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Maine: Offseason surgery needed
Maine: Offseason surgery needed
John Maine (pictured) told The Post after tonight's loss to the Astros that he expects to have arthroscopic surgery after the season to remove a painful bone spur in his right shoulder. Maine, who gave up a season-high eight...
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Let the hand wringing begin....Maine
Mets Fever — ... John Maine told The Post after tonight's loss to the Astros that he expects to have arthroscopic surgery after the season to remove a painful bone spur in his right shoulder. Maine, who gave up a season-high eight earned runs in this evening's 8-3 loss, plans to pitch through the pain -- with the New York Mets ' blessing -- for the rest of the season, then have the surgery. "Something's going to have to be done," Maine said. source NY Post ...

Breaking News: Maine is Hurt
The Mets Blog — ... From the Bad News Department: New York Post's Bart Hubbach is reporting that John Maine will need offseason surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. Ugh: ...

Maine needs surgery
Rotoprofessor — ... According to Bart Hubbuch of The New York Post (click here for the post), following yesterday’s awful start, the Mets John Maine said “that he expects to have arthroscopic surgery after the season to remove a painful bone spur in his right shoulder”.  He says that he is expecting to pitch through the problem the rest of the way, however. ...

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