Hey Gang. Long time no blog. Those of you who know me well know that work obligations make it very difficult for me to devote any real time to the blogosphere these days. That being said, while I don’t post very often anymore, I’m still a very active reader and fan of almost every Mets related blog out there. I also continue to be impressed and awed by the evolution of the availability of Mets related info for fans.

Almost every single morsel of news is immediately launched into cyberspace for our consumption, and sometimes I wonder how much information we’d actually take if given even more access.

Which got me to thinking… The way things are going are posts like this inevitable?

…..posted by Mitch Tannenbaum…
…Pedro Martinez has hailed a cab curbside at La Guardia Airport and is on his way to the New York Hospital for Special Surgery for an MRI….

..…Update…12 pm….
…Pedro has asked the cab driver to turn down the radio…

…Update…12:04 pm…
…Pedro is politely nodding his head as the cab driver talks about his family in Pakistan…

…Update…12:07 pm…
…Kevin Burkardt has talked with someone familiar with Pedro’s cab ride, and reports that Pedro is becoming increasingly frustrated by the traffic…

…Update…12:09 pm…
…Pedro has noticed a Saturn Skye in the next lane of traffic. He was previously unaware that Saturn manufactured such sporty vehicles…

…Update…12:15 pm…
…the buzz at the Hospital for Special Surgery is that at least six patients are scheduled for MRI’s before Pedro’s appointment. One patient is expressing anxiety over entering the machine and delays are expected….

…Update…12:27 pm…
…the MRI apparatus itself is said to be a GE model 5348 XE. It’s sort of off-white in color…

…Update…12:34 pm…
…Pedro’s cab is now on the Triboro bridge. Tolls will be added to the final fare…

…Update…12:40 pm…
…Pedro is hungry…

…Update…1:10 pm…
…I’ve been getting a lot of nervous e-mails as there’s been no new information in approximately 30 minutes. Let’s not speculate folks. I’m sure everything is fine. I least I hope that’s the case….

…Update…1:30 pm…
…Pedro has entered the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is wearing jeans and some sort of casual “Miami-Style” shirt with a checkered pattern. He does not appear to be limping, but rounded the corner in the lobby very quickly and disappeared from view…

…Update…1:35 pm…
…Pedro has pressed the “up” button in the elevator bay…

…Update…1:40 pm…
…Pedro is in the elevator. He has pressed the button for floor #7. Buttons pressed by other passengers include floors, 2, 3, 5 and 6. There is one gentleman in the elevator with a strange menthol odor…

…Update…1:45 pm…
…Pedro is in the waiting room pending his appointment… He is reading Glamour Magazine…

…Update…1:46 pm…
…Pedro is reading Glamour because the only other choice was Redbook…

…Update…1:47 pm…
…One of those subscription cards just fell out of the magazine…

…Update…1:59 pm…
…Pedro has been called into the “pre-MRI” room and has been asked to put on a medical gown…

…Update…2:07 pm…
…Pedro has the gown on backwards. His junk is hanging out, and, sadly, he doesn’t seem to notice…

…Update…2:08 pm…
…Pedro has fixed the gown. A somewhat effete orderly is displaying a vague sense of disappointment…

…Update…2:30 pm…
…We can confirm that Pedro is being inserted into the MRI apparatus. As far as we can tell he has removed all his jewelry and no complications are expected…

…Update…2:45 pm…
…Results of our poll are now in: 70% feel claustrophobic in MRI machines, 25% feel calm, and 5% objected to this poll not conveying any new information specifically about Pedro…

…Update…3:00 pm…
…Pedro is being removed from the machine. There are unconfirmed reports of small talk between Pedro and medical personnel…

…Update…3:04 pm…
…Make sure to tune into SNY tonight where I will be reporting on the status of Pedro’s MRI results…

.…Update…3:10 pm…
…Why do they call it a “hamstring” anyway? No “ham”, no “strings”…

.…Update…3:22 pm…
…Doctors are currently reviewing Pedro’s test results. Very little can be gauged by their expressions as they view the data…

.…Update…3:45 pm…
…We’ve had unconfirmed reports of a total hamstring tear, a severe hamstring sprain and/or a mild strain. We’ve also had unconfirmed reports that Pedro’s injuries are attributable to a rare infectious muscle disorder contracted from Orlando Hernandez. In addition to his various muscular/skeletal injuries, Mets sources are quietly referring to Hernandez as a “walking Petrie dish.”

.…Update…3:55 pm…
…Calls to Rick Peterson requesting a strange and abstract analogy relating Pedro’s hamstring have gone unanswered…

…Update…4:01 pm…
…According to SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt, the Mets have placed Pedro Martinez on the 15–day disabled list with a mild strain to his left hamstring, while activating Nelson Figueroa from Triple-A New Orleans.