Kazmir down?

I was going to use the occasion of opening day, and Scott Kazmir's subsequent starts throughout the season, to take a look at how the Mets' minor leaguers were playing. But apparently Kazmir left tonight's game in the second inning with the trainer and I've been unable to find out why thus far. Once I have that information, I'll be sure to pass it along, but right now, it's hard to type with my fingers crossed.

EDIT: MLB.com has the story, and it appears to be nothing too serious.

"I was running yesterday [Wednesday] and I felt like, when I stopped, that my midsection, my abs and both my groins were on fire," Kazmir said. "I thought it was all right but then it felt tight again tonight."

So far, he's just listed as day-to-day and there's no word on the extent or exact nature of the injury, but I'm at least relieved to see that it's in no way arm-related. It's also good to see that he was smart enough to take himself out of the game at the slightest hint of trouble. We'll have to wait and see what happens next and hopefully this won't become another Jose Reyes situation, but at least we know the Mets will be very cautious about putting him back out there. He won't pitch again until he's ready, and the chance of reaggravating the injury shouldn't be too great.  ¶ joe | 12:12 AM |