Mike Pelfrey has been sidelined with a lower left leg strain since last week.

He's now walking around with a boot to take pressure off the strained muscle.

Pelfrey hopes to throw Wednesday, and then make a start on the weekend.

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Well ladies and gentlemen it is April in Queens, and as usual optimism is in the air at Shea Stadium. In our season opener, Johan Santana looked great, D-Dubs was hitting the ball, and all were happy in Mets world. Then yesterday came about, and we got our smack back down to reality.

Pedro Martinez trotted out to the mound for his first start of the season, and by the mid way point of last nights game cemented his place with Moises Alou as the most worthless member of the New York Metropolitans baseball squad. What we all saw coming happened in the bottom of the fourth inning at Dolphin Stadium last night in Miami. On a routine ground ball, Pedro managed to find a way to get hurt and get himself taken out of the game. Which I was alright with, because he looked like complete garbage.

So in the next day or two we will be hearing MRI results, and that Pedro will most likely miss the first two months of the season, because he is useless. Pedro then will fly down to some small minuscule Spanish island, meet up with his just as useless buddy Alou, and begin the healing process (and by healing I mean margaritas).

Now I know that most Mets fans have this awesome hard on for Moises Alou, but I for the life of me cannot figure out why. From April to July the man is harder to find then the Ultimate Warrior at a wrestling match. I don't care how good you are when you're healthy, if you only play less then half a season. That my friends is what I call counter production, and last time I checked counter production does not lead to World Championships. You know what is going to be awesome though, when Captain Useless is ready to return in July and Angel Pagan is hitting like .300 (that's right I said it) we're going to welcome him back with open arms. I have a better idea, release him, and let's just rid ourselves of the problem.

The same goes for Martinez. He is most likely going to be injured for a while now, because he is old and his bones and muscles don't heal so well. So you know what I say, deal him back to Boston and let him waste away in injured mediocrity up there. Plus his heart is still in Boston anyways (less we forget the inter league disaster of 2006).

So let's review and compare. We have two injured Hispanic men who spend most of their summers on a beach rather than a ball field. When they play they are solid, but they never play. They are an asset to this team...how? Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the two most useless men on the New York Mets since the Greg Jefferies/Jeff Innis era. Give it up for Moises Alou and Pedro Martinez.
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The Mets have placed backup catcher Ramon Castro on the DL retroactive to August 13th. Castro was only supposed to miss a few games, but the arthritis in his back has not improved. With Paul LoDuca also on the DL, this is a huge blow to the Mets, who will be looking to Mike Difelice and Sandy Alomar Jr. to carry the load at catcher for the next week or two.

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Rookie sensation Carlos Gomez has fallen victim to the latest string of injuries to Mets’ left fielders. While playing in Colorado on Wednesday night, Carlos broke his hand on a check swing in the 6th inning. That check swing will cost him 6-8 weeks on the disabled list and cause him to undergo surgery to his harmate bone in his left hand.

It seems like we can’t keep a healthy left fielder for the life of us. First, Alou goes down, then Chavez and now Gomez. Who would have thought that in July we would be having Ricky Ledee as our left fielder?

We all know what injuries mean to a baseball team. Roster moves. Dave Williams, Ricky Ledee, David Newhan, and Sandy Alomar Jr have been called up from AAA to supplement the depleted Mets roster. Sandy Alomar Jr will only be here for a few days to cover as a backup catcher for Ramon Castro during Paul Lo Duca’s suspension.

One thing that I have been hearing over and over again from Oriole fans is how David Newhan gets going after playing everyday. In 21 games at AAA New Orleans, Newhan was hitting .330 with 2 homeruns and 12 runs batted in. If all goes according to plan, Newhan should be a nice fill-in until the all star break.

The 2nd half of the season really can’t come soon enough. It seems like everyone is coming back after the break. Endy, Moises, Pedro, Oliver. You name it.

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