Oliver Perez has tendinitis in his knee; will return to St. Lucie to continue rehab

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So is this recent?

or is this what he was put on the dl for to begin with?

by Gina on May 30, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah this is his initial injury

Which no one in the world believed, for good reason, but it does seem like its legit by now.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on May 30, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt it.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 30, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions

karma?

by dulciusEXasperis on May 31, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Tendinitis in his knee= suckiness in his everything

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 30, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

Nice excuse

Hopefully it will hold up for awhile.

"I was so frustrated [Saturday], I [could have said] anything," ~Oliver Perez

by Lance Johnson on May 30, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

Rest of the year?

Too bad the Mets can’t have insurance for ‘stupid contracts’ ugh.

by metsman07 on May 30, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not positive

But I imagine they managed to insure at least part of Ollie’s contract.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jun 2, 2009 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Wilpon should have just given the $36 million to Bernie Madoff

Same result, quicker and less painless.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on May 31, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions

*painful

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on May 31, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Seriously

I knew it would be a bad idea, but holy shit. This turned out really ugly really quickly.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 31, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

F.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 31, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions

I'm assuming insurance does cover this injury, as it wasn't pre-existing.

Perhaps the money “saved” here will allow the team to add a little more payroll if need be.

I’m reaching far for the silver lining in this. Oh, and at least he won’t be pitching!

by All Shook Down on May 31, 2009 1:05 AM EDT reply actions

I mean, the Wilpons will still probably be iffy about the luxury tax line, but if anything it’ll be more money to play with once Ollie’s contract comes off the books, by the time that happens the luxury tax threshold will be quite a bit higher anyway.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jun 2, 2009 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah it's supposed to get pretty high next season

So I’m hoping the Wilpons will be a little looser with the purse strings.

by Gina on Jun 2, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Its a predefined structure. It increases by a certain amount each year that was set by the CBA a few years ago. ESPN says it’ll be $170 mil next year, so that’s a solid $8 mil jump. It’d probably allow the Wilpons to feel comfortable to push payroll to the low $160 million range, if that is indeed their greatest concern. The current CBA only runs through 2011 though. I can’t imagine they’ll shake things up too much though after that anyway.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jun 2, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions