Mark two more up to the injured list

Injury update: Team doc says surgery for Pagan

Hot Foot found this 7/18/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

Team doctor David Altchek has recommended surgery for Angel Pagan to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Pagan will seek a second opinion in Los Angeles from Lewis Yocum. The expectation is that if he undergoes surgery by Sept. 1, ...

Injuries piling up for Pedro, again

mysportsrumors posted 7/19/2008 from mysportsrumors.com

Oft-injured Pedro Martinez is up to his old tricks again, forcing the New York Mets to make changes to their upcoming rotation. The 36-year old pitcher received a cortisone injection in his right hip to help with the pain in his groin. The good news is his shoulder pain wasn’t anything to worry about. The soreness was from altering his pitching motion due to the groin.

Trot Nixon Out For Season

brooklynmutt posted 7/19/2008 from www.hotfootblog.com

Trot Nixon was brought over from Arizona to help add some depth to an all ready depleted Mets outfield. Well, forget about seeing Trot’s experienced bat in the Mets line-up this season.

Nixon out for the year

Hot Foot found this 7/19/2008 on metsfever.blogspot.com

I mentioned earlier today that it was strange not to hear anything about Trot Nixon since the club is desperate for outfield help and his 15 day DL stint should be up. While I heard many complain that Omar was bringing in another washed up veteran ...

Newsday: Billy Joel rocks Shea with some all-star guests

Rover found this 7/19/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org

The final concert at Shea Stadium nearly ended as the first show there began in 1965, with Paul McCartney singing “I Saw Her Standing There” and a deafening roar from a stunned, capacity crowd. The final song also went to McCartney, with “Let It Be.” The concert drew an all-star cast of guests together, for “The Last Play at Shea” for more than three sweltering hours Friday night, with ...