Injuries
I’m sure a lot of you were watching the Mets
game on SNY when Yoenis Cespedes pulled his hamstring. Terry Collins and Ray
Ramirez went running out to second base to see how he was doing. As they were
helping him off the field, SNY showed a video of Cespedes taking batting
practice the day before. He hit one ball, and immediately contorted in pain as
his hammy acted up. With that one take, I could see that Cespedes should have
been on the DL. I didn’t need no steenking medical knowledge to be able to tell
that. Whatever Ray Ramirez’s opinion was about whether or not Yoenis should be
playing, a rank amateur could tell that he was in no shape to play the game. I
might mention that one of the coaches was throwing batting practice and saw
Cespedes’ reaction.
What’s the conclusion I’ve drawn? I want to
take Ramirez off the list of people I blame for Yoenis re-injuring his hammy.
The decision to play him didn’t need any special medicl knowledge to know that
he should have been on the DL. This one falls directly on management’s
shoulders. They should learn to “not panic.” It’s a 162-game season. If guys
are hurt, let them heal.
Whenever
Richard Herr isn’t solving all the Mets’ problems, he spends his time writing
humorous science fiction novels.
You can see his books at https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Herr/e/B00J5XBKX4.
1 comment:
Rushing guys back should only happen in the playoffs. He definitely should have been put on DL the first time
Post a Comment