Mets In The World Baseball Classic
by Eric Simon on Feb 24, 2009 8:51 PM EST
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On Sunday, players will flee big league training camp for their respective WBC camps, and the Mets will be a little thin on talent over the next month or so. Here's who they'll be missing (hat tip David Lennon for the list):
Australia
Stefan Welch
Canada
Shawn Bowman
Dominican Republic
Jose Reyes
Mexico
Elmer Dessens
Oliver Perez
Panama
Ruben Tejada
Puerto Rico
Pedro Feliciano
Nelson Figueroa
Alex Cora
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Beltran
Jesus Feliciano
United States
J.J. Putz
David Wright
Venezuela
Francisco Rodriguez
This list doesn't include Johan Santana, who will be sitting out the WBC because it would border on criminally stupid for the Mets' most important pitcher to compete in a (mostly) meaningless nationalistic baseball tournament after he underwent offseason knee surgery for one reason or another. So if you're making the great schlep to Port St. Lucie this spring to see the Mets, well, at least Johan'll be there.
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Stefan Welch is my favorite sleeper Mets prospect.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
OK, I officially don't get it
We all lose our shit over the possibility that Santana might play in the WBC, but nobody cares that three of our best relievers (one of whom had a serious injury less than a year ago) and Perez will be risking injury in it?
maybe we have no more shit to lose? but you're right
in any event Eric Simon is one of themost prolific finest strike-through users of our generation.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Feb 26, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions
I loathe the WBC, regardless of who is playing...
The players press to be ready too early in the Spring, increasing injury chances.
It interferes with the players cohering as a team during Spring Training.
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