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Following tonight’s game, Willie Randolph told reporters that Moises Alou was pulled from the game after the rain delay because his calf was ‘a bit tight.’

Randolph said Alou will be fine, they were just being extra caution in his first game back from the disabled list.

metman

Actually, there was an update. It's not a tight calf its rigor mortis

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NickPapagiorgio

Can we just cut this guy. Please. He seems like a nice enough guy and I will agree the team is a lot better when he is around but depending on his decrepit ass this is season is one of the big reasons Omar deserves to lose his job. Now that he is off the DL I would give him a big fat check and tell him to get the **** out of town. We are going to suck the rest of the year, but we aren't going to suck with you on the DL.

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RkFast

Morons.....thats okay. Sheesh, dont you guys do ANY athletics? A 25 year old with a bad muscle would have been pulled from the game.

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NYRomy

Exactly. For once, Randolph made the correct move. The minute rain started falling Alou should have been pulled. No sense in putting him out there with a chance to re-tweak a still healing injury. Unfortunately, the Mets need him in the line-up.

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metman

I don't think he posted this to say it was a bad move. I think he (if I may) thinks it's funny that old man mcGimpy feels a bit of tightness again. We all know this poor slob will be on the dl again.

Sad, actually, because he has one of the greatest swings ever and is a pure hitter and I am sure he's always giving 120%.

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NYRomy

The more he comes back the more I like the guy. He kinda reminds me of Cliff Floyd. Could have packed in two years ago but still keeps coming back to try to help the team. I guarrantee you that Alou is still in quite a bit of pain, but is playing because he knows he can contribute, even at less than 100%. Hopefully he can get fully healthy and stay that way.

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Medfordian Slip

Don't worry - he's day to day.

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dak11

This makes a ton of sense. Wait until he comes OFF the DL to cut him.

mets84

Look at it another way - it's waiting until he goes on the pre-disabled list to cut him.

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You ****ing knew it after reading that.

Bay Ridge Dave

I will put tonight's game on mute, so I can be spared another 9 innings of Gary Cohen ball washing the guy. Every bloop single is a ripped line drive, every routine catch is Endy Chavez redux. It smacks of agenda when HAROLD REYNOLDS did some ball washing as well. Maz was the only one not afraid to say that Alou is NOT a difference maker.

I'm with NPG on this one. Alou is a hindrance because IMHO, as long as he is around for OMar/Willie to "wait" for every time he is on the DL, the org probably won't make a play for a legit OF at the deadline. I know he can hit, but it does no good when he can do for only 2-3 weeks at a time, then miss a month.

Heck, they won't even call up an OF from AAA, and give one the of them a shot. Instead we are subjected to a Tatis/Chavy (mostly Chavy, yay) platoon while Church is out (and who knows how long that will be realistically), and Abraham Nunez, who makes Joe McEwing really look super.

joshuahist

BRD, its not Alou's fault that the mets don't have a competent 4th outfielder. Hell they don't even have a 3rd outfielder right now. Omar has been resting on Chavez's laurels for a few years right now, when most anyone could see that his 2006 season was more a fluke than the norm. There were many decent 3rd/4th outfielders available, and he passed, instead picking up the crap that he did.

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Paulie Cee

Yeah, he could have packed it in and turned his back on millions of dollars but no, he's a real Mother Teresa for continuing to play through debilitating calf strains.

NickPapagiorgio

well I am pretty sure you can't cut someone on the DL. I am not saying Alou won't help this team but they are beyond help and waiting for his crippled ass to get back time after time can't help. Cutting him sends a message. Serious changes are in order and we aren't ****ing around.

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NickPapagiorgio

No its not Alou's fault. It is 100% Omar's fault and is the main reason why he needs to be shown the door. Even my mom knew Alou would get hurt and yet Omar doesn't plan for these things.

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