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<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\nIn 2010 the Mets will be getting Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, Oliver Perez, and John Maine back from injuries in 2009.\u00a0 Even David Wright missed time in 2009.\u00a0 Maine and Beltran actually returned before 2009 was over, and the others are all on schedule to be healthy by Spring Training, with Oliver Perez already working out.<\/p>\n
Of course, this doesn\u2019t guarantee anything.\u00a0 Filling out the lineup card doesn\u2019t count as a win, but the Mets had been competitive the three years prior to 2009 and with these guys back it\u2019s hard to expect they won\u2019t be again.<\/p>\n
We could spend time breaking down lineups, breaking down the Phillies lineups, analyzing trades and offseason acquisitions, evaluating players and prospects and predicting what 2010 will bring. We can and will do that, but the rosters aren\u2019t set yet, and Spring Training is not quite here.\u00a0 There will be time enough for everyone to declare who the favorite is, and why.\u00a0 There will be time to document what the Mets need to do, and what the other teams need to do to get to the playoffs.\u00a0 Right now it\u2019s about formulating the roster that will take the field on April 5th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Omar\u2019s working on a catcher and a pitcher, and time is working to get those players we already have healthy and back on the field.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to take Rick DiPietro\u2019s return as a sign that the 2009 orange and blue injury bug is over, and that 2010 will bring much success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last night a player, wearing Orange and Blue, returned to play after an injury-plagued 2009.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to take this as a sign of good things to come for those other injured orange and blue wearing professional athletes, even if it is a different sport.\u00a0 Last night Rick DiPietro made his first start in goal … <\/p>\n