Bad Year to be a Met

Valentin, Alou, Endy, Beltran, LoDuca, Castro, Gomez, Sosa, Perez, Green, El Duque, Pedro, and Sanchez. You name them and it seems like they've been on the disabled list this season. I love the Mets and all, but a Met is the last thing I want to be with the never ending injury bugging plaguing this year's team. If I had any say in it (and thankfully I don't), I may send the rest of this team on the field in bubble wrap.

Now add Damion Easley to that list after a horrible ankle sprain during tonight's game against the Nationals. Not the worst ankle injury I've seen watching baseball, but still awful to watch. The initial status of his injury is a grade three sprain, being the worst type of sprain. One can assume Easley is probably on the shelf for the remainder of this season. Being that he only signed a one-year deal with the Mets, who knows what his future will hold. It's an unfortunate injury since Damion has been an incredibly consistent bench player. Every time he has been in the lineup he has provided a constant remainder to Mets fans how potent their bench can be. With Easley being the latest addition to the hobble squad that is the Mets, I only hope Endy's return is right around the corner.

I've decided that the Mets will probably never be 100% this season. These injuries are getting a little ridiculous. That being said, besides that horrendous game in Pittsburgh, the Mets have been playing pretty good ball. We've seen some great defensive plays, decent pitching, and solid offensive efforts. Castillo has been a great addition to this ballclub and Wright could not have picked a better time to be swinging a hot bat. Thank god Beltran seems to have remembered that he's Carlos Beltran and Alou has been nothing but clutch. Hats off to Mike DiFelice who has been incredible while our catching tandem heals as well.

It's hard to tell if the Mets are starting to gel though. They're playing Pittsburgh and Washington; two teams they should easily dominate. Only time will tell if this team can get on a roll. If they can, it will make all the injuries a bit easier to cope with.