newsday.com - 8/25/2008
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It's looking more and more as if John Maine's injured
shoulder is going to give out before he voluntarily calls it quits for this season. Maine was so determined to make Saturday's start against the Astros that he received a cortisone shot in the back of his shoulder Thursday, then didn't pick up a baseball again until the day of the game.
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Health: Maine’s Shoulder
MetsBlog.com —
Prior to Sunday’s game, Jerry Manuel told reporters that while John Maine is tentatively schedule to make his next start, he could be shut down for the remainder of the season if the team does not like what it sees in Maine’s throwing session later this week.
According to Manuel, either way, Maine will need off-season surgery to repair a bone spur in his shoulder.
In Newsday, David Lennon reports that Maine had a cortisone shot on Thursday, but it did little to relieve the pain.
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Maine gets Cortisone Shot, but might not be enough........
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
... With John Maine telling Newsday that he recieved a cortisone shot in order to make last Saturday's start against the Astros, there's a very real possiblity that tomorrow's side session could be the last time he climbs a mound this season. ...
Monday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue —
At MetsGeek, Alex Nelson looks at some of the Mets' recent draftees who are playing in the low minors right now.
After delaying his own return by a couple of days, Luis Castillo is expected to be activated from the disabled list in time for tonight's game against the Astros.
John Maine is in pain and may be shut down for the season. Brian Stokes, much?
The inimitable John Sickels takes a look at Daniel Murphy in a column he calls "Where Did This Guy Come From?". Here's John's conclusion:
So is Murphy a ...
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