Moises Alou is like an old and dusty attic. Not only because Moises is old (and perhaps dusty), but the more you look around and old attic, the more you're likely to find something new. The more that Mets doctors look around Moises, the more likely they are to find a new injury.
Recovered from hernia surgery, Alou hasn't appeared in a minor-league rehab game since Thursday because of what Omar termed "swollenness" in his left ankle. Not sure how it happened, but the GM said Alou will be in town tomorrow to be checked out by the team's doctors after a CT-scan Friday apparently "showed something," which Minaya acknowledged "might be potentially a slight fracture in there."Who could blame Moises for wanting to play through this, since at his age he isn't going to have too many more chances to get on the field. But ballplayers who are 26 probably shouldn't play through broken ankles, much less Alou. The good news for Met fans is that current folk hero Angel Pagan (who has cooled off but is still hitting .289), and 2006's folk hero Endy Chavez will still get at bats. But for the Mets, who are last in the N.L. in home runs, this isn't good news.
Sheesh. Minaya also indicated Alou told him he wanted to play this weekend in St. Lucie despite the latest malady, but it was the Mets who held him back. Minaya still has been led to believe by the medical staff that Alou might be able to return later this week, even if there is a slight fracture.
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5-07-2008 @ 12:51PM
LEW said...
moises alou is the only clutch hitter on this crapy team.. randolph must be fired. i keep hearing players dont want to play for him. thats a koke. he doesnt know when to pull a pitcher when hes going bad . this is insane. he waits till 4 or 5 or more runs score then he pulls him..he is a lousy manager get someone to wake up the the overpriced garbaGE, DELGADO SUCKS. BELTRAN SUCKS. 33 MILLION FOR THE STRIKE OUT ARTSTS. DONT RESIGN DELGADO. FREEE THE MONEY. GET SOME HITTERS. THIS TEAM STINKS. CANT HIT WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION. SAME CRAP AS2007..LOLOSERS QUITTERS OVERPAID BUMS. METS YOU SUCK..
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5-18-2008 @ 7:32AM
claire piazza said...
WHEN will Willie start pulling the pitchers out when they can't find the plate? People say Moises Alou is getting old Older means experience, HE IS A REAL CLUTCH HITTER MAYBE HE SHOULD GIVE SOME BATTING LESSIONS TO THE OTHER GUYS.
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