Injuries, Shminjuries!

Hopefully, Omar Minaya did his job right and the injuries (again) to two of the Mets big name stars (Beltran and Reyes) won't affect the team because the replacements he hired can hold it down until they come back. Realistically, the Mets are asking too much of bench players to fill the holes left open by all star caliber players. If the injuries go deep into the season like last year, it is going to be another long one. The Mets pitching staff is giving up home runs to the Nationals like its a stadium give away and Jerry Manuel and his staff still have not decided on the 4 and 5 spots in the rotation nor have they solidified the bullpen. How do they expect to compete against teams like the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, Rockies, Braves and Marlins?

Three years straight, pivotal stars on the Mets squad have had significant injuries to start the season and/or have had injuries that have made you say "hmmm?". How does Jose Reyes always seem to have some type of injury? First, when he came up from the minors, the Mets staff taught him the wrong way to run the bases and he had leg problems, then when Reyes figured out how to run and steal bases, he had hand and leg injuries, now his thyroid is messed up...huh? And Carlos Beltran is either a hypochondriac or the doctors that he is seeing aren't really asking him the right questions, like "do your knees hurt?" or "how long have they been making a clicking sound when you walk?". Mets fans are allowed to be frustrated by all these injuries. Imagining a full roster of the Mets stars is really just that, a figment of the imagination. It has been too long since the Mets were at full, healthy capacity and were able to compete with other healthy teams. What's left?....A brand new stadium, pricey tickets and concessions and a makeshift lineup with sub-par pitching behind Johan Santana....sorry to sound so negative and gloomy, but after a while you just can't take anymore.