[Lefty Noob]

This comes from the Associated Press: "Orlando Hernandez left the New York Mets' spring training camp and returned to New York to have his neck examined... El Duque, slated to be the No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine in the Mets' shaky starting rotation, felt discomfort in his neck last season and the soreness returned this spring training, New York general manager Omar Minaya said before Thursday's workout." What in the world do the Mets do is Hernandez misses any time?

[EmpireWF]

From MetsBlog, El Duque will undergo an MRI this week and more will be known afterwards. The Mets think and hope it's simply stiffness.

If it's anything serious, oh boy.

[ThePundit]

El Duque injured? What a Surprise!

[MJHMarc]

He must be 40+. What could you honestly expect?

We are talking Randy Johnson problems, here.

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

What in the world do the Mets do is Hernandez misses any time?

Cry...a lot!

[MJHMarc]

Would this mean a promotion in their organization? I suspect they'd call up some youngster from AAA.

[EmpireWF]

Today, in a conference call, the team said the pain is not serious and simply arthritis.

El Duque's expected to return to workouts shortly.

That sound you heard was a sigh of relief from Mets fans.