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Not Wanting to be Left Out of the Fun, Orlando Hernandez Joins the Injury Party

I'm beginning to think that if Pedro Martinez, Moises Alou, Mike Hampton, and Orlando Hernandez played cards together, nobody would win because they'd all give themselves paper cuts dealing the cards. You already know about Alou. You saw that Martinez is having further injury problems. You may have also seen that Hampton...

Could El Duque Hurt Himself Breathing?

It might be easier to list what's right with Orlando Hernandez than to list what's wrong with him. "El Duque" was due to come off the disabled list on Sunday from his bunion discomfort, but rather than just have a flare up of that existing injury, Hernandez has come up with a brand new injury, as a strained tendon in his...

El Duque is Iffy For the Playoffs (and the Playoffs Are Fairly Iffy Too)

As if having their division lead shrink from seven games to a mere game and a half in the span of a week isn't bad enough for the Mets, it looks like their money pitcher ... the one they got for all of his playoff experience ... is "iffy" for October.That immobilizing boot that Orlando Hernandez has on his right foot is...

The Injuries Mount for Moises Alou

The Injury Turk is starting to catch up to the older Mets. Orlando Hernandez and Jose Valentin have already gone down with injuries, and now the injury reaper is chasing Moises Alou. The 40-year-old has already experienced a cut chin and a jammed shoulder. But that wasn't enough to sideline him too long. So now, it's a...

Mike Pelfrey's Rotation Spot is Fragile

Going into Tuesday night's game with the Marlins, Mike Pelfrey was under an optical microscope. With each of Pelfrey's previous three starts getting progressively worse, Omar Minaya indicated that his "blue chip prospect" status wouldn't keep Pelfrey from being sent back down to the minors:"You got to perform up here at...