…actually, if you paid attention during that week of spring training, elbow-gate never really started… he never really complained of pain in the elbow, he complained of pain in the muscle and tendon in the tricep, above the elbow… also, the Mets never needed to send him for an MRI, and, believe me, if it was truly an elbow injury, he would not have been allowed to look at a pitcher’s mound, let alone throw a simulated game three days later… he’s fine, so it seems…

It was always never more that tightness in a spot above the elbow in the tricep that always gets tight. Both Ray Ramirez and Mike Herbst learned under the late Tommy McKenna. They knew what they were dealing with, and so did the the rest of the staff.

Many in the media made fools of themselves and seem to have developed a tendency to go after the Mets medical staff. They did so last year in the Ryan Church concussion escapade.

After getting burned in 1991 over some back spasms John Franco had, Frank Cashen put a muzzle on Steve Garland and me. I don’t know what the situation is now. But if the writers had either listened to or had gotten their information from Ramirez, the story would never had grown legs as it did. But the way the New York print media likes to run with things, accuraccy can’t get in the way of a good headline.

Led by Tom Matzzie, a liberal political operative who has been involved with some prominent left-wing efforts in recent years, the newly formed nonprofit group, Accountable America, is planning to confront donors to conservative groups, hoping to create a chilling effect that will dry up contributions.

“We want to stop the Swift Boating before it gets off the ground,” said Mr. Matzzie, who described his effort as “going for the jugular.”

The warning letter is intended as a first step, alerting donors who might be considering giving to right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through their lives.

Ed Morrissey tells us more about Matzzie:

This sounds like another one of Mattzie’s ill-considered ventures. He blew $12 million in funding for his anti-war group last year, Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, and showed nothing for his efforts. He also was involved in MoveOn’s preposterous General Betray-Us ad last September. The biggest surprise is that Mattzie still finds fools with money that need parting.

Only George Soros has that kind of money to throw around. But isn’t what he’s doing like kinda sorta illegal? How’s a visit by the FBI and a maybe a federal prosecutor sound, pal?