The Next Papier-Mache Butterfly?

Simon Gagne is hurt. Again.

Is anyone surprised? No? I didn't think so.

I love Gags and wish he could just stay healthy. He left Team Canada's Olympic camp yesterday with a "mild strain" to his right groin. He's injured, and we haven't even started our own camp yet! He's in Philly being examined this afternoon. I'm all for him making the Canadian team for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, but our team needs him too.

Last season I started calling Danny Briere my little papier-mache butterfly due to the fact that he seemed ever so delicate and his body parts could rip apart at any second.

Here's wishing Gagneezy avoids that fate in 2009-2010.

DWright Injured - Oh No!

Just as I was preparing to start writing, my poor, poor David Wright was hit in the head by a pitch! Here in Philly, the Mets game is blacked out on my Extra Innings since Fox has all the rights to 4pm games. I saw the replays of it during my Phils game, and I feel terrible for him. He's my all-time favorite third baseman, and all around favorite outside of the Phillies. I sincerely hope he's fine and not blind or anything. I'm gonna try to keep getting updates throughout the day on him. I've been saying for week now that he's got a big ol red X on his back, since he's been the only Met starter to start every game this season. I didn't think he'd actually get really hurt!! Why couldn't he have made a silly misstep like falling down the dugout stairs a la Luis Castillo?? Poor DWright. As much as I want to see the Mess fail&DWright do well, I never ever want to see anyone seriously hurt. In the end, it's just a game.

In other "hit in the face" news, Brett Myers is out of today's game for the same reason. Apparently he was hit in the face by a ball at his son's game? That's New York Mess kind of luck. Not the kind we need!

At least if DWright is out for a few games, it'll save me some serious channel flipping between the games to see how he's doing.