I ask you to relax about Pedro

Well Mets fans, I'm sure many of you are freaking out today. On the Rider University campus I've had numerous Mets fans approach me today with their concern about Pedro Martinez. While I haven't heard any reports yet, I am at a great state of ease regarding his injury. I could be wrong, but I really don't think it will be that bad when we hear the news. I love Gary, Keith and Ron on SNY, but they were over-doing it I felt with Pedro. And then of course the same went for the Baseball Tonight folks on ESPN.

But here were my impressions; Pedro slipped, hurt his hamstring. Maybe a little pop. But, and this is key, he walked... fine, he hobbled off to the clubhouse on his own. He was not carried, he was not guided, he simply limped by himself. Obviously he wouldn't be normal stride since he did just hurt his hammy a bit, but it did not look like an "Oh God, we're finished" moment. Mets fans, just think back to 2003 when Mike Piazza landed poorly and popped his groin. Remember how painful that looked? That's how you can tell how bad a leg injury is. That day Piazza was carried off by three Mets players. Last night Pedro walked away with the trainer at his side. That's a positive, if you think there can be one.

Again, this is just me going off of what I saw. Call me an optimist, but I've strained my hamstring and I've strained my groin in the past. When it was bad, I couldn't stand up. When it wasn't anything severe, I hobbled away much like Pedro. I think by this evening whenever the Mets release the report, we'll be saying it's not that big of a deal.