God Must Not Be a Mets Fan

For all the Mets fans out there, I really do feel for you. What a horrible year 2009 has been. Not to mention the horrific end to the 2008 season.

With all the injuries the Mets have endured, I'm not even sure that manager Jerry Manuel knows half his players' names anymore.

The latest disaster for the Mets happened after Johan Santana suffered a season ending elbow injury. The injury doesn't seem to be too serious, but the Mets are doing the right thing by getting Santana the surgery. This thing could get really nasty if Santana misses significant time next season.

There was a ton of buzz behind the Mets back in April and some had them as a trendy World Series pick. Now the Nationals are the only team keeping them from being the laughing stock of the NL East. And quite frankly the Nationals have looked a whole lot better since the All-Star break.

The Mets' hitting lineup has been impacted the most by injuries with at least six significant players currently on the disabled list.

Of course a lot of you probably can't forget the freak accident that happened to Luis Castillo a couple of weeks ago. Castillo couldn't even walk down the steps to dugout without injuring himself. He's back now and is one of the only Mets player that is doing anything good for that team.

The injured Mets players can't even seem to rehab properly. Carlos Delgado has been out most of the season due to having hip surgery. Just when it looked like Delgado was on his way back to the lineup, he strained one of his oblique muscles.

Just hang in there Mets fans. You've definitely paid your dues the past couple of seasons while the NL East has gotten better and better, except those poor Nationals.

Current Mets on the Disabled List

• Jose Reyes ( hamstring)
• Carlos Beltran ( knee)
• Carlos Delgado (hip, oblique)
• David Wright (concussion)
• Alex Cora (thumbs)
• Johan Santana (elbow)
• John Maine (shoulder)
• J.J. Putz (bone chips)
• Fernando Nieve (thigh)