Mets P Maine likely done for season
Sports Network | September 19, 2008
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The New York Mets will probably need to complete the 2008 regular season without the services of starting pitcher John Maine.
In an MLB.com story Friday, Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen was quoted as saying that the chances of Maine returning from his shoulder injury this season are slim.
Maine has been sidelined since August with the injury. He is scheduled to throw a simulated inning against hitters on Saturday, and the results will determine his status for the remainder of the season. If Maine pitches well and without pain in his right shoulder he could return as a reliever for the beleaguered Mets bullpen, or even as a starter.
It is more likely that New York will have to shut the right-hander down for the season, though. The 27-year-old was placed on the DL on August 3, retroactive to July 29, with a mild strain of his right rotator cuff. He was reinstated on August 13 before returning later in the month, this time with a bone spur in the shoulder.
Maine is 10-8 with a 4.18 earned run average in 25 starts for New York this season.
