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nytimes.com - 8/26/2009

For Mets, More Pain, Starting at the Top

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Johan Santana joins an already lengthy disabled list.

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sports.espn.go.com - 8/25/2009

New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana to have surgery, out for season

— sports.espn.go.com — Johan Santana will have what is being described as minor surgery on his elbow and will miss... the rest of this season. (more) New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana to have surgery, out ...

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New York Mets

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fangraphs.com - 8/26/2009

Johan’s Remaining Deal

— fangraphs.com — Mere hours after R.J. wrote about the possibility of Johan Santana headed for minor surgery, it was... confirmed by the New York Mets that he would. The surgery is to remove bone chips from Santana’s left elbow and will end his 2009 season, but ... (more) Johan’s Remaining Deal

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umpbump.com - 8/25/2009

Mets mismanagement extends to treatment Johan Santana

— umpbump.com — So the news just came down that Johan Santana has a serious elbow injury that will require... surgery, and is likely done for the season. Added to the news that Jeff Francouer has a torn ligament in his thumb, it is just ridiculous how injury-bitten the Mets have been this year. But the bigger ... (more) Mets mismanagement extends to treatment Johan Santana

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He's Toast
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas — ... Someone has to take the fall for this train wreck. We believe Omar Minaya is a given. It's too bad because he did his best work for a horseshit Expos' franchise in Montreal on its last legs, but cracked under pressure more than once in the New York spotlight. Yep, injuries are one thing, but this club just doesn't have much heart. N.Y. Times

Questions for Minaya and Mets
Bats — Leading a team that seems to find a new bottom every day this season, Mets General Manager Omar Minaya did not help his cause on Tuesday in a conference call with reporters in which he was asked about Johan Santana’s injury. As Ben Shpigel wrote , “In his latest public slip-up, Minaya seemed to forget that Santana, his $137.5 million ace, had elbow problems in February and early March that jeopardized his availability for the start of the season. That happened ’such a long time ago,’ said Minaya, who added that he ‘did not remember that part’ when asked whether he ...

In Awards Season, Mets Likely to Be Shut Out Again
Bats — By any measure, 2009 was a disaster for the Mets . The year is not over yet, so there is still time for it to get worse, as the awards season has proven. The Mets have been reminded of their futility every time a National League honor has been announced. So far, they have been shut out in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for rookie of the year (maybe in 2011, Josh Thole ), manager of the year (keep trying, Jerry) and Cy Young Award (uhh …). The odds of a Met receiving a point in the M.V.P. balloting that will be announced Tuesday – voters select their top 10, with total points awarded on a 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 ...