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David Wright's Broken Back

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 01:42 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 16 2011 02:16 PM

Uh, we're fucked.

metirish May 16 2011 01:43 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Just getting a blow or what?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 01:44 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

He's getting blown onto the disabled list is my guess.

metirish May 16 2011 01:45 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

My sources are telling me he asked out of the game , Alderson to give an in game interview in the third inning.

metirish May 16 2011 01:47 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Jesus Christ I'm taking the mikey but apparently just like Posada Wright has back problems .....

Gwreck May 16 2011 01:47 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Rubin says it's a back problem.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 01:48 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Jesus Christ I'm taking the mikey but apparently just like Posada Wright has back problems ..... Jorge Posada's wife just tweeted that.

Edgy DC May 16 2011 01:49 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

At some level it's a relief. And... HELLO, ZACH LUTZ.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 01:52 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Wright backed (npi) out of an interview with Lupica on ESPN Radio. I just assumed it was good sense.

Gwreck May 16 2011 01:54 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Uh, we're fucked. Not like he had been hitting much recently.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 01:56 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Gwreck wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Uh, we're fucked. Not like he had been hitting much recently. Oh sure but hate going without your No. 3 and 5 hitters, especially when they are replaced with Muffy and Willie Harris.

Edgy DC May 16 2011 01:57 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Lutz, hasn't played since 4/21. So if it's a DL trip, maybe they call up Evans and move Murphy to third. Either that or Russ Adams or some crazy stab in the dark like that.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:02 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Sandy live on SNY, and I doubt it's for an update on Mejia and Young (though he's giving that right now).

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:03 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Had Wright examined. MRI on the back. Tentative diagnosis stress fracture lower back. Getting second opinion. Hospital Special Surgery. Possible DL two weeks, won't know til tomorrow AM.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:03 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Still available tonight, though obviously not in lineup. Dates back to Carlos Lee play in April.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:04 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Examined end of last homestand, no problem, but continuing issues. Another back specialist to have a look. Would be non-surgical treatment.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:04 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Would be treated with 10 days of rest, "not long term."

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:05 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Also Delgado is day to day.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:05 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

And Ryan Church is feeling fine.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:06 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Mets "initiative" to get back checked. Not David's. "David himself was suprised" by diagnosis.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 02:06 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Good on Sandy. Edgy DC wrote: Lutz, hasn't played since 4/21. So if it's a DL trip, maybe they call up Evans and move Murphy to third. Either that or Russ Adams or some crazy stab in the dark like that. Real shame about Lutz. This seems like the perfect opportunity to road-test him at the major-league level-- more pressure than September, not the ridiculously focused attention of New York in a playoff race. Also... surrounded by familiar faces.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:13 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Terry talking about guy coming in to help pick up the pieces, so apparently DL is fait accompli.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:13 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

David "shocked" by diagnois, per TC.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:14 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

"Severity of this thing may be something we can't deal with." --TC

metirish May 16 2011 02:16 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:16 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

Flushing Times reporter wants to know how this affects Hu. (Not really -- though she might be thinking it.)

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:17 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

"We're gonna ask other guys to pick it up, as of today," says Terry. He might have made that request a few weeks ago if that's all it took.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:18 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

metirish wrote: Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow. That's what Filip Bondy thought Derek Jeter needed.

metirish May 16 2011 02:19 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: "We're gonna ask other guys to pick it up, as of today," says Terry. He might have made that request a few weeks ago if that's all it took. what , he wants Beltran to carry the offense now and then he'll get a broken back.

Benjamin Grimm May 16 2011 02:20 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Holy crap.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:20 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Terry agrees the injury bug feels like '99 Angels (per Gary Cohen question), which sounded surprising, as it lacks the Collins positivity. Took a nice little dig at Mo Vaughn ("my $80 million first baseman").

metirish May 16 2011 02:20 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

My sources are telling me that Collins has Bay in his office , must be asking him to pick it up.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 02:21 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

G-Fafif wrote: metirish wrote: Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow. That's what Filip Bondy thought Derek Jeter needed. Gotta say I listened to Wright on an interview with Eddie C the other day, and even fed Eddie's meatballs Wright didn't sound convinced he was in the clear about... anything.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:21 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

DW: "Shock is a good word for it."

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:22 PM Re: Wright not in Lineup

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: G-Fafif wrote: metirish wrote: Ed Coleman shocked too , thought Wright needed nothing more than a blow. That's what Filip Bondy thought Derek Jeter needed. Gotta say I listened to Wright on an interview with Eddie C the other day, and even fed Eddie's meatballs Wright didn't sound convinced he was in the clear about... anything. I noticed that, too. Diagnosing through the radio much simpler than MRIs.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:23 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Wright refusing to use this as an excuse for his crummy hitting -- both admirable and worrisome (both for indicating he had no excuse for sucking and that he's self-delusional).

