped on a mound this afternoon and tossed 10 pitches. He felt a slight knot behind his right shoulder, but no pain. Maine hopes it will loosen up with some work since he hadn’t really let things fly in about three weeks. Maine ...
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 With Billy Wagner gone, John Maine won't be closing in 2009 for Mets
With Billy Wagner gone, John Maine won't be closing in 2009 for Mets
Mets GM Omar Minaya told the Daily News that pitcher John Maine won't need ninth-inning entry music in 2009 as a closer, despite Billy Wagner likely being lost for that entire season following Tommy John elbow surgery.
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 Maine hopes to rejoin Mets, maybe even as closer
Maine hopes to rejoin Mets, maybe even as closer
Right-hander John Maine would be willing to work out of the Mets' problematic bullpen -- maybe even as the closer -- if he returns this season from a right shoulder injury. >
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 Buzz: Mets will not sign K-Rod
Buzz: Mets will not sign K-Rod
According to Ken Davidoff in Newsday , citing ‘one person informed of the team’s thinking, the Mets will not be signing Francisco Rodriguez when he becomes a free agent this off-season. Davidoff also reports that the Mets are likely to also ...
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MAINE: LET ME SAVE THE DAY
WASHINGTON - Sidelined since Aug. 24 by a bone spur in his pitching shoulder, John Maine announced last night he wants to rejoin the Mets in a relief role as soon as their final regular-season homestand, which starts Monday. Maine, 10-8 with a 4...
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 Maine itchin’ to start pitchin’
Maine itchin’ to start pitchin’
As New York Mets Daily reported Saturday, John Maine was in Washington throwing a baseball today.
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Maine targeting final week
Plenty of pregame tidbits today: John Maine made 35 tosses from up to 60 feet. He reported no pain, though he’s curious how he’ll be when he gets up to 200 feet. Maine hopes to get in a game for an inning or two during the last ...
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 John Maine on his way back
John Maine on his way back
Before yesterdays game he was throwing the ball around the outfield with Mike Pelfrey. Hopefully it wont be too long before he can maybe help the bullpen.
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 Maine to start throwing Monday
Maine to start throwing Monday
NewYorkMetsDaily.com has learned John Maine will begin throwing again Monday in Washington.
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 For Mets, collapse is so last year
For Mets, collapse is so last year
Exactly one year ago, last Sept. 12, John Maine outpitched John Smoltz and the Mets beat the Braves to take a seven-game lead in the NL East with 17games to play. Then things came crashing down at Shea to initiate a historic collapse.  ...