The 'Stache is back
Not sure who was the first to come up with that 'Stache nickname for Jose Valentin. But for the person out there who did? Well played, sir (or madam).
Anyway, Valentin was floating around the clubhouse today amid a few of his teammates packing up and he's still waiting for the anti-inflammatory shot in his neck to kick in. A bit of not-so-good news for him: the doctor he visited in New York earlier this week "didn't like what he saw" after peering over the MRIs of his inflamed discs and pinched nerve.
Valentin is headed back to NYC tomorrow for a follow-up exam before he tries to resume baseball activities. Apparently, his right shoulder/arm is very weak because of the pinched nerve and it could be a bigger problem than the shot can solve.
"If I have to have surgery, I might have to do it," Valentin said. "I don't want to deal with pain for the rest of my life."
Well, Valentin tends to be a little melodramatic, so he may not be at that point quite yet. The plan now is for him to stay in Port St. Lucie for extended spring training and then maybe start playing for the Florida State League team. Valentin can become a free-agent if he's not on the major-league roster by May 15, but he's not looking that far ahead at the moment.
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Comments (4)
Was Cerrone at Metsblog the first to come up w/ "The 'Stache?"
I'm pretty sure that a poster on Metsblog came up with the term
The members of the KC Royals actually call Joakim Soria "sweet mustache" in Spanish.
I had to add him to my fantasy team, just for that...
who cares about this lame AARP eligible has-been? Bring Gotay back!!!
Omar is wearing thin on my patience - overpaying for Alou, Castillo & Beltran in dollars and Church, Schneider & Delgado in prospects is getting old fast.
The Mets need a serious youth movement