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After saving his eighteenth victory against the NY Yankees, Mets’ closer Frank Francisco had missed action on Saturday and will also not be available Sunday night for the “Subway Series” rubber match between the Mets and the Yankees.
Based on the MRI results, Frank Francisco had suffered an injury to his left oblique on Friday night, which forced the Mets to place the right-hander on a 15-day DL, literally an hour before Sunday night’s game.
The Mets are currently looking at this situation to be “day by day.”
“Right now I don’t know,” said Collins [Mets manager], when asked how long Francisco would be out. “It may just be a one-night thing. Hopefully he’s OK for tomorrow.”
The possibility of losing Francisco for a long time would be the worst thing that could happen to the Mets. Francisco has been dominant in the ninth inning for the team saving 18 games out of 21 opportunities.
The Mets bullpen has currently the worst ERA [earned run average] in baseball. With reliever Jon Rauch having a shaky season, the save opportunities will most likely be given to Bobby Parnell.
For support, the team has also activated reliever Ramon Ramirez [hamstring] from the disabled list.
This part of the season will be an important time for the New York Mets. If the bullpen can somehow change its ways, at least until Francisco returns, the team could still be in playoff contention for the year.
Sources: Yahoo! Sports, NY Daily News
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If only Jessie Orosco and Roger McDowell could come out of retirement. The closer is the most important position in baseball right now. Mets need to survive this or else season could be over.
Thanks Jeremy for your insight! You’re exactly right. Something has to give with the New York Mets. Right now, the team is surprising many people, but if the bullpen doesn’t change its antics, the Mets could find themselves at the bottom of the standings, which many fans perceived them to be at the start of the season.
I feel bad commenting after my “chicken” team just took 2 out of 3… but I have to say that losing a member of the bullpen for the Mets is just about the worst thing that could happen to them right now. A strong bullpen is key; the Yanks had their Hall of Fame closer go down for the season and their bullpen has, thankfully, thrived in his absence.
That being said, the Mets are one of the pleasant surprises this year, and are still in the NL East hunt at the end of June. If smart trades can be made, who knows?
Hey Mel, way to rub it in eh? hehe I would have to agree. If the Mets have any chance of being a real solid bunch, some trades will need to be made. Mets GM Sandy Alderson has done a fantastic job changing the culture of the franchise and if there were ever a time where this team needs to stay grounded, it would definitely be now.
An impressive two-out-of-three home-stand by the Mets over their in-town rival Yanks, but the pinstripes had the last laugh by roughing up Dickey last night.
At least it’s good to see the Mets competitive again. ‘Bout damn time.
Thanks for the visit Chris! Actually, the Mets were the ones that managed to lose 2 out of 3 to the Bombers. The last two games of the series were won by the Yankees by one run. While the Yanks still can’t hit with runners in scoring position, they sure have some power in that lineup. Like you said though, it’s great to hear that the Mets are winning again.
RA Dickey and David Wright might be just about the only thing worthwhile watching with regard to the Mets.
So Larry Bird is stepping down as President and GM of the Pacers? That’s too bad as he’s had an impressive run building that organization out of nothing and making them relevant once again since the days of Reggie Miller and Rik Smits.
Thanks for the comment Alan. The Mets have done a wonderful job at being competitive day in and day out. The toughest time for this team is now. The Mets will really need to focus with all the injuries they have at the moment.
Regarding Larry Bird, that’s a surprise. You’re right, he had built such a great team at Indiana. Bird will be difficult to replace.
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