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 16 2011 02:23 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

You wonder if he'll be wildly enthusiastic about traction.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:24 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

DW caught himself saying "they're" as in "they're gonna have to go out there" against Fish and changed it to "we". "What you mean, 'we,' Kimo Sabe?" added Jose Reyes.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:25 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Terry had said he's not likely to use Murphy at third since he hasn't played there in the majors (didn't stop him from putting him at second). Willie tonight because of numbers against Johnson. Otherwise, he'll make it up as he goes along.

themetfairy May 16 2011 02:26 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Holy shit - this can't be happening....

TransMonk May 16 2011 02:27 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

I can't hear what Terry sounds like giving these responses, but from what I can gather reading Greg's play-by-play, he sounds like a flushing toilet.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:28 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Joel Sherman says Wright's back is aching from carrying this sad franchise all by himself. Jon Heyman says a real captain like Jeter wouldn't have allowed this to happen. Ian O'Connor indicates this lets Posada off the hook.

Edgy DC May 16 2011 02:32 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

I'll give Terry one day to reconsider playing Murphy at third.

metirish May 16 2011 02:34 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: Joel Sherman says Wright's back is aching from carrying this sad franchise all by himself. Jon Heyman says a real captain like Jeter wouldn't have allowed this to happen. Ian O'Connor indicates this lets Posada off the hook. Wayne Hagin just blurted out a story about Todd Helton.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 02:37 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

And Keith's convinced the problem is in his flying-out fanny. Can't quite conjure up the image of the April 19 collision in my head-- may have been listening on radio. (Video/photos not available in MLB highlights package, either.) The collision merited mention in the AP game story, though: Lee also singled in the third and was shaken up on the bases. Chris Johnson hit a grounder toward the hole and new Mets second baseman Justin Turner tried for a force play. His wild, off-balance throw went past second, so Lee took off for third. But Wright scooped up the ball and beat Lee in a race to third, diving to tag the slugger on a bang-bang play at the bag. Lee was called out and stayed down for a moment before walking back to the dugout holding his arm. He hyperextended his left elbow on the slide as he collided with Wright, but Lee remained in the game until he was replaced in left field by Jason Bourgeois with a 6-1 lead in the eighth. "Tough call," Lee said. "I'm fine. I think I'll be OK."

Benjamin Grimm May 16 2011 02:41 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Maybe they can activate Wayne Garrett.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:43 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe they can activate Wayne Garrett. For the booth? Better than Wayne Hagin.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:43 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Edgy DC wrote: I'll give Terry one day to reconsider playing Murphy at third. Terry has been flexible as needed, so I wouldn't be surprised. (Terry's flexibility = previous managers' indecisiveness.)

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:45 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Good thing this isn't happening with the Subway Series just up the tracks. Oh fudge.

themetfairy May 16 2011 02:45 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke. Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back?

metirish May 16 2011 02:47 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

themetfairy wrote: This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke. Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back? Have a fat fucker like Carlos Lee fall on you and you too might get a broken back.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 02:48 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Collision with a human with the mass of a horse, followed by weeks of violent swinging of one's body weight around the waist?

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:48 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

metirish wrote: themetfairy wrote: This is like a bad and awfully late April Fool's joke. Seriously - how does one get a stress fracture of the back? Have a fat fucker like Carlos Lee fall on you and you too might get a broken back. There's a Jeff Foxworthy routine in there somewhere.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:49 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits.

Lefty Specialist May 16 2011 02:51 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 02:52 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Lefty Specialist wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing. Both David and Jose are within 250. Who do you think started the Reyes trade rumors?

metirish May 16 2011 02:53 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Jesus but the wfan callers are twats, with word of Wright's injury every other caller is asking about trading him. Dr. Francesa has pronounced Wright will be back in a few weeks.

metsmarathon May 16 2011 02:54 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

this either makes it easier or harder to trade reyes. i'm not sure which one.

Edgy DC May 16 2011 02:56 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Fielding an overmatched lineup and struggling is one of the worser things in baseball. But sacking up and winning without your best players is one of the better things. Let's go, Mets! I find it hard to care about what it does for the Reyes trade prospects. I'm operating from the perspective that we're in this to win.

themetfairy May 16 2011 02:59 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Lefty Specialist wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing. Me too - thanks for that one G!

metirish May 16 2011 03:11 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

But seriously ........sorry, just saw a bloke thy looks like Phil Collins, how does a fracture in the back heal in a few weeks?

