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2018 already in trouble

Mex17 Aug 27 2017 11:38 AM

http://nypost.com/2017/08/26/it-could-b ... ays-again/ Forget about merely firing Barwis, can a case be made for suing the guy for damages based upon professional malpractice? I'm not joking.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 27 2017 11:49 AM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Hopefully it won't be twelve months. That seems like a worst-case scenario -- which, of course, can't be ruled out -- but most sources seem to be saying six to nine months. Six months would have Conforto ready by early March, nine months by early June. And while missing two months of the season sucks, it's not necessarily the kind of thing that would doom the 2018 season. Given how poorly 2017 has been, I am, of course, skeptical about a full rebound in 2018. But I wouldn't go so far as to say that Conforto's injury is the thing that puts 2018 in jeopardy. It was already there.

bmfc1 Aug 27 2017 01:47 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 27 2017 02:41 PM

Barwis was doing what he knew best. The onus was on Mets management to see if it's contractor/employee was doing what was needed to get the player's ready to play baseball rather than to merely become stronger (if the two goals are mutually exclusive).

Edgy MD Aug 27 2017 02:11 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

We must have a dozen articles with opinions from outside medical folks by now.

Frayed Knot Aug 27 2017 02:52 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

So you want to make the case that Conforto's injury, one which he's reportedly had twice before, is a direct result of medical malpractice which is just now being discovered by his employers of (five?) years? Good luck with that.

bmfc1 Aug 27 2017 03:08 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Frayed Knot wrote: So you want to make the case that Conforto's injury, one which he's reportedly had twice before, is a direct result of medical malpractice which is just now being discovered by his employers of (five?) years? Good luck with that. I know that you were addressing the initial comment but for me, I was thinking of the hammy injuries not Conforto.

Ashie62 Aug 27 2017 03:56 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Conforto popped the capsule that stabilizes the shoulder. Shit happens.

Ashie62 Aug 28 2017 08:22 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Citifield was built on an Indian burial ground.

Frayed Knot Aug 28 2017 08:34 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Ashie62 wrote: Conforto popped the capsule that stabilizes the shoulder. Shit happens. Citifield was built on an Indian burial ground. So shit either happens or it's pre-ordained ... got it.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 28 2017 08:44 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

I thought that Citi Field was built on the Shea Stadium parking lot.

Mets Willets Point Aug 28 2017 09:21 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I thought that Citi Field was built on the Shea Stadium parking lot. Which was built on the ash heaps that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about.

Frayed Knot Aug 28 2017 10:04 PM Re: 2018 already in trouble

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I thought that Citi Field was built on the Shea Stadium parking lot. Which was built on an indian burial ground ... c'mon, try and keep up here!