So maybe Oliver Perez really has an injured knee and wasn't just using it as an excuse for his struggles this season. It seemed like every time Perez would have a bad outing, suddenly his knee was acting up, but Perez has been shut down and will have season ending surgery.The Mets are going to try and call this season a wash because of the knee, but that doesn't exonerate them from a hideous contract, that's going to hinder them this off-season. "I would say his knee issue probably had an affect on his conditioning," Manuel said. "Even though you try to do different things, a lot of times pitchers have to get out and hit the ground running instead of doing things in the gym that they feel might be comparable. For the most part, you see guys out running and hitting the steps. That's what he was able to do last year." source NY Post
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