Fman99 May 16 2011 03:19 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat When did this become a thread about pornography?

themetfairy May 16 2011 03:25 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Fman99 wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat When did this become a thread about pornography? 5:19 pm

batmagadanleadoff May 16 2011 03:28 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

I just reviewed the Wright/Lee play. If it's Wright's third inning tag-out of Carlos Lee in the top of the third on April 19th, then there was no collision, and Lee never landed on Wright. Wright dove at a sliding Lee from behind and tagged him before Lee tagged third. But on the dive, you could clearly see Wright's head snap and, without hitting the dirt, bounce up and down rather violently two or three times. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 4190.shtml

G-Fafif May 16 2011 03:32 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I just reviewed the Wright/Lee play. If it's Wright's third inning tag-out of Carlos Lee in the top of the third on April 19th, then there was no collision, and Lee never landed on Wright. Wright dove at a sliding Lee from behind and tagged him before Lee tagged third. But on the dive, you could clearly see Wright's head snap and, without hitting the dirt, bounce up and down rather violently two or three times. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 4190.shtml I'm waiting to see the Zapruder film.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 03:34 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Somewhere Ed Kranepool gently strokes his hairless cat and his team-record 1,418 hits. I burst out laughing. Both David and Jose are within 250. Who do you think started the Reyes trade rumors? "The greatest trick the Kranepool ever pulled was convincing the Metworld he was retired."

batmagadanleadoff May 16 2011 03:38 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: I just reviewed the Wright/Lee play. If it's Wright's third inning tag-out of Carlos Lee in the top of the third on April 19th, then there was no collision, and Lee never landed on Wright. Wright dove at a sliding Lee from behind and tagged him before Lee tagged third. But on the dive, you could clearly see Wright's head snap and, without hitting the dirt, bounce up and down rather violently two or three times. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 4190.shtml I'm waiting to see the Zapruder film. Wright's head snapped back. And to the right. Back. And to the right. I'll try and post some stills. Although one would assume that the play in question should get aired tonight.

G-Fafif May 16 2011 03:41 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Link here.

themetfairy May 16 2011 03:46 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

G-Fafif wrote: Link here. Good work G! Why is everyone so sure that this was the play that led to the injury?

metirish May 16 2011 03:48 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

themetfairy wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Link here. Good work G! Why is everyone so sure that this was the play that led to the injury? It's the internet and you don't need to be sure about anything. Any old third basemen on the books still?

G-Fafif May 16 2011 03:50 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Came up during one of the Snighcasts.

batmagadanleadoff May 16 2011 04:04 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Here are some stills of the Lee/Wright play, now rendered obsolete by the MLB video posted above. The video captures Wright's bobble head better than the pics below. But still.... (Get it? Still? But still ....)

Vic Sage May 16 2011 04:19 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Edgy DC wrote: ... I'm operating from the perspective that we're in this to win. i burst out laughing. oh, wait...

smg58 May 16 2011 04:43 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Edgy DC wrote: I'll give Terry one day to reconsider playing Murphy at third. Unfortunately, right now the roster has more players with experience at third than at first. And Wright might still be back before Davis.

metirish May 16 2011 04:52 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Looking at those pictures and really can't see how Wright broke his back.

Ashie62 May 16 2011 05:18 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Fuck the team Doctors again. That was a nasty collision when it happened and no one could find this. The 2011 Mets are a mediocre team and cannot withstand these broadside hits. Back stress fractures and the torque of a swing sound like season long misery.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 06:11 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

metirish wrote: Looking at those pictures and really can't see how Wright broke his back. A two-part process, perhaps? 1) Compression of trauma weakens bone 2) Constant repetitive torque without rest opens fracture

metirish May 16 2011 07:09 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Yeah I had my SC turned to 11 on that post.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 16 2011 07:44 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

My sarcasm receptor's all wonky. I blame the weather.

Edgy DC May 16 2011 09:42 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

I blame the Dodgers' doctors.

TransMonk Jun 15 2011 08:23 AM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

With last night's win...the Mets are 14-13 since Wright went down. Not too shabby.

Ashie62 Jun 15 2011 02:33 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Speaking of David, has anyone heard anything about how his recovery is coming along?

TransMonk Jun 15 2011 02:39 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

He'll be re-examined on June 24. If he is all healed, it will still most likely be at least 3 weeks of rehab before he is back with the big club. If he's back by the end of the All-Star break, it will mean everything from now until then will have gone ideally. I expect August 1st is more likely to be closer to his return. Same for Ike. We may very well have a race between David, Ike and Johan to see who can get back to the big club first.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2011 02:46 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Ike's the one who pisses me off. WTF are you doing 1) Getting hurt waiting for a popup to come out of the sky 2) Taking 2+ months to return from said injury 3) Accomplishing both 1 and 2 as a 24-year-old. I want to see some bloody socks from this mutha if and when he makes it back.

Ceetar Jun 15 2011 02:48 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ike's the one who pisses me off. WTF are you doing 1) Getting hurt waiting for a popup to come out of the sky 2) Taking 2+ months to return from said injury 3) Accomplishing both 1 and 2 as a 24-year-old. I want to see some bloody socks from this mutha if and when he makes it back. I suspect once Ike takes the boot off he'll be okay and healed and hurry back. back's are iffier things, though I am hopeful he'll get the all clear on the 24th. I'm not sure it'll take 3 weeks from that point though.

G-Fafif Jun 15 2011 03:17 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ike's the one who pisses me off. WTF are you doing 1) Getting hurt waiting for a popup to come out of the sky Tough sky.

metirish Jul 12 2011 02:15 PM Re: David Wright's Broken Back

Wright is likely to begin rehab Friday with St.Lucie tweets Rubin.