Mets' Daniel Murphy Has Strained Muscle On Right Side; Is Day To Day
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has a strained muscle on his right side and is day to day after receiving a cortisone shot in New York.
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Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has a strained muscle on his right side and is day to day after receiving a cortisone shot in New York.
"Because of the ongoing investigation, we have no comment," the Mets said in a statement. "We refer all questions to Major League Baseball."
The Mets' clubhouse leader has a strong message for baseball players looking to gain an edge through performance-enhancing drugs.
So will Wright be named captain of the Mets sometime soon? Collins will begin the process of what will eventually become a "C" on his No. 5 uniform, but everyone already knows who the leader and captain of this ship is.
Joost "Luke" Demoes is our guest blogger this week. In this installment of By The Numbers, he makes a very interesting comparison.
David Wright has some unfinished business in New York, and he still has faith he can win with the Mets.
It seems unlikely that the Mets will sign Jose Valverde to join their bullpen.
"I want to treat them like they're good major league players, which they are, and not make it sound like we have guys in that room who don't belong," Collins said. "Because that's not true."
On a cold, blustery Florida Sunday -- much like it might be on Opening Day at Citi Field -- Johan Santana returned to the mound for the first time since being shut down for good last season in August.
Johan Santana will be named the Opening Day starter for the Mets and will not compete for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Roger Clemens claims that his own Yankee teammates wanted to fight him just as much as Piazza did.
Barring an injury to one of the Mets projected starting pitchers, Wheeler likely will start the season at Triple-A Las Vegas.
When Marlon Byrd arrived at camp on Friday, Terry Collins sounded like he had found an answer to one of his problems.
"I'm not after Terry's job," Wally Backman said. "But my goal is definitely to manage in the big leagues."
Compare and contrast. Go ahead. It'll make the next six weeks even more interesting.
