Mets won't let the Jacob deGrom injury news derail them
In a season filled with gut punching injuries for the Mets, the news that Jacob DeGrom requires season-ending elbow surgery shouldn’t really shock anyone.
The news would have had less sting had the Mets not two days earlier said that deGrom would be ready to pitch again Sunday.
DeGrom’s bullpen session was successful, but he experienced pain after throwing from the outfield.
This week the Mets took one step forward in getting healthy, activating Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares. Now, they take two big steps back in losing deGrom until 2017.
This is just the latest blow to this team, which to their credit, has not given up. The Mets have somehow weathered all of the injuries sustained to this point, and they’ll weather this too.
The Mets, against all odds, are playing their best baseball of the season. They are doing it without the likes of Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, and yes, Jacob deGrom.
Yes, it’s a major blow to a potential playoff run, but at this point, we can’t get that far ahead. The Mets are now two games up on the Cardinals for the second wildcard spot and tied with the Giants for the first wild card spot, pending the results of the Giants/Cardinals game on Sunday.
While the thought of a depleted playoff rotation might be vexing, the Mets’ bigger concern might be offense in a potential Wild Card game against Madison Bumgarner
Losing deGrom for the year is frustrating, but this team is used to getting news like this by now. They continue to march forward with a “next man up spirit.”
Manager Terry Collins, for all his hair-pulling questionable calls, has gotten the most out of his “B” team. Managing a group of misfits is playing to his strength.
Whatever happens over the next two weeks, this team still believes and so should we. If the Mets stay hot, there is no telling what can happen.
The baseball playoffs are like no other league in that the “best” team seldom wins. It’s all about who gets hot at the right time — just ask the 2007 Colorado Rockies.
Right now, the Mets are that hot and if they can keep it going, who knows how far they can go.
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In a season filled with gut punching injuries for the Mets, the news that Jacob DeGrom requires season-ending elbow surgery shouldn’t really shock anyone.
The news would have had less sting had the Mets not two days earlier said that deGrom would be ready to pitch again Sunday.
DeGrom’s bullpen session was successful, but he experienced pain after throwing from the outfield.
This week the Mets took one step forward in getting healthy, activating Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares. Now, they take two big steps back in losing deGrom until 2017.
This is just the latest blow to this team, which to their credit, has not given up. The Mets have somehow weathered all of the injuries sustained to this point, and they’ll weather this too.
The Mets, against all odds, are playing their best baseball of the season. They are doing it without the likes of Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, and yes, Jacob deGrom.
Yes, it’s a major blow to a potential playoff run, but at this point, we can’t get that far ahead. The Mets are now two games up on the Cardinals for the second wildcard spot and tied with the Giants for the first wild card spot, pending the results of the Giants/Cardinals game on Sunday.
While the thought of a depleted playoff rotation might be vexing, the Mets’ bigger concern might be offense in a potential Wild Card game against Madison Bumgarner
Losing deGrom for the year is frustrating, but this team is used to getting news like this by now. They continue to march forward with a “next man up spirit.”
Manager Terry Collins, for all his hair-pulling questionable calls, has gotten the most out of his “B” team. Managing a group of misfits is playing to his strength.
Whatever happens over the next two weeks, this team still believes and so should we. If the Mets stay hot, there is no telling what can happen.
The baseball playoffs are like no other league in that the “best” team seldom wins. It’s all about who gets hot at the right time — just ask the 2007 Colorado Rockies.
Right now, the Mets are that hot and if they can keep it going, who knows how far they can go.
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